Guardsmen join Portland police in gang crackdown
National Guardsmen arrived to assist Portland police and Oregon State Police amid violent drug gangs from Los Angeles. Mayor Bud Clark and officials said 36 guardsmen will work by week’s end, expanding patrols, interpreting and handling tips to free officers for street work. Mandela says only dialogue with ANC can end South Africa bloodshed.
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Prescription painkiller ordered removed from market
A federal judge halted distribution of Esgic with Codeine for lacking FDA approval. Forest Pharmaceuticals has marketed the drug nationwide since 1986, containing butalbital, codeine, caffeine, and acetaminophen as a moderate to severe pain analgesic.
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Man Charged In Stepfather Death in North Carolina
Lathan N Adams 42 of Belmont is charged with murder in the shooting death of his stepfather, Ramon T Henderson 21, who told police he acted after a heated dispute over slapping his mother. Henderson was found on his back in the mobile home they shared. Adams died from a shotgun wound to the chest after the incident.
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Arctic Ozone Layer Depleted Signals New Concern
New York scientists report a high altitude deficit in Arctic ozone, suggesting early steps toward periodic depletions like the Antarctic ozone hole. UW physicist D J Hofmann notes small Arctic losses could still threaten the ozone profile and merit close study and correction.
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Kemp Faces Senate Probe Over HUD Program Suspensions
Housing Secretary Jack Kemp defends authority after Senate Banking Committee plans to begin its own HUD corruption probe. The panel also weighs Frank Keating's nomination as HUD general counsel as two House panels pressed Kemp on suspensions amid scandal. Auditors say FHA losses may reach $1 billion, doubling prior estimates due to co-insurance program costs.
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French farmer kills 14 in Luxiol village rampage
Troubled farmer Christian Dornier killed his mother and sister and wounded his father before shooting at others in Luxiol and nearby communities. Nine others and a police car were wounded before Dornier was shot and captured. Funerals set for Friday as Baumes les-Dames and surrounding towns cancel Bastille Day events.
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Dornier
Roger Clausse
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Verne
Voillans
Baumesles-Dames
Bastille
Joel Causse
Six Year Old Accidentally Kills Sister in Florida
In Tallahassee a six year old found a .38 revolver under a pillow and fired it, killing her infant sister Enercida Suarez in Tampa. Authorities consider charges against the parents while Gov. Martinez signs a gun safety bill that takes effect October 1. The incident follows a separate handgun accident the day before involving a Clearwater boy who injured his finger.
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Fla
Bob Martine
Enercida Suarez
St. Joseph's Hospital
Tampa
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Amancio
Reina Suarez
Middleton
Martinez
Clearwater
Tomy Zemko
NASA loses another high ranking official over ethics law
Washington reports another NASA executive resigns citing a vague new ethics law that forces officials to leave by July 16. Robert Aller, head of space operations, is the ninth high level departure this year, joining Richard Truly and others amid management shakeups before NASA’s 20th moon landing anniversary. William Ballhaus of Ames Research Center also resigns, citing family reasons and years with the agency.
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NASA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Aller
Office of Space Operations
William Ballhaus
Ames Research Center
California
Stealth Bomber Faces Turbulent Funding Battle
Congress and Defense officials clash over the B 2 stealth bomber as Air Force argues the plane is vital to strategic forces while lawmakers warn of rising costs. Secretary Cheney and Air Force leaders plead to continue funding a program priced at 500 to 750 million per aircraft with total costs possibly reaching 70 billion.
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Alabama
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Rain Eases Western Fires As Crews See Relief Across States
Wet weather helps contain multiple fires across Arizona, New Mexico, California, Colorado, Utah, Nebraska, Wyoming. Firefighting teams release from sites as total active blazes drop from over 11 thousand to about 5 thousand. Colorado sees rain aiding operations with a 2000 acre blaze in Boulder Canyon and a 2600 acre fire near Mesa Verde kept apart from ancient ruins.
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