Highway tolls rise amid holiday highway deaths surge
UPI tallies report at least 319 killed in highway crashes by 8:00 PM PDT on the July Fourth weekend as California leads with 33 fatalities and Ohio 25. NSC estimates 500 to 600 more could die before midnight, with 28,000 injured. a Texas crash near Alpine kills three, a Wisconsin union strike disrupts state operations, and I-57 bottlenecks ease after a weekend of congestion.
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Haiti diplomat shot to death in Brazil
Haiti ambassador to Brazil Qelorme Mehu, 48, was shot twice from behind by a gunman while leaving a cafe in Salvador, Bahia. Police say the assassin claimed payment by the ambassador's secretary. Two men, Geraldo Pereira dos Anjos and Israel Mata de Silva, were arrested about a half hour later.
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Flying mules bring splash of showbiz to Alameda County Fair
Tim Rivers engineers a mule diving act from Camdenton Missouri, bringing two diving mules and a Shetland pony to Pleasanton. The act, trained over two years to reach 30 feet, features an adjustable platform and water tank performance on the Alameda County Fair lawn.
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Fourth of July Celebrations Across Nation Spark Pride
The nation marks its 201st birthday with large scale events in New York Harbor and Washington. Parades, sail displays, and a fireworks finale over the Hudson highlight a weekend of patriotic pageantry. In Chicago Yippies protest marijuana law reform while local hero John Emerick is honored at Mickels Rocks. Bristol Rhode Island plans a major parade drawing thousands and tens of thousands of spectators.
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19 charges set for rally crash suspect in Plains
In Plains Georgia a truck mechanic, Buddy Cochran, faces 19 counts of aggravated assault after plowing a Jaguar XKE into a Ku Klux Klan rally injuring about 30 people. Bond set at 190000 dollars. more charges likely for battery. The incident disrupted a rally supporting firings at the United Nations and cross burning preparations.
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Weather and pay gap notes for state lawmakers
A Monday weather note reports mostly fair conditions with highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 50s. Winds will be westerly at up to 20 mph in the afternoons. A separate page mentions a study finding many state lawmakers earn less than their employees.
Authorities seize 27 tons of Colombian marijuana on two boats
Authorities seized nearly 27 tons of Colombian marijuana worth about 18 million dollars aboard two converted Florida shrimp boats. Eight men were arrested unloading the cargo from one vessel, as officials described the operation as a major enforcement action.
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Two suspects tied to eight slayings amid wider murder spree
Police charge two homosexual suspects in the trash bag killings of eight young men. prosecutors indicate the pair may be linked to 43 murders across a 16 year span, suggesting a broad serial pattern.
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Border town Yarin flees as clashes tear region
Witnesses report 20 villagers killed in fighting between right wing Christian attackers and pro Palestine defenders causing mass panic. The report mentions possible communist hold on national posts in France and Italy within years. Israeli TV planning a documentary on a teen prostitute’s life despite her death by suicide.
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Huey P Newton Returns to Face Charge in San Francisco
Huey P Newton, 35, Black Panther leader and chief theoretician, returned to the United States from Canada amid murder and assault charges. He told supporters he expects acquittal but doubts a fair trial, was greeted by about 30 Panthers at San Francisco International and booked into City Jail after crossing the Bay Bridge. He had left Cuba for Canada on June 95 due to travel limits and immigration issues.
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