First partial solar eclipse of 2002 affects Pacific coast
Skygazers along the Pacific Coast of Mexico and Southern California witnessed the first partial solar eclipse of 2002 with sun obscuration visible in limited areas of the United States while the East Coast saw sunset. The event began at sunrise across the International Dateline and moved eastward across the Pacific, as the Moon's shadow darkened the sun.
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Jessica
Fabian
Balboa Park
San Diego
California
Mexico
Pacific
United States
Southeast Asia
Prosecutors to retry sleeping lawyer's client
Prosecutors said they would retry death row inmate Calvin Burdine after his conviction was overturned because his court appoined attorney slept during parts of the 1984 capital murder trial. Burdine’s lover W T Wise was found stabbed to death in Houston. Burdine confessed but later recanted and contends an accomplice killed Wise.
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Calvin Burdine
U.S. Supreme Court
Harris County
Burdine
Joe Cannon
W.T. Wise
Houston
Wise
Cannon
Father takes polygraph in daughter's abduction
Six days into the search for 14 year old Elizabeth Smart reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint from her bedroom, police and FBI agents continue to sift through tips with little progress. FBI is evaluating a polygraph given to Ed Smart as police consider testing other family members.
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Scott Atkinson
FBI
Atkinson
Elizabeth Smart
Ed Smart
Man vows full cooperation in search for missing Elizabeth
The statement asserts full cooperation and a clear commitment to do everything possible to locate Elizabeth, who remains missing. Authorities and family emphasize ongoing efforts and support for the investigation.
Selena gun destruction prompts protest by fans and historians
The judge ordered the destruction of Selena's killer revolver, a .38-cal Taurus weapon used to murder the Tejano star. Historians argued it was a priceless piece of Mexican-American history, while fans in Texas protested the decision as the gun was shredded and slated for disposal into Corpus Christi Bay. Selena, 23, was slain seven years ago as she prepared to cross into English-language markets.
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Selena
Corpus Christi Bay
Rare quartet of Bibles lands with one Princeton collector
New Jersey reports William Hurd Scheide, age 88, completed his four Bible set by acquiring the Mentelin Bible, printed in 1460 Strasbourg, for seven figures. The collection, already including a Gutenberg and other early works, was publicly showcased at Princeton during Reunion Weekend.
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William Hurd Scheide
Mentelin
Johann Mentelin
Strasbourg
Princeton University
Mainz
Bamberg
Albrecht Pfister
Johann Fust
Peter Schoeffer
Government outlines tips for safe trailer towing
Washington DC officials publish a new guidance set to aid SUV and pickup owners who tow trailers. The overview notes rising trailer use contributes to more accidents and urges careful loading and operation. The tips are accessible online at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration site.
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Washington, D.C
Nhtsa.dot
Gunman kills two at Missouri monastery in shooting rampage
Police identified a 22 caliber rifle with missing stock and two other weapons near the body. Victims were Abbot Philip Schuster and Rev. Damian Larson. Injured were Rev. Kenneth Reichert and Rev. Norbert Schappler. Suspect Jeffress found dead, motive unclear. Rural Nodaway County investigation ongoing.
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Philip Schuster
Pilot Grove
Damian Larson
Wichita
Kan
Schuster
Abbey
Gregory Polan
Conception
Larson
Priest Recalls Victims Tied To Conception Abbey
Local priest Reinert of Conception Seminary College reveals ties to Father Philip Schuster and Brother Damian Larson who were killed in a shooting at St. Conrad's Friary in Lawrence. He described Schuster as holy and Larson as popular with students while noting the shooter Lloyd Jeffress, 71, died by suicide after the spree. Other area residents connected to the abbey include Rev. John Schmeidler and seminarians Anthony Ovellete and Chris Rossman.
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Lloyd Robert Jeffress
Conception Abbey
Conception
Reinert
Conception Seminary College
St. Conrad's Friary
Lawrence
Tenn
Philip Schuster
Damian Larson
Jeffress
Philip
Damian
John Schmeidler
St. Lawrence Catholic
Schmeidler
Kansas
Anthony Ovellete
Chris Rossman
Central Heights High School
Richmond
Ottawa
Ovellete
Rossman
Online map tracks nuclear waste shipment routes to Yucca Mountain
The Environmental Working Group unveiled mapscience.org to let users input an address and view a color coded web map of highway and rail routes that could carry nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain Nevada. The tool highlights nearby schools churches and shows state fatality data for tractor trailers and trains.
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Nevada
Ken Cook
Www
Mapscience.org
Yucca Mountain
Nev
Department of Energy
Bush Administration
Energy Department
Joe Davis
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