Boys change story about dad's murder
In Pensacola the King brothers 12 and 13 recanted their initial confession to killing Terry King 40 with a bat. A grand jury then indicted Ricky Chavis 40 a convicted child molester for the Cantonment murder as two juries prepare to hear whether any or all of the three will face a life imprisonment without parole if convicted.
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Pensacola
Fla
Alex
Derek King
Ricky Chavis
Terry King
Cantonment
Avis
King Brothers
Chavis
Missouri Rolla students dismiss unhappy college tag
R U Agee defends Missouri-Rolla amid Princeton Review unhappiness tag. The survey of 100,000 students ranked the campus last in quality of life in its Best 345 Colleges guide, though students say the reputation is unfounded and the school remains strong, especially for engineers.
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Princeton Review
Agee
Missouri-Rolla
Quality of Life
Colleges
Former Warner Bros. executive dies at 80 in New York
Ted Ashley, who led Warner Bros. from 1969 to 1980 transforming a money losing studio into a Hollywood powerhouse, died Saturday in New York of acute leukemia at age 80. His tenure produced hits such as The Exorcist Superman and Dirty Harry.
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Los Angeles
Ted Ashley
Warner Bros
Hollywood
Ashley
New York
Drought forces tough land decisions in Montana ranching
In Billings and Miles City, ranchers confront drought by selling cattle and adjusting management. Steve Roth reduced herd size to protect forage, while Fort Keogh researchers Rod Heitschmidt and Keith Klement advise early action such as culling sick cows, weaning calves, and planning for drought to preserve land and reduce costs.
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Billings
Mont
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Roth
Big Sandy
Montana
Miles City
Rod Heitschmidt
Fort Keogh
Wyoming
Dakotas
Keith Klement
Klement
Heitschmidt
Thousands march for farmworker binding arbitration bill in Sacramento
Thousands of farmworkers and union supporters completed a 165 mile march ending at the California Capitol seeking Gov. Gray Davis’s signature on a bill to grant binding arbitration for contract disputes. UFW President Arturo Rodriguez cited poverty and lack of health insurance among workers while opponents argued the measure single shines large farmers.
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Sacramento
Calif
Capitol
Gray Davis
Davis
Fresno
California
Cesar Chavez Park
United Farm Worker
Cesar Chavez
Senate
John Burton
United Farm Workers of America
Arturo Rodriguez
United Farm Workers
Rodriguez
U.S. Department of Labor
Don Gordon
The
Agricultural Council of California
Juan Martinez
Salinas
Cesar Chavez Plaza
United Farm Workers Union
N Sync star begins NASA training week at Johnson Space Center
Lance Bass of the boy band N Sync starts a week of NASA training at Johnson Space Center in Houston as a potential space tourist for a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station. The trip hinges on a Russian contract and endorsement by station officials.
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Fla
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Star City
Russia
Kazakhstan
Space Station
Bass
Russian Space Agency
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