First Grade Shooting Shocks Michigan Community
A 6-year-old boy fired a pistol in Buell Elementary near Flint, killing 6-year-old Kayla Rolland. Investigators say the weapon, reported stolen, was kept at the boy's home. The graduate class incident prompted welfare custody and ongoing probe into access and handling of the gun.
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Mount Morris Township
Mich
Buell Elementary
Flint
Detroit
Kayla Rolland
Eric King
Busch
Kayla
Bush Takes Va Primary Victory Boosts Bush Momentum
In Virginia Bush赢 53 percent to McCain 44 percent with 99 percent precincts. Keyes 3 percent. The result secures all 56 Virginia GOP delegates and signals Southern strength ahead of Super Tuesday. McCain notes the outcome may have limited impact on upcoming states.
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Richmond
Virginia
George W. Bush
John McCain
North Dakota
Washington State
Bush
Old Confederacy
McCain
Alan Keyes
Tonight
Washington
Voter News Service
Associated Press
Bush sweeps Shenandoah Valley in primary win
Governor Bush wins all four Shenandoah Valley counties and three cities, securing about 61 percent in the region with 18,592 votes to McCain’s 7,283. Keyes records 1,028 votes and minor support goes to Bauer and Forbes. Turnout in Rockingham County is 16.9 percent.
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Texas
George Bush
Shenandoah Valley
U.S
John McCain
Bush
Rockingham
Augusta
Page
Shenandoah
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Waynesboro
McCain
McCaine
Alan Keyes
Gary Bauer
Steve Forbes
Rockingham County
Keyes
Burns Denied Mental Exam In Capital Murder Trial
In Shenandoah County, Judge Dennis Hupp refused a defense bid for a fourth mental competency evaluation for William Joseph Burns, 38, of Wardensville. Burns is charged with murdering his mother in law Tersey Elizabeth Cooley in 1998 after alleged robbery, rape, and sodomy. the defense argued he lacks ability to assist counsel due to depression. Prosecution noted Burns appeared jovial at times, and trial proceeded after the ruling.
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Woodstock
William Joseph Burns
Burns
Shenandoah County
Dennis Hupp
Wardensville
W.va
Tersey Elizabeth Cooley
Edinburg-area
William Allen III
Hupp
Timothy Coyne
William Steskal
Dafferlin Barnard-Dupree
James Willett
Willett
Shenandoah County Sheriff's Department
Garlan Gouchenour
USDA Finds Half Of Cattle Tainted During Summer
Washington AP report says about half of cattle in feedlots carry deadly E. coli during summer, claiming it is at least ten times more common than thought. USDA researchers caution it does not mean higher chances of E coli 0157:H7 in groceries but acknowledge potential new controls on cattle farming and beef processing. Thomas Billy, FSIS administrator, called for policy reexamination at a conference in Arlington.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mary
USDA
Thomas Billy
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Obituary notices page listing several local residents
Area News section lists Paul J. Evans 70 Petersburg WV Carol A Gosford 33 Strasburg Carrie C V Humphries 86 Grottoes Rose A Purzycki Sewell NJ Edgar F Squeak Lions 78 Purgitsville WV Melvin Vance 77 Seneca Rocks WV plus page designation PAGE 10 and section markers, reflecting multiple local deaths.
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Paul J. Evans
Petersburg
W.va
Carol A. Gosford
Strasburg
Carrie C. V. Humphries
Grottoes
Rose A. Purzycki
Sewell
N.J
Edgar F. “Squeak” Lions
Purgitsville
Melvin Vance
Seneca Rocks
Darmstadt Teenagers Face Murder Charges in Stone Attacks
Three American teenagers in Darmstadt are held on murder charges after stones weighing up to 20 pounds were thrown from a pedestrian bridge at cars on a four lane highway. Two drivers were killed and five others injured as the youths formed a four to six week “tradition” of rock-throwing. Police say they confessed and were arrested near U.S. Army housing. The incident sparked anti American sentiment and international concern about military families. The victims included a 41 year old mother of two en route to the train station.
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Darmstadt
Germany
U.S
Army
Richard Tennant
Cambrai Fritsch
U.S. Army
Lincoln
Frankfurt
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Arthur A. Busch
Michigan
George Allen
Ohio
Allen Litten
Betty Troyer
Keister School
Augusta County
Page County
Cameron Avers
News-Record
AreaNews
International
Skyline
Eget
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