Georgia Court Bans Electric Chair as Cruel Punishment
Georgia’s high court ruled the electric chair unconstitutional, declaring electrocution violates the state constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The 4 to 3 decision leaves Alabama and Nebraska as the only states using the chair, with Georgia switching to lethal injection under a last year’s law. Corrections spokesman Mike Light said the Jackson death chamber has been retrofitted for injection and is ready to carry out the court order.
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Georgia
Alabama
Nebraska
Mike Light
Department of Corrections
Jackson
Florida man contracts inhaled anthrax first in US in 25 years
Bob Stevens, 63, is in critical condition as health officials trace his movements in North Carolina and Florida to determine how he contracted inhaled anthrax. Officials say there is no terrorism link and reassure the public, noting anthrax is not contagious and can occur naturally from livestock or soil.
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Jeffrey P. Kaplan
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Stevens
West Palm Beach
Injured Greyhound driver urges public to ride buses again
Garfield Sands, a 53 year old Greyhound driver injured in a deadly crash, urged people to keep traveling by bus from a hospital wheelchair. The deranged passenger stabbed him in the neck before the bus plowed into a field, killing six of 39 aboard. Greyhound halted 2000 to 2500 buses nationwide, stranding about 70000 passengers, then resumed after seven hours following federal and state guidance.
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Sands
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Russian jetliner fragments recovered after Black Sea crash
Rescue teams searched the Black Sea to recover bodies and jetliner fragments from a Sibir Tupolev 154 that exploded killing 78 people. The flight from Tel Aviv to Novosibirsk carried many Israelis. US intel suspects a Ukrainian missile misfire during drills caused the disaster. Authorities in Ukraine and Russia weighed terrorism theories as crews worked before currents erode debris.
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Security Council
Israeli Troops Move Into Hebron Neighbourhoods
Israeli troops backed by tanks seized two Palestinian neighbourhoods in Hebron, killing five Palestinians and ending a cease fire. Soldiers imposed a curfew, evacuated families from buildings, and deployed equipment into apartments as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned that the cabinet authorized decisive steps to protect Israeli citizens after Palestinian attacks.
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West Bank
Ariel Sharon
Sharon
Cattle Prices Slip as Mad Cow News Bites U S Beef
Cattle prices fall amid slower domestic sales and reduced U S beef exports to Japan after a Sept 10 mad cow discovery in a domestic Holstein. Consumers urged to return to normal demand while analysts foresee price recovery near 76 dollars per hundredweight as the economy stabilizes.
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Domer
U.S
Japan
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Homecoming Parade Returns With Float Contest Winners
The GCHS homecoming parade in the 3i Building parking lot crowned We are GCHS as first place float winner, with Key Club and Asian Club second and third. Prizes totaled 100 75 and 50 dollars, funds to clubs. About 850 people attended a post parade cookout before tonight’s game against Rockhurst.
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Kozol
We Are Gchs
Key Club
GCHS
Enrollment trends rise at GCCC with diverse, young student body
GCCC reports 2.1 percent nonwhite, 55.3 percent women, and 62.7 percent aged 25 or younger. Finney County hosts 59.8 percent while 8.1 percent are from out of state. Full-time students are 39.9 percent, part-time 60.1 percent. Fall 20th day credit hours exceed 20,000, up from 19,143 last year, amid growth, scheduling tweaks, and temporary classroom and housing strains.
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Farm bill would reverse Freedom to Farm push gains
The administration seeks more conservation funding while the House rejects a $19 billion shift from crop supports to pay farmers to idle land or curb runoff. The bill would raise commodity programs by 49 billion over 10 years and conservation spending by 16 billion. Senate panel to draft theirs.
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Agriculture
Ann Veneman
House
Combest
Senate Agriculture Committee
Tom Harkin
Lowa
Dick Lugar
Indiana
Harkin
Ken Cook
Environmental Working Group
Wheat trade shift after attacks could impact US sales
Analysts note Egypt as a major buyer and the response to post attack demand, while U S wheat growers watch key markets including Iran, Pakistan, and India. Officials emphasize no trade disruption and potential for improved Middle East relations and incentives.
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Fritz
Egypt
Brett Myers
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
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France
United States
India Calls Hijack Report A False Alarm
India insisted the Bombay to New Delhi jet hijack report was a false alarm amid fears of terrorists. The Boeing 737, with 52 aboard, locked cockpit doors as a threat prompted an anxious two hour hold on the runway at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
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