Flag theft and a skydiving survivor in Florida and Ohio
In Spring Hill Florida Betsy Ross reports a thief stole her American flag from the front of her Hernando County home as Gulf War service honors were cited. In Cleveland Ohio Jill Shields 31 survived a 10500 foot fall after parachute failure and plans to jump again, after multiple fractures but no internal injuries.
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Spring Hill
Fla
Betsy Ross
Florida
Hernando County
Tamy
Ross
Philadelphia
U.S
Sheriff's Office
Cleveland
Sam
Jill Shields
MetroHealth Medical Center
Geauga County
Robert J. White
MetroHealth
Mark A. Malangoni
Miss Shields
Death of Sallie Mae Wilson Dyar in Burnettown
Sallie Mae Wilson Dyar died in Burnettown. The obituary notices her passing and indicates readers should consult Page 7A for full details of her life, survivors, service information, and burial arrangements.
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Sallie Mae Wilson Dyar
Burnettown
Aiken Families Honor Missing Children On National Day
On National Missing Children's Day families in Aiken County wear purple for Jeremy Grice and Tilwana Denise Cheatham. The Adam Walsh Center in Columbia urges the public to join in remembering the two children and supporting ongoing search efforts led by law enforcement and the center. Jeremy, age eight, vanished November 22, 1985, from Bath, South Carolina, while Tilwana, ten, disappeared August 1, 1989, while en route to a store.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
Adam Walsh
Columbia
Margaret ‘Ierson
Adam Walsh Center
Jeremy Grice
Tilwana
Denise Cheatham
Jeremy
End of Gandhi dynasty as India mourns Rajiv funeral
Thousands of mourners filled New Delhi streets and the funeral procession for Rajiv Gandhi after his assassination. Sonia Gandhi attended with her family as Sonia refused the party leadership role offered to her. Indian officials say the Congress leadership faces a turbulent contest for a successor. The ceremony included Hindu rites and a nationally televised funeral with foreign dignitaries present.
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New Delhi
India
Rajiv Gandhi
Gandhi
India Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dan Quayle
Congress Party
Sonia
Rahul
Johnny Carson Says Tonight Show Will End Next Year
Johnny Carson told NBC affiliates at Carnegie Hall that this will be his last year hosting the Tonight show, with his final broadcast dated May 22, 1992. Jay Leno is the likely successor. Ed McMahon is also retiring next year per the New York Post. NBC spokesman Curt Block cautioned no immediate successor announcement. Carson began as guest host in 1958 and took over in 1962. He urged maintaining live spontaneous television and a platform for young performers.
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New York
Johnny Cart
NBC
Carson
Carnegie Hall
Jay Leno
Ed McMahon
New York Post
Johnny
Curt Block
Jack Paar
Augusta Leaders Rebuff Miller On Savannah River Reactor
Georgia lawmakers and Augusta officials push back after Gov. Zell Miller announces non support for a new $5 billion reactor at the Savannah River site. They urge data review, defend cleanup progress, and seek assurance of improved environmental records before any decision.
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Augusta
Georgia
Zell Miller
Savannah River
Ite
Department of Energy
Georgia House
Jack Connell
Tom Devaney
Margaret C.armstrong
Rep
Connell
Miller
DOE
Savannah River Basin
Congress Extends Bush Trade Fast Track To Mexico
Congress voted 59 to 36 to extend President Bush’s fast track authority for two years enabling swift approval of trade deals. Supporters argue it spurs tariff cuts and a North American free trade zone, while opponents warn of job losses and environmental harm. Bush called it strong economic news and said the authority lasts until June 1993.
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Washington
Congress
Bush
Mexico
Senate
House
Tam
Boston
Maine
America
United States
Canada
Bush rests at Maine hideaway with World War II crew
President Bush escapes Washington for a Memorial Day weekend in Kennebunkport after a stop in Boston. He greets onlookers, relaxes on a speedboat, and jokes about Steve Pierce’s 100 mile trek as he campaigns in Massachusetts and defends Air Force One access.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
Bush
Boston
R Ting
Export Council
Steve Pierce
Mass Pike
White House
Andrew Card
Pierce
Silvio Conte
Air Force One
Fee
Massachusetts
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Johnny Carson
NPR
AOL
Joan Mower
Associated Press
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