Mantle Dies of Cancer After Stellar Baseball Career
Baseball great Mickey Mantle dies after a rapid cancer spread following liver transplant surgery. Doctors describe the disease’s sudden progression from bile duct illness to lung and multiple organ involvement. Final days featured family and former teammates, with funeral plans likely at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church. Mantle’s legacy includes 536 home runs, 12 World Series titles, a Triple Crown, three MVP awards, and Hall of Fame induction. He was born October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw Oklahoma and nicknamed The Commerce Comet. He leaves Merlyn and sons David Mickey Jr and Danny.
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Faulkner Begins Hell Week Training At The Citadel Cadets
Faulkner, the first woman cadet at The Citadel, starts hell week with 5 am wakeup and mandatory marching drills. Upperclassmen emphasize obedience and leadership through execution of strict routines. She endures the shift from relaxed breakfast to regulated meals and silent dining as training begins.
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States ask FCC for tougher rules on slamming
Washington AP states request tougher FCC rules to curb unauthorized long distance switches. Twenty five states including Kansas seek stronger protections for consumers beyond FCC June rules. They argue current changes let the wrongdoer gain from the act by setting charges at the customer’s preferred rate.
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States Petition Over Slamming Across US Telecoms
State officials from Connecticut to Wisconsin allege widespread slamming the practice of switching customers long distance providers without consent. The FCC records show thousands of complaints since 1992, with some states averaging over seven thousand monthly submissions.
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Teen charged in family's murders in Grays Harbor
Grays Harbor County prosecutors say Brian Michael Bassett and Nicholaus James McDonald, both 17, face first degree murder charges in the death of 5 year old Austin Bassett after the family was slain and the boy drowned. The teens will be tried as adults. the death penalty decision is undecided. Authorities found the parents shot near their home and the boy in a bathtub. The suspects fled to Oregon. McDonald surrendered in Grants Pass while Bassett was arrested at a gas station. Neighbors note prior trouble with police, raising fears for the family.
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Croats and Serbs trade shelling near Dubrovnik coast
Croat forces push toward Serb positions around Dubrovnik as artillery bursts echo along Croatia’s coast. U S Undersecretary Holbrooke to visit Sarajevo to discuss a new peace plan involving land swaps amid stalled efforts to end the Bosnia war.
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Lawrence rezoning seeks low cost housing push
Lawrence planning commissioners unanimously backed a rezoning proposal to enable a low income housing project. The city would invest about 280 000 this year to buy the property and prepare infrastructure for private builders likely in 1997. Eligible buyers earning up to 33 000 annually could contract with the city to build discounted homes. Some nearby landowners fear tax increases and lower property values. east side commercial property owners want 25th Street extended to Haskell Avenue, a plan not in the proposal. The rezoning will be discussed at city hall 6 35 p.m. Tuesday.
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