Riots in Soweto Escalate as Tear Gas Flares
Police in Soweto fired teargas at students in Orlando West and Orlando East High Schools amid two days of clashes. One 16 year old student Thami Bunge died later after being struck during the protests. Dozens injured and hundreds arrested as citywide unrest prompts police to vow tougher action.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Soweto
Orlando West High School
P. Mzaidume
Orlando East High School
Jan Gerber
Jan Visser
Thami Bunge
Rains bring relief and flooding across plains and states
Thunderstorms hit the Plains and Rockies delivering welcome rain to drought parched croplands while causing scattered flooding that closed roads. Wyoming saw two feet of hail in places and Crow Creek flooded the Union Pacific yard in Cheyenne. Des Moines, Omaha, and other cities reported heavy rain and flash flood warnings across Nebraska Kansas Missouri and Texas with pockets of funnel clouds observed. Meanwhile Kentucky and Indiana received unexpected downpours and the Eastern Seaboard Gulf Coast areas also dampened by rain.
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United Press International
Plains
Rockies
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Weather Service
Horse Creek
Corky Davis
Iowa
Des Moines
Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Millard
Kearny
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
Lone Star State
Kentucky
Morganfield
Indiana
Huntingburg
Seaboard
Gulf Coast
Topeka Named Base for Nationwide Air Freight System
Jet Air Freight of Los Angeles and Topeka Airport Authority reached an agreement to use Forbes Field as the hub for a national air freight network. The plan, led by JAF president Joseph Taussig III, aims to begin operations by November with Topeka Air Cargo Hub Inc. staffing 300 to 500 workers initially.
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Topeka
APS
Jet Air Freight
Los Angeles
Forbes Field
JAF
Joseph Taussig Ill
Topeka Air Cargo Hub, Inc
U.S
Taussig
Alaska Oil Needs Tanker Route To Gulf Coast
About half of Alaska pipeline crude will ship by sea for two years, a 10 000 mile Panama Canal voyage to the Gulf of Mexico with unloading at Louisiana and Texas ports. Some shipments go 12 000 miles to New Jersey as West Coast refineries cannot absorb the expected daily 1.2 million barrels.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Texas
Atlantic
New Jersey
West Coast
Valdez Spigot
Rattles May Be Banned After Infant Deaths
Washington UPI reports the Consumer Product Safety Commission may ban certain baby rattles after at least four infants died from choking. Staff noted 14 cases of rattles lodged in throats, often when babies rolled over. Three of the fatalities involved telephone receiver shaped rattles. others were barbell, heart and clothespin designs.
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Washington
UPI
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Driver Escapes Uninjured After Early Morning Road Mishap
Robert L. Jones, 25, of Lola, was traveling on K 54 at 3 10 am when a blast was heard. He swerved off the road, escaping injury. vehicle damage estimated under $200. Police report.
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Robert L. Jones
Lola
Allen County Sheriff's Department
Jones
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Redwood
Briggs & Straton
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