Jail Fire Deaths Stir Tennessee County Inquiry
A deadly jail fire in Maury County, Tennessee, killed at least four inmates and sparked a major investigation. Authorities say an emotionally disturbed youth, 16, set the blaze in a padded cell, with most deaths occurring in the dormitory-like workhouse cellblock amid thick smoke and gases from firefighting foam. Seventy five people were rushed to Maury County Hospital, including inmates and visitors.
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Ty Ho
William Duke
Maury County Hospital
Hospital Adminnis
Trator Bill Walter
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Maury
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Assistart
Wayne Hirtatian
Hicktrain
Tennessee
Zinner
Esa Ed Bs
Hickey
Ehff
Voss
Zimmer
Duke
California Assembly urged to override veto on capital punishment bill
The Board of Directors of the California Republican Assembly criticizes efforts to use the deal penalty override battle and urges Assembly members to override Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. veto. Comedian Groucho Marx, now feeble and hospitalized with a lung ailment, was allegedly bullied and drugged at his home per a deposition in Superior Court by his former associate.
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Edmund G. Brown Jr
Groucho Marx
Nation-wide search by SWAT teams for Cherokee killer
Four SWAT teams from Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the FBI scoured a four square mile brush area seeking a Cherokee Indian charged with murdering three Girl Scouts but found no trace. The Charlotte Observer notes this page 27 item amid other brief notices across politics and international affairs.
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Gunman claims Amin wounded in Uganda car attack
An unnamed Nairobi interview with a gunman asserts President Amin was wounded in a car ambush. He says Amin returned fire, a speed car veered off, and troops later carried the fallen leader away. Reports from The Observer and The Sunday Times filter through amid conflicting accounts and cabinet reshuffles.
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Amit
Uganda
Seas Assis
Amin
Machiegn
Abe
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Sunday Times
Amintek Io
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Godfrey Laie
Health Ministe
Henry Kyermbe
Hare
Medical Ressons
100 000 Marchers Parade In San Francisco Gay Rights Rally
Tens of thousands, including diverse groups, join a San Francisco gay rights parade from the Financial District to Civic Center. The event protests Anita Bryant and the Save Our Children effort, drawing police protection and strong public emotion over LGBTQ rights and a recent Florida election stance.
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UPI
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Anita Bryans
Iskor
Minancial
Geaege
Robert Hillsborough
Miss Bryant
Dade County
Florida
Canadians refuse bail for Newton in Toronto
Huey Newton, American Black Panther leader, arrived in Canada from Cuba and was denied bail by immigration authorities who await an immigration hearing. He faces potential removal, while his California bond remains posted and his Toronto attorney seeks documents to address prior convictions.
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UPI
Huey Newton
Canada
Cuba
Vuin
Tnoration
Newton
California
Fred Wesland
Paul Copeland
Tiestand
Geren
Air Canada
Harold Taylor
First major fire contained near Los Angeles declares containment
PASADENA UPI Southern California’s first major brush and forest fire of the season was fully contained by evening. About 2,000 acres in the Angel National Forest three miles north of downtown Los Angeles burned before containment, sparked by an untended campfire and fanned by winds. Firefighters drew a line around the blaze, with officials predicting full control by morning.
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UPI
National Forest
Los Angeles
Dick Davis
State Department of Far‘asiry
Measles Polio Threat Spurs Local Health Crackdown
Local officials and doctors warn that one in four school age children in the Tri- villes may lack immunization against measles and polio. Union City and nearby districts report high noncompliance, prompting a county wide push for stricter enforcement and pre school vaccination efforts ahead of September. The drive targets both public and private schools to protect against outbreaks and reduce preventable disease risk.
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Los Angeles
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Union City
New Haven
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Newark
Janathan D. Leavitt
Cerehy
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Paul Field
State Department of Public Health
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