Tiny Town Faces Flood Laughs Amid Levee Breach
Mississippi River flood tears through a collapsed levee near McBride Missouri. Volunteers haul beer from Al's Place as townsfolk evacuate, beer and humor mix with danger. Levee breach floods 26 000 acres farmland and 60 homes. St Joseph Missouri water plant ruined. 80 000 residents cut off. Brownville Nebraska also loses water service for about 200 residents.
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Mcbride
Coe Bays
Lois Naeger
Al's Place
Chalmers Berkbuegler
Navy Belgique
St. Joseph
Brownville
Neb
Hearts At Risk In Aiken County
In 1991 about 360 people in Aiken County died of heart disease making it the leading cause of death according to the Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics. A health educator notes smoking and diet as contributing factors while a local coalition works to change attitudes toward smoking fitness and nutrition with Healthy People 2000 goals.
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Aiken County
Office of Vital Records and Public Health
Katrina Smiley
South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Environmental Protection Agency
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Siey
Healthy People Coalition
Ionsee
Smiley
Guns and Children Top South Carolina Crime Worries
In several South Carolina cities guns and youth crime rise as a concern. Schools in Richland County plan conflict resolution programs while Lexington County weighs armed guards and metal detectors. Police chiefs push gun buybacks and outreach as Columbia seeks sponsors, with early returns low. Experts warn about power and risk among youths, even as official data show no clear rise in youth gun crimes.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Richland County
Lexington County
Greenville
Mike Bri
Charles P. Austins
Pris
State Law Enforcement Division
Columbia Police Department
Sledays
Call to report news at local desk
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John Blackwell and Roosevelt Danley Named in Story
Granitevill e Salt Octavia Story lists John Blackwell and Roosevelt Danley with note to see Page 8A for details.
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John Blackwell
Graniteville
Roosevelt Danley
Salt
Octavia Story
North Augusta
Rainstorm Suspected In Jet Crash Near Mokpo
An Asiana Airlines Boeing 737 300, carrying 108 aboard, crashed in heavy rain and high winds after three landing attempts near Haenam about 30 miles south of Mokpo. Reports say 39 survived, 29 hospitalized. authorities have not released casualty figures. A passenger aboard, Kim Hyong kyun, described the impact and his wife’s ordeal.
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Seoul
South Korea
Asiana Airlines
Mokpo
Haenam
Sninsula
Kim Hyong-kyun
TV Movie Inspires Children To Sue For Custody Change
Florida news tale inspired two Lexington children to sue their father to live with their mother. Eleven year old Sandi Fredette and five year old Billy Fredette allege abuse and seek a court order reversing the custody setup to allow weekend visits with their mother Julie Meza while pursuing foster placement similar to a TV movie.
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Florida
Lexington
Sandi Fredette
Sandi
Billy
George Fredette
Julie Meza
Bethe Waide Fulfills Dream With First Recording
Bethe Waide, also known as Bethe, has released her first recording in April aimed at her Oklahoma parents. A single mother and former office manager, she pursues country and gospel music while raising 12 year old Crystal, balancing a new full time music career with past training as an accountant.
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Ary Bethe Waide
Ms. Waide
Oklahoma
Bethe
Crystal
Alken
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Mi- Kbs
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North Korea
Dreams
Halfway
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Dikamd
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Mary Bethe Waide
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