Woman Died From Drinking Too Much Water In Miami Case
Tina Christopherson 28 of Cambridge Massachusetts died February 18 in Miami from water intoxication after drinking up to four gallons daily to “cleanse her body” of cancer. Friends describe her as highly intelligent while doctors call the death an incredibly slow painful process.
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Miami
Massachusetts
Tina Christopherson
Cambridge
Mass
Miss Christopherson
Ronald Wright
Tion
Rick Pfahming
Cheryl Collins
Pfahming
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Hostage Gunman Kills Man in Syracuse Standoff
Leroy Cotton 30 held a pregnant teen and her baby in a Syracuse apartment after shooting a man dead. Police say Cotton threatened to kill if tear gas was used while negotiators sought hostage release. Officers were injured. body of George Sparks Jr. found inside nearby.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Leroy Cotton
Cotton
Rod Carr
Thomas Sardino
Sardino
George Sparks Jr
Eamine Jones
Clinton
New York City
Sparks
Carr
Local and state officials and civic guidance Q&A compilation
This reader inquiry column lists North Carolina lawmakers for Davidson County and nearby districts, including state representatives Jim Lambeth John Varner and Peter Hairston and state senators Jack Childers and Robert Somers, plus U.S. Rep Stephen Neal and their addresses. It also covers how to join the Sierra Club with contact names and addresses, explains a temporary 35 mph speed reduction on Johnson Street, and advertises a Guilford County landscaping workshop on March 1 at the Agricultural Center with topics and no charge.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
N.C
Anon
Davidson
Davie
Rowan
Jack Childers
Childers Court
Lexington
Robert Vance Somers
Wiltshire Village
Salisbury
Stephen Neal
U.S
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Sierra Club
Greensboro
C.C. A
Piedmont Plateau
Don Gibbon
Ridgeway Dr
Guilford College
Foothills
Miles C. Bidwell
Rosedale Circle
Winston-Salem
Johnson Street
Aberdeen
B.S. A
R.V. Moss
Moss
Aberdeen Road
Guilford County Agricultural Center
Burlington Rd
Six Bills Propose Changes to Daylight Saving Time
Congress considers six bills to alter daylight saving. Proposals include permanent year round time, three month terms, and shifting start to February last Sunday or Memorial Day with varied end dates. Sponsors include Rep. Gerry Studds and Rep. John Flynt with others from Kan and Calif.
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Washington
Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Gerry E. Studds
Dmass
Studds
John J. Flynt Jr
D-Ga
Keith G. Sebelius
R-Kan
Carlos Moorhead
R-Calif
Jerry M. Patterson
Mark W. Hannaford
Amin Orders Americans Held In Uganda Meeting Next Monday
Ugandan President Idi Amin bars about 200 Americans in Uganda from leaving until a Monday meeting in Kampala. The crisis follows Amin accusing the United States of human rights failures while American missionaries await details and possible departure after the session.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Uganda
Carter
Telecam
United States
Amin
Kampala
United Nations
Southwest Dust Storm Blows Dirt Into North Carolina Homes
Dirt from the southwestern United States covered some southern North Carolina counties Thursday as strong winds carried dust across the region. The National Weather Service warns more dust is expected today.
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U.S
North Carolina
National Weather Service
Lifeline electric rates urged for poor in North Carolina
Legislative proposal in Raleigh seeks to cap residential bills at the first 350 kilowatt hours, requiring power companies to offer their lowest rate tier to small users. Senators Joe Raynor and Lara Tally with others back the measure backed by Carolina Action, with Gov. Hunt's support noted.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
Joe Raynor
Lara Tally
Ccumberland
Carolina Action
Power Company
Jim Hunt
Suspects Held In Archdale Bank Robbery
High Point police detained two suspects around 1 p.m. after the armed robbery of the First Union Bank in Archdale. A masked gunman took cash at 12:45 p.m. and fled in a Volkswagen, then changed cars to a Pontiac station wagon before capture.
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Archdale
High Point
First Union Bank
ERA Loses One Vote in North Carolina Referendum Debate
State Sen. John Henley, Senate majority leader, announced support for a statewide ERA referendum delaying action until 1979. Observers note an even Senate split on ERA with backers fearing the vote would derail ratification efforts. Henley cited past support and said he would back ERA if a majority favors it in a referendum.
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Raleigh
John Henley
Senate
ERA
General Assembly
Henley
North Carolina
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Cuba
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Information Ministry
Associated Press
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Garden City
Kan
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Linden Avenue
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