Nation New Fires at Steel Plant Kill Two Injure Others
An explosion and fire at a steel plant in Burns Harbor Indiana during repairs killed two workers and injured five. One seriously hurt was flown to University of Chicago Hospital. Four others suffered smoke inhalation and one broke an arm. The blast occurred when gas from a coke line contacted a heater flame.
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Burns Harbor
Ind
University of Chicago Hospital
Andrew Snyder
Porter Memorial Hospital
Paul Gipson
United Steelworkers
Police Radio Plays Jump During Omaha Overpass Standoff
In Omaha a man threatening to jump from an overpass surrendered after four hours as the Van Halen song Jump played on police radios. Authorities say the broadcast was inappropriate and may lead to termination. the man faced a domestic violence warrant and band of agencies may investigate who transmitted the song.
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Omaha
Neb
Dan Cisar
Don Carey
Cisar
Clinton to repay gifts from 2000 after office exit
Former President Clinton and Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton will reimburse 85966 in gifts kept from 2000, aiming to defuse criticism over impropriety. The move follows earlier decisions on a Manhattan office rent and contrasts with discrepancies in the 2000 financial disclosure. Hillary Clinton vows to focus on New York constituents as she defends the step.
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Washington
Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
New York
Capitol Hill
Manhattan
Denise Rich
Karen Tramontano
National Archives
Walter Kaye
Kaye
American C-17s Arrive With Aid To Gujarat Quake Zone
The first of seven US Air Force C-17 cargo planes landed in Ahmedabad Gujarat carrying relief personnel and supplies after the January 26 earthquake. A second C-17 will bring equipment while five more planes deliver tents blankets and other aid. An American 747 with 4 million in aid lands Monday in New Delhi bringing total U S aid to 9 million.
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India
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
U.S
U.S. Agency For International Development
Guam
Travis Air Force Base
California
Dover Air Force Base
Delaware
Associated Press
Washington
Machete attack at Winterstown Elementary injures staff and students
William Michael Stankewicz, 55, entered North Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary in Felton Pennsylvania wielding a machete. He struggled with Principal Norma Bentzel and several teachers, injuring her and six others including three women and six children. none life threatening. He was arrested about 20 minutes later in Johnson City Tennessee and faces multiple charges including attempted homicide and aggravated assault.
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Christopher
North Hopewell-Winterstown
William Michael Stankewicz
Winterstown
Felton
Philadelphia
Stankewicz
U.S
Baltimore
Johnson City
Tenn
Pennsylvania
Thomas Kelley
Chelsea Stein
Norma Bentzel
Linda Collier
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