Recall on Dishwashers Hits Glitch
National recall of 2.3 million Maytag dishwashers due to fire risk. Whirlpool and the CPSC faced high call volumes. hot line delays. Consumers urged to contact the recall hot line for free repair or 75 dollar reimbursement and visit repair Maytag or cpsc sites for details.
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Maytag
Scott Wolfson
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Jody Lau
Whirlpool Corp
Benton Harbor
Mich
Newton
Iowa
Whirlpool
Federal Safety Agency
Jean-Air
Lau
Safety Agency
Cpsc
Wolfson
California Inmates May Be Forced to Transfer Out of State
California corrections officials expect up to 5,000 inmates to be moved to other states to ease an overcrowding crisis. Corrections Secretary James Tilton cited public safety needs as the reason, with voluntary and involuntary transfers authorized by Gov. Schwarzenegger. Private prisons in Mississippi, Arizona, and Oklahoma could receive inmates, while transfers may begin within days despite potential 10 week delays from inmate appeals.
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California Department of Corrections
California State Prison
Los Angeles
California
Sacramento
Calif
James Tilton
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
ESPN
Tilton
Mississippi
Arizona
Oklahoma
North Carolina PETA workers cleared of animal cruelty
A jury acquitted Adria Hinkle and Andrew Cook of eight animal cruelty counts for euthanizing shelter cats and dogs, but found them guilty of littering for dumping carcasses in a trash bin. Each received 10 days suspended jail, a year of probation, 50 hours community service, fines and restitution totaling 4,000 dollars, and vehicle confiscation. The incidents occurred after they collected animals from shelters in northeast North Carolina and said euthanization aimed to relieve suffering.
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Adria Hinkle
Andrew Cook
People For
Hinkle
North Carolina
PETA
Virginia
Four teens receive probation in Halloween beating case
Four of nine teenagers convicted in a Halloween night racially charged assault on three white women were sentenced to probation. They faced up to youth confinement but received 250 hours of community service, 60 days house arrest, and mandatory anger management and racial tolerance programs. Judge Gibson Lee called the crime awful and noted the injuries.
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California Youth Authority
Gibson Lee
World renowned geneticist sentenced for molestation case
A world renowned geneticist received 14 years in prison for molesting an employee's daughter who attended martial arts classes at his home. Nobel Prize winner supporters contrasted with Judge Pas tor who described incalculable damage by the 70 year old defendant Anderson, convicted in July of abusing the girl from age 10 to 14. Prosecutors said the actions spanned 1997 to 2001.
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William French Anderson
Time Magazine
Michael E. Pastor
Anderson
Judge lets Katrina flood victims sue Army Corps of Engineers
A NEW ORLEANS federal judge ruled that residents whose homes flooded during Hurricane Katrina can sue the Army Corps of Engineers over alleged warnings about defects in a nearby navigation channel. The decision could compel the Corps to disclose management documents. plaintiffs’ lawyers hope for access to internal files as to operations behind the waterway decisions.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Joe Bruno
Eugene Pawilik
Washington
U.S
Stanwood Duval
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