Texas death row escape shocks nation from Huntsville prison
Martin Gurule and six other inmates escaped from Texas death row at the Ellis I unit near Huntsville after peeling back a fence segment and climbing to a roof. About 500 officers deployed dogs and helicopters to search piney woods along Farm Road 980 as police recaptured none of the escapees yet. jasper, 29, convicted of robbery killings in Corpus Christi in 1992, left behind a girlfriend also convicted in 1993.
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Texas
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Larry Fitzgerald
Martin Gurule
Fitzgerald
Gurule
Corpus Christi
Piney Woods
Bonnie Parker
Clyde Barrow
Eastman Prison
Barrow
Raymond Hamilton
Hamilton
Walls
Ellis I
South Africa opens voter registration despite delays
Officials began building a universal voter roll for the 1999 election as Mandela registered at an incorrect site. In Soweto lines formed at schools and churches with long waits while civil servants were scarce and many lacked proper identity documents needed to vote.
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Soweto
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Mother jailed after death of emaciated 15-year-old
Karen Kuffer, 50, was jailed in Rock County on suspicion of child neglect after bringing her severely underweight daughter Kay to Mercy Hospital where the girl died. Police expect formal charges. an autopsy was planned. The 15-year-old reportedly weighed about 15 pounds.
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Janesville
Wis
Karen Kuffer
Rock County
George Brunner
Kay Kuffer
Mercy Hospital
Brunner
Susan Nitzke
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Nitzke
Taylor
FDA rules require pediatric dosage on drug labels
The FDA issued regulations to require clear dosage information for children on drug labels. Regulators say many pediatric drugs lack adequate labeling, and the rules aim to help doctors prescribe safely. Critics question the need for a mandate, while supporters cite improved information and progress against disease.
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FDA
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Michael Friedman
Paul Glaser
Bronze Age beer recreated by Spanish researchers
Archaeologists at the University of Barcelona recovered a 3,100 year old beer recipe from clay jar scraps at the Geno site in Catalonia. Tests show the brew used barley and emmer wheat and yields a dark, thick, rustic drink with a 16 proof strength.
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Madrid
Spain
University of Barcelona
Europe
Geno
Catalonia
Jose Luis Maya
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