Carter leads record heat Habitat build in Houston
Thousands of Habitat for Humanity volunteers, about 6000 strong, work amid 100 degree heat to construct 100 homes in five days in Houston’s Second and Fifth wards. Former President Carter and Rosalynn join governors and mayors at the kickoff at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
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Michelle Sinunu
Moorestown
N.J
Habitat For Humanity
Houston
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George R. Brown Convention Center
George W. Bush
Lee Brown
Carter
Fire damages casino near Hoover Dam evacuates guests
About 300 guests fled their rooms early Tuesday as a fast moving blaze gutted the Gold Strike Inn and damaged a 17 floor hotel tower three miles west of Hoover Dam. Damage was estimated at 30 million dollars. Investigators tied the fire to roofing material near an exterior wall but ignition source remains undetermined.
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Las Vegas
Hoover Dam
Steve LaSky
Gold Strike Inn
Lasky
Indictments in Amarillo span murder plot lie and fraud
A federal grand jury indicted Timo thy Don Wiebe for allegedly telling an FBI agent a murder plot against his ex wife when false. William Kester Lankford and Lynda Marie Lankford face charges of using a Social Security number of another to obtain property. Valentine Lucero Acosta and Jose D. Acosta are charged with marijuana possession and drug trafficking conspiracy. Tracy D. Mounsey John Loren Phipps and Jimmy Lydell Mayberry indicted for possessing stolen mail and robbing a federally insured bank with over 1000 theft. Additional counts include passing forged checks and possessing a chemical to remove ink.
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Amarillo
Timothy Don Wiebe
FBI
Wiebe
Lankford
Sears
Dillard's
Haverty's Furniture
Valentine Lucero Acosta
Jose D. Acosta
Elon
Tracy D. Mounsey
John Loren Phipps
Jimmy Lydell Mayberry
Amarillo National Bank
Mounsey
Bronx teacher fired for leading prayer in class
A Bronx junior high teacher Mildred Rosario was dismissed from Intermediate School 74 after a classroom discussion about Jesus Christ violated separation of church and state rules. The board cited constitutional and state law compliance, noting the June 8 talk followed a student question about a classmate’s drowning and heaven.
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Bronx
NEW York
Mildred Rosario
New York City
Board of Education
David Galarza
Rosario
Socialite father indicted on kidnapping charges
Cambridge AP Stephen Fagan aged 56 was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on two counts of kidnapping and one count of contempt. He disappeared with his daughters in 1979 and claimed to protect them from their alcoholic mother, later adopting a new identity. He remains free on 250000 bail and faces up to ten years per kidnapping count if convicted.
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Cambridge
Mass
Florida
Stephen Fagan
Middlesex County District Attorney's Office
Fagan
William Martin
Lisa
Rachael Martin
Barbara Kurth
Virginia
Framingham
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