Gainesville murders probe drags on with no suspect yet
In Gainesville Florida investigators pursue five college student slayings three months on with no arrest. Authorities have deployed 75 investigators and spent about 2.5 million dollars following 5 500 leads amid a high profile Florida case. Sheriff’s Office second in command Win Phillips cautions the probe remains time consuming and costly.
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Gainesville
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Florida
Win Phillips
Alachua County
Parachutist Elf Injured At Quincy Christmas Jump
Parachutist Robert G. Humphrey of Holbrook dressed as a Christmas elf was swept by a wind and landed on a moving car during the Quincy Christmas Festival parachute jump. He suffered a broken knee and leg plus bruises and was hospitalized at Quincy Hospital. More than 1,000 spectators watched the event at Faxon Field. The hospital declined to comment on his condition beyond resting comfortably.
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Quincy
Mass
Robert G. Humphrey
Holbrook
Faxon Field
Humphrey
Quincy Hospital
Big Three idle 40,000 as dealers slow
The Big Three automakers GM Ford and Chrysler idled about 38,800 workers beginning today with shutdowns at 14 plants across eight states amid dealer order slowdowns and economic uncertainty. Spokeswoman Kathy Tanner noted adjustments to production as markets demand shifts and some layoffs may extend to December 7 with notice 5 to 10 days prior.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Kathy Tanner
Chevrolet- Pontiac-Canada
Supreme Court weighs size discrimination case of nurse plaintiff
Sharon Russell, once expelled from Salve Regina College for weighing over 300 pounds, wins damages and takes her lawsuit to the Supreme Court. The case centers on a narrow legal point but underscores dignity for overweight people. Russell now works as a pediatric nurse and says the fight will educate others about her humiliation.
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ST. Petersburg, Fla
Sharon Russell
U.S. Supreme Court
Russell
Salve Regina College of
Newport
R.L
All Children’s Hospital
St. Petersburg
Fla
Vandalism at Macalester kosher kitchen onderzocht
Police classify Hebrew House vandalism as bias crime after anti Semitic slurs and feces were found in the dorm kitchen during Thanksgiving weekend. University investigates with possible dorm student involvement as Macalester notes about 8 percent of students are Jewish.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Macalester College
Robert Gavin
Liberal Arts College
Macalester
Kirk Hall
Hebrew House
Ted Leventhal
Hitler
Gavin
Washington floods drive 2000 from homes and damage bridges
Record rains and high winds flood major Washington rivers forcing more than 2,000 residents from their homes. Sections of the Interstate 90 floating bridge sank while a 125 foot barge broke free on the Snohomish River. Gov. Gardner sought federal disaster aid as dikes weakened. About 400 people stayed from their homes on Fir Island amid widespread closures and evacuations.
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Washington
Snoqualmie
Duvall
Red Cross
Hope Tuttle
Mercer Island
Lake Washington
Snohomish River
Everett
Booth Gardner
Gardner
Monroe
Snohomish County
Skykomish
Barlow
Centralia
Chehalis
Fir Island
Skagit River
Skagit Bay
Hubble Flaw Blamed on NASA and Manufacturer
A NASA panel blanks the blame for the Hubble Space Telescope mirror flaw on NASA and Perkin-Elmer Corp citing management culture and weak quality control. Investigators say a technician error and overreliance on a single test instrument allowed the flaw to go undetected.
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NASA
Hartford Courant
John Mangus
Hubble Space Telescope Optical Systems Board of Investigation
Space Technology Division
Mangus
Massive Montana fires driven by 100 mph winds
A cold front slowed two vast Montana wildfires that scorched about 38 000 acres and destroyed several homes as 360+ firefighters returned to the Stanford Hobson blaze near Great Falls. Snow was forecast for the area. In Colorado a 7000 acre blaze near Boulder destroyed 10 homes as winds eased.
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Associated Press
Montana
Colorado
Boulder
Stanford
Hobson
Great Falls
Jane Weber
Lewis and Clark National Forest
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