Plane crash lawyer faces first court test in moratorium ruling
Denver based case challenges the 1996 Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act. The Justice Department sued lawyer James Lepovitz for contacting a crash victim’s wife within 30 days of the Oct 8 Montrose Colorado disaster. The law bars unsolicited communications with relatives of victims.
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California island goats shot in culling drive sparks protest
On Santa Catalina Island hundreds of goats and pigs were shot from low flying helicopters in a program to clear space for native species. Animal rights groups condemned the killings as inhumane, while Catalina Island Conservancy defended the raids as necessary for restoration. Authorities ruled out drugs and alcohol as factors in Rep. Sonny Bono's ski accident. toxicology found small amounts of Valium and another sedative in his blood, unlikely to impair skiing. Bono went missing during a January ski vacation at Lake Tahoe, and his body was later found.
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Longest married Niagara Falls couple marks 80 years
Paul and Mary Onesi of Niagara Falls celebrate 80 years since a 1917 Clymer wedding. They raised five children and now have 28 grandchildren, living simply without a microwave but sharing quiet, steady affection beyond two world wars and many Valentine’s Days.
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Radio stunt blackout hits Idaho area on wedding day
KLCE FM hosted an on air wedding that sparked a power outage for about 3,000 residents in Blackroot Idaho. Balloons tangled in lines caused a fireball and loud boom near the station parking lot with no injuries reported and possible liability for damages.
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Rose
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Fort Hall
Idaho Power Co
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