Gulf War illness expert embarks cross-country tour
Bernard Rostker, Pentagon special assistant on Gulf War illness, will visit nine cities across the United States in coming weeks to meet veterans. The trip is sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He will visit VFW Post 1000 in Independence, Missouri, on April 28.
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Ramsey writes with left hand in ransom note probe
Patricia Ramsey, mother of slain JonBenet Ramsey, provided a fourth handwriting sample to investigators. She wrote with her left hand in a two hour session, though authorities did not explain the reason. JonBenet was found strangled December 26 in the Boulder home basement. Her mother reported finding a ransom note on a stairway hours before her husband discovered the body. No arrests or suspects announced.
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Award winning author Dorris dies amid abuse probe in Minneapolis
Michael Dorris, 52, an acclaimed author and Dartmouth professor on leave, was found dead in a Concord motel after an alleged child sex abuse probe in Minneapolis. Police say he used sleeping pills vodka and a plastic bag. a note spoke of peace at last. The case is closed due to his death. authorities will release the file later. A separate East River helicopter crash near Midtown killed one and injured others. the Colgate Palmolive owned craft lost its tail rotor after takeoff.
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Military to allow peyote use in Native American chapels
Marine Staff Sgt. Shawn Arnold helped defend the nation but faced a ban on peyote, a central sacrament in his religion. The military announced draft guidelines allowing enrolled Native American Church members to use peyote in worship, with restrictions on enlistment and military access.
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Philadelphia killer granted stay before execution
Gary Heidnik, the Philadelphia man whose basement torture chamber held six women, was granted a stay of execution hours before his scheduled death by injection. A U.S. district judge ordered an emergency sanity hearing. Pennsylvania leaders delayed the sentence to at least 2 p.m. Wednesday. Heidnik, 53, was convicted of holding six women and killing two, with one victim dismembered and cannibalized. He faces execution under a Thursday-deadline warrant.
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