Stores pull drug after poison claim
An anonymous caller claimed cyanide filled Encaprin capsules were placed in Chicago and Detroit drugstores, prompting nationwide withdrawal by Walgreens. Illinois health officials cautioned consumers and noted the claim may be a hoax as the given lot number does not exist. Tennessee stores also halted a rival chain’s pain reliever after a suspicious bottle was found.
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Cincinnati
Procter & Gamble Co
P&g
Chicago
Detroit
Walgreen
Walgreen Co
Philadelphia
SmithKline Beckman Corp
Illinois
Public Health
Bernard Turnock
Turnock
Procter & Gamble
Sydney McHugh
Tom Mammoser
Walgreen Co. Inc
Deerfield
Ill
Mammoser
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Tennessee
Superx Drug
Nashville
Psychic wins damages over 1976 CAT scan claim
Judith Richardson Haines was awarded 988000 by a Philadelphia jury in a malpractice suit against Temple University Hospital claiming an allergic reaction to a dye during a 1976 CAT scan ended her psychic abilities and forced her to stop her readings in New Castle Delaware.
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Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia
Judith Richardson Haines
Temple University Hospital
Haines
New Castle
Del
Doctor given probation for attempted abduction in Mineola
In Mineola New York Dr Rochelle Konits 43 of Long Beach was sentenced to five years probation and barred from practicing medicine after a judge ordered psychiatric treatment she has received since March 2 She had been accused of paying a police informant and an undercover officer to drug and abduct Robert Feldman in 1984 The case included tape recordings in which a voice identified as Konits called Feldman her little chicken
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Mineola
N.Y
Nassau County
Raymond Harrington
Rochelle Konits
Long Beach
Konits
Robert Feldman
Feldman
Mississippi House Fire Kills Six Foster Children
In Waveland Mississippi a wood frame house fire killed six foster children aged between one and five. One infant and three others escaped as investigators consider a connection to an earlier shed fire near the home of Larry and Sandy Giveans. The dead remain unnamed pending biological parent notification.
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Waveland
Miss
Donald Dorn
Larry
Sandy Giveans
Deb Tyrone
State Welfare Department
Giveans
Robbie
Christina
David Garcia
Garcia
Air Force cancels 3.5 billion T-46 jet trainer program
The Air Force announced the cancellation of the 3.5 billion T-46 jet trainer project for student pilots and will seek cheaper alternatives, likely upgrading the aging T-37 trainer fleet.
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Washington
Air Force
Rioting youths terrorize Palm Springs during Easter break
Thousands of rioting youths attacked police on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs injuring officers, damaging vehicles, ripping clothing from women, and flooding cars with water. Police called in reinforcements as the crowd overwhelmed responders and closed the main street.
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Palm Sprngs
Calif
Palm Springs
David Goodwin
Palm Canyon Drive
Stan Mozer
Los Angeles
Hso
Juleen Gerhardt
Police Department
Goodwin
Douglas Pizac
Pizac
Ash from Augustine volcano chokes Alaska cities
Ash and gases from Augustine Volcano erupt on Friday triggering health alerts across south-central Alaska. Winds spread ash to the Kenai area and toward Prince William Sound while airports report limited flights. Authorities urge residents to stay indoors and avoid outdoor exertion as the eruption continues.
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Anchorge
Alaska
Augustine
Yars
Trisday
Remte
Kenai
National Weather Service
Kenai Peninsula
Prince William Sound
Sikh Attack in Punjab Kills Nine and Wounds Thirteen
Sikhs dressed as motorcycle police opened fire on an outdoor Hindu exercise class in Ludhiana causing at least nine deaths and thirteen injuries. Mobs attacked police and vehicles after the assault as authorities imposed a 24 hour curfew in the Hindu-majority city. Soldiers were placed on alert across Punjab.
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Punjab
Amritsar
India
Ludhiana
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Deng
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Justice Court
Lewis Allen Harry Jr
Phoenix
Harry
Julie Williams
Mesa
Transamerica Title Co
Tempe, Ariz
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California
Elizabeth Fairchild
Mississippi
Ee Video Biz
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Ocean Dale’s
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Cedar Rapids
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Oldham
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Anchorage International
Guy Russo
Alaska Airlines
Bill McKay
Anchorage
Augustine Valcano
Pacific Ocean
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Kourou
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