Chairman of Texas pageant resigns after impropriety reports
Fort Worth Texas B Don Magness chair of the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant resigns after claims of impropriety including off color remarks to contestants Magness kept a low profile on Friday and resigned Thursday night New Orleans fire destroys a wharf and rubber warehouse at Port of New Orleans two firefighters injured four hours seven alarms the blaze threatened nearby docks and stores of coffee
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Composer David Rose Dies at 80 in California
Emmy and Grammy winning composer and conductor David Rose died of heart failure at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank. Publicist Paul Marsh said the entertainer known for The Stripper and Holiday for Strings passed away Thursday evening.
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Keenan freed after four years in Lebanese captivity
World Damascus reports Brian Keenan, the 39 year old Irish teacher, freed by Lebanese captors and en route to Damascus. Ireland confirmed the Iran sourced report that he is free, the fifth Western hostage released in five months. In Haiti, three cabinet ministers resign from the caretaker government of President Trouillot effective immediately.
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Judge strikes down sections of Pennsylvania abortion law
A federal judge in Philadelphia struck down parts of Pennsylvania’s restrictive abortion law saying much of it repeated provisions ruled unconstitutional. The state will appeal to the Third Circuit, seeking to preserve access while challenging the ruling. Planned Parenthood leaders praised the decision as safeguarding safe legal abortion in the state.
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Five South Carolina lawmakers indicted in vote selling case
A 16 month FBI corruption probe produced the first indictments in Operation Lost Trust. State Reps Robert Kohn Luther Taylor Robert Brown Danny Winstead and Sen Rick Lee are charged under the Hobbs Act for accepting money or gifts for votes. Winstead faces an additional obstruction of justice count. U S Attorney Bart Daniel says the actions target democracy and cross lines.
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Judas Priest not to blame for fan suicides judge rules
Washoe District Judge Jerry Carr Whitehead found no intentional subliminal message in Judas Priest's 1978 album Stained Class that caused two fans to kill themselves. The court ordered CBS Records to pay $40,000 in legal costs. victims' families had alleged hidden satanic messages promoted death by own action.
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South Africa cracks down in townships
The government imposed emergency measures in black townships near Johannesburg and sent more police and soldiers as ethnic fighting claimed more than 500 lives. Nelson Mandela met with President de Klerk and said talks would continue despite the unrest. Law and Order Minister Vlok announced the crackdown in Pretoria amid reduced fighting.
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