Colorado man killed nurse after pain-led outburst
Felipe Herrera, 53, recently released after skin grafts, shot nurse Edna Hooks during a bandage change in his Colorado home then killed himself. Hooks, visiting from the hospital, began bandage removal when Herrera, in a wheelchair, claimed the pain worsened and opened fire before turning the gun on himself.
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Aman
Felipe Herrera
Edna Hooks
Herrera
Hooks
Luke Hecker
Hecker
Kitty Dukakis Involved In Boston Car Accident
Former Gov Michael Dukakis and Kitty Dukakis were slightly injured when their car loss control struck a guard rail along a Charles River roadway. Kitty, 59, was driving and may have fallen asleep. no citations were issued. The center divider caused minor injuries to occupants of another car, treated at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Michael Dukakis
Kitty
Kitty Dukakis
Charles River
Dukakis
Massachusetts General Hospital
Hole in Ground Put Up for Sale Near I-64
Gary Ford seeks 550000 for a hole in the ground and 10 acres around Lost World Cavers with a gift shop and picnic area. He blames lack of state help for promotion and complains about confusing exit signs near Interstate 64. Bill Wilshire notes signage issues.
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Gary Ford
Lost World Cavers
Ford
Bill Wilshire
Highway Division
Froggers face limits as Everglades crackdown nears
Environmentalists push a 50 frog per day limit and a night ban on airboat frogging in Everglades preserves. The move targets pig frogs prized by froggers who say the sport is a traditional way of life, while officials note marsh grass damage and enforcement challenges.
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Fia
Everglades
Dan Zocco
Homestead
Frog City
Miami
Zocco
National Park Service
Don Barger
National Parks and Conservation Assn
Biodiversity Project
Florida
Bill Carroll
Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Cypress
Barger
Cape Sable
Brian Hunt
Florida Biodiversity Project
Washington
Park Service
Gers
Wayne Cone
Fort Lauderdale
Sally Jackson-Smith
Frog Pond
Frog
Japan
Jamaica
Argentina
Size of U S farms keeps increasing across the nation
The Census Bureau reports farms with sales of 100000 or more rose sixfold from 51995 in 1969 to 333865 in 1992 while total farm numbers fell from 2.7 million to 1.9 million. Large farms, though under 18 percent of all farms, controlled most land and produced the bulk of outputs including 98 percent of poultry and 93 percent of vegetables and melons.
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Washington
Yesteryear
Census Bureau
Bill Christison
Chillicothe
Christison
National Family Farm Coalition
Times
Lois Britt
Murphy Farms
Rose Hill, N.C
Blues music fades from black to white on Beale Street
Washington AP reporter notes Beale Street once a black music epicenter now hosts many white patrons and bands. Scholars like Samuel Charters say blues music has shifted toward white audiences, sounding more like rock n roll with a loss of traditional meaning. McDaniel sees both opportunity and concern for aging black blues masters. A Ohio radio host argues genuine blues requires lived experience, while acknowledging a widening audience.
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Washington
William McDaniel
Memphis
Beale’Street
Harlem
Ohio State University
Beale Street
McDaniel
Charters
America
Eric
Halfacre
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Dania, Fla
U.S
Samuel Charters, Author
Rumsey
Jim Rumsey
Douglas County
Ksco
Dist. Attys’ Assn
Nat. Dist. Atty. Assn
Pol
Mike Hickman
Steinway
Yamaha
Baldwin Cable
Lowery
Conn Straube
Kimball
Wurlitzer
Harrison
Iowa
Kawai
Baldwin
Chickering
Young Chang
Park Plaza
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