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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1997
Page
3
Malcolm Shabazz, 12, received at least 18 months at a juvenile center for burning to death his grandmother Betty Shabazz. He pleaded guilty to the juvenile equivalents of manslaughter and arson with review of the sentence after 18 months and yearly thereafter.
Investigators in Miami found a body in a charred car amid the wreckage of a DC-8 cargo plane that crashed after takeoff for the Dominican Republic. Three crew members were found dead. a fourth appears aboard. Identification is delayed due to severe burns. Two bystanders sustained minor injuries.
U S District Judge Rebecca Smith orders Smithfield Foods to pay 12.6 million for nearly 7 000 Clean Water Act violations since 1991 over hog waste dumping into the Pagan River and related cover up allegations The EPA suit prompted the largest water pollution fine to date with Smithfield planning an appeal.
In Kremmling Colorado seven year old Matthew Stewart crawled from a flipped car to cover his eight months pregnant mother Kristi with a blanket. After flagging down two motorists and receiving help the Stewarts later welcomed a healthy 5 pound 4 ounce baby. Doctors expect full recovery for Kristi Stewart and her two children sustained only minor injuries.
Federal investigators increased staff to over 100 at the crash site of Korean Air Flight 801 amid Korean families calls for more complete body recoveries. NTSB officials said data and voice recorders show the crew likely did not realize they were near disaster and offered no distress signals, with about half of 254 passengers accounted for and 29 survivors.
Dorothy Hutelmyer sued Margie Cox after her husband left for the secretary. A Greensboro jury awarded $1 million to the wife, ruling in favor on alienation of affection. The case highlights the high profile end of a historically rare claim.
Don Sipple, a veteran Republican campaign consultant who helped frame character in two presidential races, resigns from Vito Fossella’s New York congressional bid amid allegations he beat his ex-wives. He denies the charges reported in Mother Jones.
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