Faster Pastor stock car race pits clergy against the track
Clergymen from Georgia and nearby churches join the Faster Pastor 2004 event at Oglethorpe Speedway Park near Savannah. pastors race 10 laps on a dirt track to raise money for their churches, with some bringing in donated cars and training from local racers. The event blends faith and motorsport as drivers seek pride, outreach, and a chance to engage congregations while facing a treacherous half mile dirt surface.
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Oglethorpe Speedway Park
Savannah
Rickey Rushing
Austad
Larry Strickland
Oglethorpe
Tom Osborne
Foster
Monte Carlo
Osborne
Doug McCart
McCart
Aura satellite launch from Vandenberg to study Earth's atmosphere
NASA's Aura satellite lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on a $785 million mission to map Earth's atmospheric composition. The two stage Delta II rocket reached orbit about 3:02 a.m. and the 6,542 pound satellite carries instruments from the United States Great Britain Finland and the Netherlands. Aura aims to track pollutant spread ozone recovery and climate change impacts over its six year mission.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
NASA
Aura
Earth
California
Chuck Dovale
Dovale
Mexico
Lynn Chandler
Phil DeCola
Great Britain
United States
Netherlands
Finland
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
Terra
Aqua
Trial opens window on Mafia betrayal and dysfunction
Government witness Salvatore Vitale recounts mob slayings and betrayals in the Bonanno family case led by Joseph Massino. The Brooklyn trial details killings, extortion, and Massino’s control as Vitale testifies to 11 murders and the family’s ruthless power.
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New York
Donnie Brasco
Sal
George Hamilton
Salvatore Vitale
Vitale
Big Joey” Massino
Bonannos
Five Mafia
Bonanno
FBI
al Pacino
Johnny Depp
Brooklyn
Big Louie
Petey Rabbit
Monkey Man
Louie Bagel
Massino
Queens
Brasco
Canada
Greg Andres
Joe Massino
Ruling may change how drug dealers are sentenced
Frederick Leach admitted dealing cocaine near schools while armed. A Supreme Court decision says juries, not judges, must decide facts that could lengthen a sentence beyond guidelines. The ruling could shift power in federal cases and impact thousands of defendants yearly.
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Philadelphia
Frederick Leach
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
High Court
Leach
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Hitchcock House of Aiken
Aiken County
Hammond
Walnut Lane
Augusta
Bobby Jones
Sam's
Walmart
Sun
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