South offers pardons for segregation era offenses in the South
Lillie Mae Bradford recalls her 1951 arrest for disorderly conduct after moving to the front of a Montgomery bus line seeking a transfer. Alabama and Tennessee move to pardon records for civil disobedience during Jim Crow, with Rosa Parks cited as a potential beneficiary. Tennessee advances Rosa Parks Act. Alabama law clears records for educational use. Florida bill dies in committee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lillie Mae Bradford
Montgomery
Ala
South
Bradford
Alabama
Tennessee
Florida
Jim Crow
Thad McClammy
Parks
Rev
Martin
Luther King Jr
McClammy
House
Senate
Phil Bredesen
New Jersey Woman Survives Fall Into Con Ed Vault
A New Jersey woman fell 12 feet through a metal Con Edison grate into a transformer vault carrying 13,000 volts. She sustained neck, back, elbow, wrist and leg injuries and was hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Firefighters hoisted her from the vault after responders secured the area and rescued her.
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New Jersey
Con Edison
Frank Rush
Jessica Hinkman
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Cornell Medical Center
Chris Olert
Con Ed
Hinkman
Suspended girl made to hold sign outside school
A seventh grade girl was suspended for a week for bullying at Gardner Middle School. Her mother Ivory Spann forced her to stand outside various schools with a public shaming sign. Spann plans anti bullying rallies at high schools.
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Miasha Williams
Ivory Spann
Spann
Miasha
Gardner Middle School
Trinity Lutheran School
Riverton
Steve Coniglio
Susan Tucker
Central Wyoming
Coniglio
Marty Stensons
Fremont County Public Health Nursing
Lottery misprint keeps prize in limbo for Florida man
Florida man claims a $500,000 prize from a $20 scratch-off after officials say a misprinted top number showed 13 instead of 1 on the Gold Rush ticket. The state lottery will inspect the ticket before deciding on payout, with attorney involvement possible.
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Florida Lottery
Joe Curcle
Florida
Curcio
Lottery
Jacqueline Barretros
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Enghou
California
Frank Bi
Feirtaa
Vermont
Brattleboro
Theresa Toney
Main Street
Adhi Palar
Gene Wrinn
Palar
Toney
Select Board
Audrey Garfield
Wyoming
America’s Choice
U.S
Verizonwireless.com
Verizon Wireless Communications
Enul
Lay
Iawa
Prestige Plaza
West Ridge Mall
Wanamaker
Alcatel, Lucent
Lawrence
Dillons
Leavenworth Express
Wireless
Leavenworth Plaza
Fed. Univ. Inc
Vzw.com
VZ Navigator
Verizon Wireless
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