Hostage drama ends as Acree kills self in Oregon home
In Springfield Oregon ex convict Harry Acree 33 held hostages for nine hours after a traffic stop and shootout injuring Patrolman Terrence Wilson. Tear gas dispersed the siege and Acree died by a self-inflicted gunshot after surrender talks failed. Hostages including Fawbush and his wife survived with shock. Acree had a prior five year term for grand larceny and had just been released from Oregon State Penitentiary.
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Snow Blizzard Dumps Death Toll Across US Northeast
A widespread blizzard spread from the Great Lakes to the Plains and Northeast with heavy snow and freezing rain. At least 35 deaths are attributed to the storm spanning Minnesota Iowa Nebraska New York and other states. Temperatures fell to zero to teens as the storm stalled over the central region.
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People Live Longer Now
An Associated Press report from Jacksonville notes that if medicine advances as much in the next 25 years as in the past, some people may face drastic outcomes. In Merced the coroner and jury discussed a shooting case involving a former American Medical Association president, reflecting on diet and justification in homicide debates.
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Meany Gaining said witnesses testifying on health progress
Dr Edward R Annis a Planada surgeon and former World Medical Association president testified at an education conference that people were living longer due to vaccines and disease control while recounting a self defense shooting involving Boyd Spurlock and his brother.
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