Whales Drag Trainer to Death at Sealand of the Pacific
Three killer whales mauled trainer at Sealand of the Pacific in Oak Bay British Columbia as she fell into the pool during a show. Spectators watched as whales dragged her underwater for about 10 minutes before help arrived. Witness Nadine Kallen described the incident and noted onlookers saw the whales bounce the woman around the pool. Other spectators offered that the whales seemed playful rather than malicious.
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Oak Bay
British Columbia
Sealand of the Pacific
Nadine Kallen
Kallen
Sealand
Fami
Corinne Cowell
Deaths Thomas Tom Jerry Wagener and David Pitman
Obituaries notice lists Thomas Tom Jerry and David Edward Pitman of North Augusta with details continued on Page 2A.
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Thomas
Tom
Jerry
Wagener
David Edward Pitman
North Augusta
Six More South Carolina Lawmakers Indicted in Lost Trust Case
A federal grand jury indicted Reps. Paul Wayne Derrick James Faber and Frank McBride along with lobbyists Thomas Collins James Randall Lee and Martin Rohsing in Operation Lost Trust. Derrick faces two bribery counts, Faber and McBride charged with Hobbs Act violations, all may face decades in prison and hefty fines.
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Columbia
FBI
Statehouse
South Carolina
Paul Wayne Derrick
James Faber
Frank McBride
Thomas E. Collins
James Randal Lee
Martin Guy Rohsing
Derrick
Lexington County
Faber
McBride
Ron Cobb
G Day Looms As Ground Offensive Nears Gulf War
Troops brace for G-Day as allied ground offensive looms in the Arabian desert. Iraqi officials vow peace while Baghdad newspapers threaten the largest battle yet. Baghdad reports over 320 allied raids in 24 hours and claims substantial losses for the allies. Tariq Aziz travels toward Moscow amid Saddam Hussein’s looming address. Bush signals Moscow demands more conditions for any peace plan.
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Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Tariq Aziz
Moscow
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
United States
Iraq
Omerat Wagndad Radio
Saddam
Aziz
Baghdad
Kuwait
Aiken Rally to Show Support for Troops in Persian Gulf
A rally to support area troops in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Desert Storm will be held in Aiken on March 3 at 3 p.m. Sponsored by the City of Aiken, the Aiken Department of Public Safety and Destiny Homes, the event starts at Union Street and Park Avenue, ending with a march to the public safety building. About 160 members of the 450th Ordnance Company are stationed in Saudi Arabia.
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Persian Gulf
Aiken
450Th Ordnance Company
Saudi Arabia
Bank of America Cuts Prime Rate On Greenspan Hints
Bank of America lowers its prime lending rate to 8.75 percent effective today, amid signals from Fed Chair Greenspan that further rate cuts could come. Analysts say other banks may hesitate to follow until the Fed acts, risking a split prime rate this year.
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San Francisco
Bank of America
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Frank McCormick
Greenspan
Eater Bank
Fed
Robert Brusca
Nikko ‘Securities International Inc
U S Tourists Among Dead In Chile Plane Crash
Investigators probe cause after a British made BAe 146 jet carrying 65 mainly U S tourists skids off a runway and plunges into the Beagle Channel near Puerto Williams. At least 19 dead, 17 injured. seven crew survive.
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Santiago
Chile
U.S
Antarctic
Cape Horn
Texas
Puerto Williams
Navarino Island
LAN
Beagle Channel
A ‘Navy
Air Force
Cmdr
Hernan Barahona
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USCA
Elma
Ceoyreaters
Gary Karr
Associated Press
Mort Rosenblum
Persian
Philip Lord
Lamutton Sara
Roland H. Windham
CWO Hamilton
D.C
James C. Clifford
BANK
Eduardo Gallardo
Punta Arenas
Society Expeditions
Peter Cox
Seattle
Tierra del Fuego
Paradise
Phil Collins
Quincy Jones
Julie Gold
Mariah Carey
Marian Carey
Urpison
All My Life
Linda Ronstadt
Aaron Nevile
New York
Radio City Music Hall
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