Rewards Offered in Vincennes Bombing Probe
Rewards totaling more than 26000 were announced for information leading to an arrest in the bombing of a van driven by the Vincennes skipper's wife. Colgate University moved Will C. Rogers IV off campus and Sharon Rogers quit her La Jolla School teaching job amid safety concerns. A $25000 San Diego reward and a separate $1000 private reward followed the blast near Sharon Rogers's home. An anonymous caller claimed Guardians of the Islamic Revolution responsibility. An LA area military commentator received a threatening call urging him to stop broadcasting.
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San Diego
UPI
Vincennes
Will C. Rogers IV
Colgate University
Hamilton
N.Y
Naval Investigative Service
Colgate
James Leach
Bill Robinson
Sharon Rogers
la Jolla
Andy Lightbody
Fruit ban lifted on Chilean fruit amid safety plan
President Bush ended restrictions on Chilean fruit after a cyanide scare and announced stricter inspections to allow grapes and berries back on U.S. markets. Chile will boost security, conduct inspections and lab tests before export, as a U.S. team aids in verification. A new threat to the U.S. embassy in Santiago was noted, with authorities treating it as a copycat warning.
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Washington
UPI
Bush
Chile
United States
U.S
Frank Young
The
Food and Drug Administration
Santiago
Young
FDA
State Department
White House
Hernan Felipe Errazuriz
Errazuriz
Ice and wind cause widespread power outages in Rock River Valley
Wind and freezing rain knocked out Commonwealth Edison lines across the Rock River Valley on St. Patrick's Day. Crews from Dixon, Dekalb, Rockford and Freeport labored Friday evening as high voltage lines failed and substations were taken offline. Outages stretched from Geneseo to Oregon and Byron with few injuries reported in surrounding counties.
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Commonwealth Edison
Rock River Valley
St. Patrick’s
Mark Heckman
Dixon
Heckman
Geneseo
Oregon
Byron
Dekalb
Rockford
Freeport
Bush calls gun issue too emotional amid debate
President Bush says a calm, fact based decision on semiautomatic weapons is needed as sportsmen and police seek an accommodation. He defends the import ban while noting no change in policy and mentions Colt AR 15 production pause.
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Washington
UPI
Bush
Air Force One
Colorado
Texas
National Rifle Association
Colt Industries
William Bennett
Colt
Bennett
NRA
Dixon students learn from elders at Heritage Square
Dixon High School advance placement students spent February at Heritage Square nursing home meeting one on one with residents. They interviewed seniors, drafted recollections, and reviewed them with the residents, learning about life before pizza cars and TV.
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Teregraph
Billy Sunday
Dixon High School
DHS
Esther Frey
Katherine Glisan
Heritage Square
Frey
Dorothy Bellows
Bellows
Jodi
King
Steinstra
Telegraph
Clark Kelly
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