Balloonist Burned in Oregon Power Lines Incident
In BUC Oregon a balloonist and a passenger were critically burned when a balloon struck power lines during the annual city festival. Pilot Jonathan Ash and passenger Jsmussen, 45, suffered extensive burns and were taken to a Portland burn center. Two others had minor injuries.
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Ashland
Jsmussen
Legacy Emanites Hospital
Portland
Diane Danowski-Smith
Powerball Jackpot Rolls to Wednesday Following Five Numbers
Powerball rolls to an estimated 29 million for Wednesday after drawing five numbers and the Powerball, with a 23.5 million prize previously. Six tickets matched the first five numbers without the Powerball earning 100000 each, with sales in Kansas Georgia Indiana and Missouri.
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Georgia
Indiana
Missouri
Hollerin' champion Gregory Jackson wins third title
Gregory Jackson, from Spivey Corner, won the 1996 National Hollerin’ Contest, becoming the first three time winner with previous wins in 1992 and 1994. The event drew applause as he belted Amazing Grace with booming style.
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Gregory Jackson
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Spivey Corner
Korean War veteran finally receives Purple Heart
Los Angeles AP reports Alvin Saltzman, a Marine private wounded in the 1950 Yalu River retreat, survived a mortar blast that killed his unit. Preserved letters from fellow soldiers verified his injuries after decades of paperwork loss, leading to a Purple Heart ceremony 46 years late. Saltzman, now 66, recalled the near-fatal night and the medic who saved him.
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Alvin Saltzman
Yalu River
Chosin
Saltzman
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Marine Corps
Study on two measles vaccines exposed parental missteps
Federal officials said that in a 1989 Los Angeles trial involving nearly 1500 minority infants, parents were not told one vaccine was experimental. CDC chief Dr. David Satcher called it a mistake and pledged outreach to families to restore trust. No injuries occurred among the LA children, though Africa and Haiti trials linked to higher infant deaths prompted halting the LA study in 1991.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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CDC
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Haiti
Christian Coalition chief apologizes for civil rights stance
Ralph Reed said white evangelicals seek repentance for past failure to embrace civil rights. He invited civil rights leaders to Atlanta for a meeting on black church burnings, following the Southern Baptist Convention apology. Reed notes whites justified Jim Crow but urges welcome of reconciliation.
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Temple professor questioned over Afrocentrism authorship
Philadelphia AP report says Molefi K. Asante. chair of African American studies at Temple is under internal review for authorship of a 500 page black history text. Ella Forbes, an assistant in his department, claims major work was hers and she received no credit.
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