Train derailment spills formaldehyde near Ashland
A Central Oregon Pacific Railroad train derailed near Ashland spilling about 700 gallons of formaldehyde from five cars. No injuries were reported. Officials worked to pump out remaining liquid while vapors moved into uninhabited areas and officials assessed potential contamination of Cottonwood Creek. The 36 car train was en route to California when it derailed on a downhill curve.
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Ashland
Central Oregon Pacific
Ed Wilson
State Department of Environmental Quality
Cottonwood Creek
California
Sitting Duck Award goes to Joe Klein for Primary Colors
Anonymous author nicknamed Sitting Duck faced a humorous honor as Joe Klein, a Newsweek columnist, received the National Society of Newspaper Columnists Sitting Duck Award. Society president Sheila Stroup praised Klein, noting his book Primary Colors and his admission after handwriting analysis by The Washington Post.
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Joe Klein
National Society of Newspaper Columnists
Shelia Stroup
New Orleans Times- Picayune
Stroup
Klein
Newsweek
Washington Post
Tree fault sparked West blackout across 15 states
Investigators said a tree growing into an Idaho transmission line caused a short circuit and flashover triggering a power outage that darkened 15 Western states and parts of Canada and Mexico. The outage lasted hours and was blamed on high demand and a transmission line issue. The tree has been removed.
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Canada
Mexico
Idaho
Corry Alsberg
Western Systems Coordinating Council
Kinport
Lamm and Perot share stage at Reform Party event
In Charlottesville the Reform Party saw Richard Lamm urge members to pass the torch to Ross Perot, who drew the loudest applause. Perot, delivering a lengthy speech, vowed to do better than leaders if elected and emphasized his readiness to serve the American people.
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Charlottesville, VA
Richard Lamm
Reform Party
Ross Perot
Perot
Lamm
United States
Colorado
Texan
White House
IP Puoro
Dave Richardson
Rhode Island
Augusta
Maine
Phone reform taking shape in Congress driven telecom overhaul
FCC attorneys craft detailed rules five months after a sweeping telecom bill aimed at ending local Bell monopoly. The plan opens the $100 billion local phone market to long distance and cable firms, letting rivals access local networks at wholesale rates. A national rule set with state flexibility is favored, balancing Bell company leverage and uniform national policy.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Lisa Gelb
Congress
Gelb
FCC
Bell Companies
Bell
Israel seals Ramallah after arrest of Israeli Arab
The Israeli army blockaded Ramallah on Saturday in a bid to recover Abd e Salam Hirbawi seized Friday night in Jerusalem by Palestinian Preventative Security agents. Israel views the abduction as a grave act and warned PA against acting inside Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
West Bank
Ramallah
Abd e-Salam Hirbawi
Israel
Palestinian Authority
Hirbawi
Palestinian Preventative Security Service
Coptic Church
Old City
Egypt
Yasser Arafat
Shmuel Ben- Ruby
Israel Radio
Jebril Rajoub
Hirbaci
Gaza Strip
Rajoub
The
Internet guides prostitution on World Sex Guide page
Los Angeles reports that a World Wide Web site called World Sex Guide offers extensive listings for prostitution across the United States and abroad. The guide details streetwork locations, massage parlors, call girls, prices, and legal tips, with police noting both potential help and risks of open advertising.
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Los Angeles
World Sex Guide
U.S
California
San Fernando Valley
L.A
Hollywood
Culver City
Ellis Smith
Williams recalls bullies as he stars in Jack
Robin Williams revisits childhood bullying memory tied to filming Jack where he plays a boy aging four times faster than normal. The piece notes his past role in The Birdcage and contrasts with current events in Hollywood. Robert Downey Jr. faces multiple arrests and bail issues linked to a court ordered drug treatment program.
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Los Angeles
Jack
Robin Williams
Williams
City Bans Ball Playing in Most Parks in Wildwood
Wildwood New Jersey residents confront a new city ordinance restricting ball playing to Fox Park and Maxwell Field. The rule bans wiffle ball in 15 other parks, with penalties to be decided by a municipal judge. parents may be liable for juveniles. Some residents criticize the measure as illogical and unsafe.
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Wildwood
N.J
Linda Bischoff
Poplar Park
Mom
Bischoff
Fox Park
Maxwell Field
Fred Wager
Wager
Duane Sloan
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Malibu
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Kansas
Kansas Cash
Access
World Daily
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