Chicago Faces Heat Wave Toll and Community Response
Amid a dangerous heat wave city officials urged action as two residents died during a five day spell. Julio Martinez a 11 year old helped neighbors down seven flights during a blackout. Officials target 440000 seniors with outreach, fans, and air conditioned centers, though only 20000 can be reached directly.
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Chicago
Julio Martinez
Martinez
North Side
Mercury
Department On Aging
Tanya Mitchell
Mitchell
Danielle Williams
Southeast Side
Poll on death penalty shows strong support
Newsweek reports 63 percent believe Susan Smith should receive a death sentence for drowning her two sons. The poll of 752 adults conducted July 27 28 by Princeton Survey Research Associates found 79 percent favor death for Timothy McVeigh if convicted, with 45 percent opposing or limiting it to extreme cases. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 points.
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New York
Susan Smith
Newsweek
Smith
Union
D.C
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
Out Monday
Princeton Survey Research Associates
Community mourns drownings as calls flood in
Grief and anger spread after two boys drownings, with grisly photos prompting many calls. Residents at the lake describe responses while volunteers and ministers, including Rev. Tommy Bryson Jr., offer support and open churches during the search and healing process.
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David Smith
Crocker
Bobby Taylor
Tommy Bryson Jr
Eye of America on Union as healing begins
A man speaks of a slow healing for his community after tragedy as the world watches. A gray lake reflects clouds while a young woman sits alone at a boat ramp, her gaze fixed on the dark water, embodying the unresolved grief.
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America
Union
Ms. Smith
Prison Continued From Page One Aiken Woman Seeks Death Penalty
Megan Clark, 19, works at A-1 Bonding in Aiken and voices strong support for capital punishment in the Susan Smith case. Union residents debated the death sentence, a sentiment shared by Clark who argues the killer should drown as her victims did.
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Sieath Row
People of
Union
Miss Ryberg
Megan Clark
A-1
Aiken
Susan Smith
OLeary backs Augusta area tritium production confidence
Mrs O Leary spoke after a Bush Field stop saying two-state area looks good for future tritium production. She cited strong community capacity to handle the challenge and noted ongoing funding needs for radiation dose reconstruction studies managed by the Office of Environment Safety and Health and the Energy Department.
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Department
Office of Environment, Safety and Health
Ms. Zaccaro
CDC
Energy Department
Publi Health
Bush Field
Washington
Two Firefighters Die Trapped In Disabled Truck
Reports say two Kuna Rural Fire Department firefighters Bill Buttram age 31 and Josh Oliver age 18 died after flames trapped their truck during a brush fire near Boise Idaho. High winds fanned the fire to 10000 acres as the blaze shifted from controlled to destructive on Friday night.
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Boise
Idaho
Bill Buttram
Josh Oliver
Kuna
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