Cooler weather aids firefighters across western states
Fire crews in California and across seven western states battle large wildfires scorching sagebrush and grass. Cooler, more humid conditions anticipated this weekend could help tamp down the roughly 108000 acre blaze near an Indian reservation in central Oregon, where 11 homes burned and 150 others evacuated. The fires have burned about 355000 acres across Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Washington and Nevada, with total Western-area losses near 3.99 million acres since August 8. Also, Slurpee turns 30 at 7-Eleven, started by an Oklahoma ice cream shop inventor and refined by Dallas engineers using an old car A/C system.
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Bomb scare halts Carnival Airlines flight to Puerto Rico
Carnival Airlines Flight 133 bound for Puerto Rico returned to Newark International after a note claiming a bomb was on board. The 172 passengers and seven crew were evacuated for security checks, with flights halted for five or six hours while inspections proceeded.
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Reform Party taps Perot in Valley Forge presidential vote
Reform Party members in Valley Forge Pennsylvania chose Ross Perot as their first presidential candidate, 65 percent to 35 percent for Richard Lamm. About 49,266 valid votes were cast from 1.1 million mailed ballots, with 88 percent by mail, 8 percent by phone, and 4 percent by computer. Perot expected to accept nomination locally, while Lamm criticized ballot issues but backed reform efforts. Perot’s national polling showed limited impact against Clinton and Dole at the Republican convention.
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Justice Dept Website Hacked With Anti Decency Page
Hackers infiltrated the Justice Department home page on Saturday turning it into United States Department of Injustice with a swastika flag and explicit imagery. They criticized the Communications Decency Act and posted inflammatory lines about Clinton and moral standards. The site was taken offline by officials after discovery.
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Abuse case ties to Kevorkian client spouse death
A nurse, Judith Curren, died with Dr. Jack Kevorkian's help, with her psychiatrist husband Franklin Curren facing a domestic assault charge. Geoffrey Fieger defended Curren, saying the death was a mentally competent choice not tied to abuse allegations.
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Auction Sells Deadbeat Dad’s Lavish Belongings for Back Child Support
Marilyn Nichols Kane watched as about 350 people bid on the former husband Jeffrey Nichols’ furniture, silver, jewelry, and antiques in Colchester Vermont. Proceeds will help pay roughly 640000 in back child support after his guilty plea to leaving the state to avoid obligations. Nichols is jailed in New York City. Kane, who raised their three children after a 17 year marriage, called the sale “perfect justice” as she seeks funds to satisfy the court-ordered debt. Local bidders described the event as a payback for six years of nonpayment. Kane hopes to net 30000 to 50000, aided by supporters who attended to offer encouragement rather than bids.
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Sarah Jessica Parker's film and stage burst in 1990s spotlight
Sarah Jessica Parker stars in four upcoming films and a Broadway run in Once Upon a Mattress. She also appears in Extreme Measures Mars Attacks! and The Substance of Fire. Director Scott Winant notes her intense workload and reading Henry James between takes. In Hungary Carter receives Order of Merit for boosting bilateral ties and returning St Stephen's crown. he and Rosalynn later visit to support Habitat for Humanity projects.
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