Sale at former insane asylum draws curious buyers in Traverse City
Hundreds queued before dawn for a liquidation sale at the former Northern Michigan Asylum. Bidders eyed a fever chamber, restraints, electroshock device, skeleton and other odds and ends as proceeds go to a nonprofit repurposing the site.
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Traverse City
Mich
Barbara Schmuckal
Northern
Michigan
Sonja Olshove
Olshove
State Feel Hospital
Michael VonSteeg
Farmington Hills
Palestinian plots kill Reno tied to Trade Center case
FBI says Hany Mahmoud Kiareldeen, 30, a Passaic electronics store manager who overstayed his student visa, is a suspected member of an unnamed terrorist group and made a credible threat against Attorney General Janet Reno. Immigration officials seek deportation though he has not been charged.
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Newark
N.J
FBI
Janet Reno
World Trade Center
Hany Mahmoud Kiareldeen
Passaic
United States
Kiareldeen
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Reno
Basic test for teachers sparks anger and curve grade
In Massachusetts the Board of Education lowered the passing mark on the first basic reading and writing test for teachers from 56 to 44 percent. Governor and lawmakers condemned the move as the state faced protests over dropped standards and asked for a retake by about 260 benefiting candidates.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Board of Education
Paul Cellucci
House
Thomas Finneran
Finneran
Department of Education
John Silber
Cellucci
Roof Collapse Injures 11 At Dominick's Market
In North Riverside Illinois a roof section about 40 feet wide collapsed at Dominick's Finer Foods during repairs injuring 11 people. An 82-year-old shopper was trapped for about two hours before rescue teams freed her. She was listed in serious condition with multiple injuries at Loyola University Medical Center.
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North Riverside, Ill
Dominick's
Finer Foods Inc
Loyola University Medical Center
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Ed Terebus
Ron Grigaras
Detroit
Joan McLain
Barb Schmuckal
Traverse City State Hospital
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Frank W. Haydn Ill
Lis
Gemeente
Lahaina
Verona
Secs
Aing Standard
Valance UK
Amarillo
S.W. 34Th St
Summit Shopping Center
T. J. Maxx
3 — Blinds, Inc
Amarillo Globe-News
Amarillo Datasafe AmTexMall.Com
Briggs & Stratton
Georgia
Sabreres.com
Coulter
West 45Th Ave
Hastings
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