Prison sentence for factory fire owner tied to 25 deaths
In Rockingham North Carolina Emmett Roe the owner of Imperial Foods Products received 19 years and 11 months after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter for ordering fire escapes locked during the September blaze that killed 25 workers. The plea bargain dropped charges against his son and plant manager.
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N.C
Emmett Roe
Imperial Foods Products
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Joe Cheshire
Brad Roe
James Hair
Kauai Reels After Iniki Storm With Aid Arriving
Military police cleared roads of debris and repair crews moved in as Kauai battles after Hurricane Iniki. Neighboring islands sent kitchens generators and crews. about half the island had running water and power restoration was expected in Lihue by next Monday.
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Lihue
FEMA freezes some LA disaster aid amid funding squeeze
AP reporting that FEMA halted about 80 million dollars in federal public assistance in the past week including Los Angeles after a string of disasters. Grant Peterson said payments for debris removal repair and reconstruction of uninsured facilities utilities and military operations are delayed until Congress provides new money. He cited Florida and Louisiana drawing funds during Hurricane Andrew as a factor.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Los Angeles
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FEMA
Grant Peterson
FEM
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Peterson
Louisiana
Banker faces stiff sentence in Iraq loan scandal
Atlanta banker Christopher Drogoul pleaded guilty to 60 counts of bank fraud for making 5.5 billion in illegal Iraq loans. Prosecutors seek up to 390 years, $17.5 million fine, and $1.8 billion restitution. His lawyer claims a high level cover-up by Bush officials.
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Iraq
Christopher Drogoul
Drogoul
Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
Bush and Clinton Campaign in Northwest Clash Over Environment and Jobs
President Bush pressed for changes to environmental laws to prioritize economic goals and timber harvesting while vowing not to sign another Endangered Species Act extension without revisions. Clinton, touring Oregon, argued for pro growth and pro environment, backed by the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters, and timber unions representing 125,000 workers.
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Wash
Bush
Bill Clinton
Pacific Northwest
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Oregon
Portland
Sierra Club
League of Conservation Voters
Space frogs fertilize eggs in orbit experiment
Capable astronauts aboard Endeavour observed two fish with brain electrodes and reported a space first fertilizing frog eggs in orbit. NASA scientist Ken Souza noted this marks the first ovulation in a higher species in space with successful fertilization, advancing understanding of reproduction in microgravity.
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Fla
Endeavour
Ken Souza
NASA
Ames Research Center
Mountain View
Calif
Bonanza
Souza
Mae Jemison
Payload Control Center
No. 118
Payload Control
Homer Hickam
Nixon seeks pay for Watergate tapes ruling on ownership
Nixon renewed his bid to be paid for Watergate tapes and White House papers after a federal appeals court heard arguments on who owns the documents. Judge Edwards challenged a Justice Department claim that the public owns the papers, while the panel reserved decision.
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Nixon
White House
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Neil Koslowe
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