Public health warns of rising urban dog bites from large aggressive pets
A New York City health specialist warns dog bites are rising in metropolitan areas as ownership shifts to large aggressive breeds used as crime deterrents. Experts cite a surge in guard dog ads, more bites on children, and concerns over training that may increase risk.
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American Medical Association
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New York
Firefighters Battle 3100 Acre Forest Blaze Near Susanville
About 1,000 firefighters and air support worked to encircle a timber and brush fire in the Plumas National Forest two miles south of Susanville. A Forest Service spokesman said containment hoped for by morning as helicopters and six air tankers circled the blaze. The fire has consumed roughly two million board feet of timber valued near one million dollars.
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U.S. Forest Service
Prison fugitive captured after Sierra cabin sighting
San Quentin inmate James D. Garske 27, missing since May 19 on a work furlough in San Francisco, was seized Tuesday night near Avery in a remote Sierra cabin and returned to the prison adjustment center. Investigators say Harris did not occupy the cabin.
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Cakenevas County
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State Department of Correction
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Sacramento
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Despondent Man Climbs Bay Bridge Cable
Richard Tucker a Merrill College student climbed 90 feet up a Bay Bridge cable in San Francisco then decided not to jump. He told highway patrol officers it wasn’t worth it and was taken to General Hospital for psychiatric observation.
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Bay Bridge
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Tucker
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Gag Rule Lifted in SLA Tape Case
A federal appeals judge temporarily lifts two gag orders in the SLA tape case involving Will Lewis of KPFK FM. Lewis was jailed for contempt for withholding a tape from the Symbionese Liberation Army and a Weather Underground letter, and for refusing to answer a grand jury. Pacifica Foundation directors planned a news conference with station staff and civil liberties representatives.
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U.S
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Pacifica Foundation
KPFK
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Police wound alleged attacker in Gold Ridge crossbow attack
In Pollock Pines, a 40 year old man who officers say attacked them with a crossbow was wounded by deputy fire and is in critical condition. The incident occurred asLt Howard Wilson and another officer served a warrant for narcotics related charges at Dewey Jackson's home. Jackson reportedly fired at the officers, who chased him into his bedroom where he swung a machete. Wilson was seriously injured and undergoing surgery at Marshall Hospital in Placerville.
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E Dorado County
Gold Ridge
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Howard Wilson
Dewey Jackson
Patton
Jackson
Wilson
Rance Cook
al Bareni
Marshall Hospital
Placerville
Body in Oil Drum Tied to Burglary Ring Claim
Police suspect the corpse found in a padlocked oil drum drifting between Manhattan and Brooklyn is James Nagi aged 48, alleged to be involved in a burglary ring. The body was recovered Tuesday from the East River, prompting a probe into the gang’s activities.
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UPI
East Hiver
James Nagi
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Navy admits some booms blamed on exercises off California
The Navy says it caused some shock waves felt across Southern California on Tuesday night with two low level sonic booms from a Navy F4 Phantom during offshore exercises between 11 15 p.m. and 11 30 p.m. Local seismology labs detected no earthquakes and officials note this is the third unexplained shaking in a week from San Fernando Valley to Grange County.
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Navy
Souther California
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Berm
San Fernando Valley
Grange County
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Drive-in porno sparks county push for ban in California
Modesto Stanislaus officials move to outlaw sexually explicit films shown at McHenry Twin drive in theaters when visible from outside. Dist Atty Donald Stahl drafts ordinance to bar nudity or sex acts. Board to vote next Tuesday as drive in owners seek annexation to Modesto to skirt county rules.
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Search for lost boat continues off Baja California coast
Ten people were missing aboard the Shooting Star as eight volunteer search parties and tuna spotter planes combed Baja California waters near Turtle Bay. Tom Fuentes reported details to Supervisor Ronald W. Caspers saying the vessel sent a Mayday before it disappeared two weeks ago. Coast Guard ended formal search after eight days and volunteers resumed Friday.
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