Bethlehem Hotel Fire Kills Three In Bethlehem Pennsylvania
A five floor Bethlehem Hotel blaze on Saturday killed at least three people and injured 14, including elderly residents from nearby Monocacy Towers. The fire began in a fifth floor room around 7 am EST and was controlled by about 11 am. Surviving guests report no alarm or delayed notice, while staff claim alarms did sound and staff went door to door.
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Bethlehem
Monocacy Towers
Murial Brooks
Croton Falls
N.Y
Brooks
Bob Gregory
Dee Decker
Robert
Gregory
Delaware bill would restore whipping post
Delaware Senate sponsors a measure to revive public whipping for hard drug trafficking with five to forty lashes, up to sixty for multiple offenses. The bill allows reductions for women, juveniles, or first offenders, and would reintroduce corporal punishment after decades.
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New York Times
Dover
Del
Senate
Delaware
Thomas Sharp
Teamsters reject settlement in government corruption case
Washington AP report says Teamsters leaders rejected a DOJ settlement to end a mob-sponsored corruption suit and oust top officials. Vice president Robert Holmes resigned citing leadership rift and family time, while McCarthy’s leadership dispute with Weldon Mathis remains unresolved.
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Teamsters
Justice Department
William McCarthy
Robert Holmes
Detroit
Holmes
McCarthy
Weldon Mathis
Jackie Presser
Mathis
New England
Presser
Youth theft ring used children to rob boxcars
In Gadsden County Florida a ring of 42 youths aged 9 to 18 and six adults from Chattahoochee allegedly robbed idle boxcars since September. They took items from hog livers to car tires with beer and wine sold cheaply. ring leaders benefited while arrests reached five or six by Saturday.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Butch Cassidy
Gadsden County
Panhandle
Chattahoochee
Jimmy Hindman
Maj. A.J. Pickels
Pickels
Hindman
Gadsden County Times
Senate panel uncovers corruption in Indian aid programs
A Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs reports evidence of widespread corruption among Indian leaders and federal officials overseeing aid programs. alleges kickbacks to tribal officials, mismanagement at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and fraud in contracts for Indian-owned firms. The panel says evidence will be passed to the Justice Department with possible indictments.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Dennis DeConcini
Small Business Administration
Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States
Senate Committee
Congressional
Capitol Hill
Panel of
Senate Select Committee On
Indian Affairs
Justice Department
DeConcini
SBA
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