Briefs: Buttram Autry era star and other regional notes
Pat Buttram, 78, died of kidney failure in Los Angeles. He backed Gene Autry on The Gene Autry Show 1950 56 and played Mr Haney on Green Acres 1965 71. Also reports of a fatal Jetstream 41 crash near Port Columbus and a twin impersonator case in Ventura. Morty the moose dies at Washington State University study linked to cobalt and copper deficiency.
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Los Angeles
Pat Buttram
Gene Autry
Mr. Haney
Gahanna
Ohio
British Aerospace
Port Columbus International Airport
Dulles International Airport
Washington, D.C
FAA
United Express
Ventura
Calif
Donald Anderson
Ronald Anderson
Donald
Los Angeles Times
Ronald
McDougal defends Whitewater amid Clinton scrutiny
James McDougal, central to the Arkansas Whitewater venture, says the Clintons did not profit and defended them in a 24 hour AP interview. He claims records show no benefit to the Clintons though memory notes may be incomplete. Federal investigators examine fund usage and campaign debts in the Whitewater matter.
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Little Rock, Ark
James McDougal
Arkansas
Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Associated Press
McDougal
Clintons
Whitewater Development Corp
Whitewater
Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan
S&l
Bobbitt trial shifts roles as Lorena faces charge
Lorena Bobbitt will stand trial in Manassas on a malicious wounding charge against ex Marine John Wayne Bobbitt. In a reversal of the prior case the wife testifies while John reappears as the victim. The case mixes passion and legality as prosecutors flag her past testimony for use.
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Manassas
Lorena Bobbitt
Hollywood
John Wayne Bobbitt
Prince William County
John Bobbitt
Quantico Marine Base
Paul Ebert
Mary Grace O’brien
Alamo
Joyce Brothers
Howard Stern
Stern
O’brien
Oil spills from grounded barge near Puerto Rico continue
Oil leaked from a grounded barge for a second day fouling beaches and the tourist district in San Juan as emergency crews work to pump out remaining fuel. Officials say a 750 000 gallon spill occurred Friday when the vessel ran aground on a reef, with cleanup ongoing and a second barge tied to assist. Coast Guard and local authorities estimate full oil removal would take about 36 hours, while tourism and hotel operations suffer closures and economic impact.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Antigua
Coast Guard
Jerry Kichner
Eichner
William Leahy
7Th Coast Guard
Pedro Rossello
U.S. Commonwealth
Morris Berman
U.S. Coast Guard
Robert Ross
New England Marine Services
Bill Preusch
Standard Tank
Bayonne
N.J
Caribe Hilton
Radisson Normandie
Condado Plaza
Regency
Untouchables author Oscar Fraley dies at 79
Oscar Fraley longtime Los Angeles Times sports reporter and co author of The Untouchables died after stomach surgery in Fort Lauderdale Florida He wrote the book based on talks with Eliot Ness the famed federal gangbuster whose team sent Al Capone to prison Fraley met Ness in 1956 while at United Press International.
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Los Angeles Times
Oscar Fraley
Untouchables
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Haney
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Fla
Imogene
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Muszynski & Associates
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University of Town
Mike
Mike Sills
Western Fraternal Life
WFLA
1St Ave. N.E
Cedar I Rapids
B&l
ALCON
Woptica
Optician
Westdale Mall
Lindale Mall
Iowa City
Sycamore Mall
Vermont
Consolidated Dutch West
Dalston Creek
Coralville
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