Air Force debunks Roswell aliens claim as dummies explain crash
The Air Force releases a 231 page report asserting that the Roswell incident involved life size dummies dropped in 1950s tests, not alien bodies. Skeptics and UFO historians remain unconvinced, noting confusion about dates and continuing lore.
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Ashington
Air Force
New Mexico
Roswell
Barb Sauerman
Dean Crosby
International Ufo Museum and Research Center
Col
John Haynes
Pentagon
Karl Pflock
Pflock
Walter Haut
Roswell Army Air Field
1947
County wins USDA grant to back MCAN loans
The Rural Business and Cooperative Services Division award will let MCAN, with the county EDA, offer loans for start ups and expansions, fund additional sources, and create and retain jobs. The program may launch by September and run three years, with aim to keep the fund operating afterward. Harold Patterson noted the county beat out many locales in a national competition.
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MCAN
Economic Development Authority
Moore
EDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Business and Cooperative Services Division
Harold Patterson
Patterson
West Virginia Cigarette Tax Rates and Revenue History
West Virginia eyes excise tax increases on cigarettes and possibly other tobacco products to cover rising costs. Current rate is 17 cents per 20 cigarettes, with higher pack counts taxed proportionally. Records show tax history from 1967 to 1978 and FY 1981 revenue and packs sold, highlighting steady revenue levels and a 1978 peak of 251,556,000 packs.
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West Virginia
Suzanne Dobson
Department of Tax and Revenue
Mark Muchow
Machow
Tobacco deal spurs push for safer cigarettes market
Washington reports the peace deal with anti smoking forces may push firms to market safer cigarette versions. A Virginia firm readies to remove a cancer-causing chemical, Tennessee tests smoke less varieties, and Duke researchers develop tobacco-free cigarettes. Experts doubt any cigarette can be truly safe, warning even with one carcinogen removed remaining risks.
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Washington
Virginia
Big Tobacco
Duke University
Greg Connolly
Massachusetts’ Tobacco Control Program
Cliff Douglas
Prom night birth death case unfolds in court details
Superior Court Judge John A. Ricciardi hears Drexler answer yes to questions after posting 50,000 bail and leaving court with reporters nearby. Autopsy shows the infant breathed on its own, death ruled asphyxia from manual strangulation or suffocation likely in a plastic bag. Attorneys plan independent autopsy and psychological tests. forensic experts and a psychiatrist may testify. The case mirrors a recent New Jersey college student incident where two young defendants could face the death penalty if convicted of dumping a newborn.
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Superior Court
John A. Ricciardi
Drexler
Steven Secare
Kaye
Secare
Michael Baden
O.J. Simpson
Atrist
Megan Kanka
Lacey Township
Amy Grossberg
Brian Peterson Jr
New Jersey
Delaware
Arthuritis Pain Cream Promises Medical Breakthrough
A new product Arthuritis claims to relieve arthritis bursitis rheumatism and muscle and joint pain. The cream and applicator liquid target pain by disrupting the brain’s pain messenger with an odorless greaseless formula, offered without a prescription with a money back guarantee from Stellar Health Products and local pharmacies.
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Arthur Stiss
Arthur Itise
Arthur Stise
Stellar Health Products
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Randy Brodnik
the Obs
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Hickman’s ‘Harmacy Princeto
Athens
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Community Hospital
Cricket Lane
Cathy Daniels
Back Yard
DOD
SEA One
Baxter & Wells
Mercer Mall
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