Donaldson seeks federal aid to curb predators on sheep ranch
In Santa Fe NM AP Sam Donaldson asks taxpayers to fund predator control for his 2360 acre state leased grazing operation. He reports paying about a dollar per acre while losing 80 lambs last year to predators like coyotes. A wildlife activist questions the use of public funds for a multimillionaire media figure.
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Santa FE
Sam Donaldson
ABC News
Federal
Pat Wolff
Donaldson
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Postal Details
Subscription options for HOME DELIVERY COUNTY MAIL and OTHER MAIL are listed with monthly and long-term prices. The Aiken Standard, ISSN 9893-2557, began in 1867 and is published weekday afternoons and Saturday and Sunday mornings by Aiken Communications Inc. Address and post details for ad changes and mailing indicate P.O. Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard - Pem
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Cargo bin found intact in TWA 800 debris search
Investigators recovered a relatively intact cargo bin and a fourth engine from the ocean floor as they press to determine the cause of the Paris bound TWA 800 crash off Long Island. The bin’s condition could affect bomb theory while engines may reveal whether blast, mechanical failure, or missile ended the flight. Debris fields near Kennedy Airport continue to yield parts of the forward section with two victims recovered recently and little hope for more bodies.
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East Moriches
N.Y
TWA Flight 800
Long Island
Field 3
Kennedy Airport
See-Through Weapon Detector Spurs Civil Liberties Debate
In Santa Monica the Passive Millimeter Wave Imager can detect concealed weapons and drugs through clothing from about 90 feet, sparking worries of illegal searches. Civil liberties advocates warn the device could erode rights as crime fears rise after recent disasters and terrorism events. A Los Angeles Times poll shows 58 percent would curtail some freedoms to thwart terrorism, while the Clinton administration advances anti-terror technology and funding for weapon detectors.
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Santa Monica
Calif
John Henry Hingson
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
TWA
Olympics
Oklahoma City
World Trade Center
Los Angeles Times
Clinton
National Institute of Justice
Media Language Evolves in New Webster Dictionary
The second edition of Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications by Richard Weiner updates terms from fax to cyberspace and FedEx as a verb. It argues mass media drives language changes in a media culture, reflecting the Information Age.
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Valerie Lampert
Randolph
Mass
New York
Richard Weiner
Famullat Price
Weiner
Jow
Jones
Federal Express Corp
Ride tragedy at Indiana amusement park claims grandma
In Boone County Indiana Nancy C Jones 67 and seven relatives ride a train at Old Indiana Family Fun Water Park in Thorntown. She died from head and chest injuries after being ejected and pinned between a tree and the rail car. Eight others injured, seven from the Jones family. Autopsy pending.
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Indianapolis
Nancy
Lewis Jones
Old Indiana
David Jones
Thorntown
Ind
Boone County
Nancy C. Jones
Nottinghill Court
Ern Hudson
Jones
Hudson
Boy Lost in Swamp Found After Four Nights
A 12-year-old autistic boy named Taylor Touchstone spent four nights lost in a swamp near East Bay River, 14 miles from his family trip location. A boater found him naked and hungry with minor scratches as heavy storms raged. he had survived by creek water until rescue. Local authorities called the disappearance baffling and noted his communication ability despite autism.
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ORT
Walton Beach
Air Force Major faces court martial over don't ask don't tell case
San Antonio AP report notes Maj Debra Meeks, with 19 years service, could lose retirement and face jail as she stands trial at Lackland Air Force Base on sodomy charges amid a dispute over the military's don't ask don't tell policy. Her lawyers contend pursuing the case would contradict 1993 policy. The accuser is not in the Air Force and Meeks refuses to disclose sexual orientation.
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San Antonio
Air Force
Debra Meeks
Lackland Air Force Base
Meeks
Peter Held
Fires in Utah burn 140000 acres mostly desert brush
Lightning sparked fires in Utah scorched about 140000 acres of desert brush with two blazes near Fishlake National Forest. About 1600 firefighters fought the fires since the month’s start, with containment near 90 percent on the larger blaze and air tankers dropping retardant.
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Aichisld
Utah
Salt Lake City
Tener Ally
Fishlake National Forest
Gas prices still falling across nation slow decline continues
Gasoline prices in the United States fell nearly two cents a gallon over two weeks, part of an eight cent drop from May’s peak. The Lundberg Survey reports an average price of 1.30 dollars per gallon across ten thousand stations, despite Congress not passing a temporary 4.6 cent tax cut. Iraqi oil release could further ease prices, though crude oil remains about eight cents higher than last August.
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Los Angeles
Lundberg
Trilby Lundberg
Congress
Bob Dole
Western power outage cuts millions amid heat surge
Soaring temperatures and sagging lines triggered a cascading outage across the West, disabling traffic lights, movie screens, and amusement rides for about 4 million customers in nine states from Oregon to Texas and even parts of Mexico. The outage began Saturday afternoon, with problems rooted in the Pacific Northwest and blamed on a trigger incident followed by systemic failures.
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West
Oregon
California
Texas
Mexico
Ait the West
Daley Mahar
Bonneville Power Administration
Portland
Ore
Coordinating Council
Pacific Northwest
Mahar
Washington
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