Volunteers blamed in Superdome bungee death
Laura Patterson, 43, of Sarasota Florida died of head injuries after a rehearsal dive for the Super Bowl halftime show at the Superdome. Police sources said volunteers controlled the cord and may have released too much line while Branam Enterprises set up the stunt.
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Times- Picayune
Laura Patterson
Ms. Patterson
Sarasota
Fla
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey's
Branam Enterprises
Citadel reports high freshman dropout rate at campus
The Citadel notes 113 cadets out of 581 freshmen, including two of the first female cadets, left amid sexual harassment and hazing. Interim President Clifton Poole says the school must address the high dropout rate, currently 19.4 percent by January, second highest in a decade.
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Military Academy
Clifton Poole
Bank ATMs Hit by Explosive Blast in Vallejo
An explosion near Wells Fargo damaged three ATM machines early Sunday in Vallejo. No injuries or theft reported. police consider robbery a possibility but motive unclear. A neighbor described the blast as a loud thump. Separately, Publix settles a sex discrimination suit for 81.5 million dollars, denying wrongdoing while acknowledging ongoing legal issues from 1995 involving about 150,000 women.
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Wells Fargo Bank
Reggie Garcia
KCBS
Publix Super Markets
Publix
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Sundance awards honor Sun day and Girls Like Us films
Park City Utah AP Sunday’s awards went to Sun day a story of a middle aged couple and mistaken identity with two leads David Suchet and Lisa Harrow. Girls Like Us follows four Philadelphia teens coming of age, directed by Jane C Wagner and Tina DiFeliciatorio for Independent Television Service.
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Utah
Waldo Salt
David Suchet
Lisa Harrow
Jonathan Nossiter
Alix Madigan
Jane C. Wagner
Tina DiFeliciatorio
Independent Television Service
Philadelphia
Independent Film Festival
Paul Monette
Love Jones
Galt Niederhoffer
Gill Holland
Morgan J. Freeman
Men
Lower Manhattan
Black leaders question O J Simpson role after acquittal
After O J Simpson was acquitted in 1995 black leaders pressed him to aid inner city communities. They cited his golf focus and limited public acts since the verdict, noting his high profile fundraiser for gang violence and domestic abuse as his notable public contribution.
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Simpson
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Congress of Racial Equality
King
O.J
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
James Mays
Brentwood
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