Unexplained violence in mill city after arrests on pot charges
Willimantic Connecticut eighth and ninth graders aged 9 to 19 were among 52 youths arrested for marijuana charges in March. Since then a home fire killed a boy and the high school was vandalized while a police chief’s car was firebombed. Detectives say no proven link exists between the arrests and the incidents. Police acknowledge threats to officers but maintain no crime connection.
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Willimantic
Conn
Tective
Paul Slyman
John Saucier
Saucier
John Jr
Ighter Tabatha
Turner
Maine
Slyman
Connecticut
John Hussey
Medicare approves sex change surgery for San Diego patient
The Los Angeles Times reports 31 year old Bobbie Lea Bennett born Robert Bennett in Louisiana has been authorized Medicare funding for sex reassignment surgery. Bennett, disabled by a rare bone condition, has lived as a woman for three years and has undergone hormone therapy and psychotherapy in preparation. A new Medicare policy requires one year living as opposite sex and review by a psychiatrist and urologist. The operation costs about 5600 dollars and carries risks. medical officials note surgeon reluctance due to bone disease, while Bennett remains eligible for federal disability payments.
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Los Angeles Times
Louisiana
Robert Bennett
Bobbie Lea Bennett
Thomas M. Tierney
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Welfare Bureau
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Bennett
Tierney
US Public Health Service
the Times
Ben
Paul A. Walker
University of Texas Gender Clinic
Galveston
San Diego
Joseph Kennedy
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National Safety Conference
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Anderson Chamber of Commerce
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