Man arrested for ricin case kills self in jail cell
LITtle Rock Arkansas. A man jailed on a ricin possession charge hanged himself in his fall cell before trial. Thomas Lewis Lavy, 54, faced life if convicted under federal law. Prosecutors doubt he planned criminal use. investigators probe the death as officials note his prior border and farm links and references to ricin in court documents.
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Canada
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Minnesota
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Kansas
Onia
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U.S. China sign aviation pact opens nonstop Detroit Beijing
The United States and China sign an aviation agreement allowing Northwest Airlines to run Detroit to Beijing nonstop as early as April 1996 with up to nine weekly flights, plus FedEx up to four weekly flights. China Southern gains nonstop access with no specific route. code sharing allowed to five cities. Senator Carl Levin hails it as a Christmas gift for Michigan.
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Berklee College founder Berk dies at 87 in Brighton
Boston Lawrence Berk, founder of Berklee College of Music, died Friday at Wingate at Brighton nursing home aged 87. He started the school in 1940 on Newbury Street with three students and grew it to 2,700 from 70 countries. Notable graduates include Quincy Jones Pat Metheny Bruce Hornsby Steve Winwood and Aimee Mann. He studied at MIT and worked as a staff arranger in New York before shaping the jazz and popular music education giant. He is survived by a son and two granddaughters.
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CBS
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