Three Men Get Short Jail Term for Star Wars Theft
Dunn County Circuit Judge Rod Smeltzer ordered five days in jail for Charles Phillips 22 and brothers Mark 22 and Matthew 25 after they admitted misdemeanor theft for stealing Star Wars Episode I from a Menomonie theater. Police described the film unraveling, being stuffed into a car, fingerprints washed in a bathtub, and cut up into three bags and discarded.
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Ostrich attacks: farmer slain at Winlock farm
Linda Carter refuses to destroy the 400‑pound king Tut after her father Fred W. Parker 81 died from a fractured neck in the ostrich pen. Coroner cites heart condition, while Carter calls the bird’s defense of its domain a normal wild-animal behavior. Nearby, fire crews battle a long subterranean coal mine blaze using oilfield concrete to seal passages and starve the fire in Consolidation Coal's Loveridge mine near Fairview south of Pittsburgh.
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Supreme Court Rules Visitation for Nontraditional Parents
The state Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a lesbian who helped raise her partner’s son is a de facto parent and entitled to visitation. Justice Ruth Abrams wrote that children in nontraditional families form parent relationships with both parents, whether legal or de facto.
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Honduran boy admits tale of father quest was false
A 13-year-old Honduran boy Edwin Sabillon admitted fabricating a 37 day trek to New York to find his father. Grandmother Paula Vazquez Hernandez said the mother is alive and the father died. Edwin will face possible reform school and foster care as officials review the case.
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Clinton backs Mubarak in bid to restart Mideast talks
Washington hails Egypt as strategic partner and aims for revived peace negotiations with Israel. Madeleine Albright and Martin Indyk press for momentum as Mubarak meets Clinton and Barak forms government, signaling hope for a path to broader settlements and stability.
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Acela high speed train preview shows futuristic features
Amtrak showcased the Acela, a turquoise and silver eight car train, in Washington two miles from the Capitol. It will run between Boston New York and Washington at up to 150 mph with joystick controls and computer displays and electronic seat markers. The first train set F 2001 is built by Bombardier Alstom, with testing in Pueblo and Philadelphia, and passenger service expected by year end with all 20 sets in service by next summer.
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Phoenix and San Antonio Lead Fast-Growing U S Cities
Census Bureau figures show Phoenix up 21.3 percent from 1990 to 1998, reaching 1,198,064 and ranking seventh among cities with more than 1 million. San Antonio rises 14.1 percent to 1,114,130, moving from 10th to 8th. New York remains largest, followed by Los Angeles.
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