Death by own action linked to chained body in woods
In Ellensburg a 24-year-old man, Tony D. Adams, was found dead in a tent after buying padlocks and a chain. Investigators ruled the death a suicide by dehydration. Adams, mentally ill and awaiting trial on a stolen car charge, left a rambling note warning “Do not eat.” Deer hunters found him Oct. 27, three days after purchase of the hardware.
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Tony D. Adams
Kittitas County
Jim Denison
Adams
Adamis
Batman creator Bob Kane dies at 83 in Los Angeles
Bob Kane creator of Batman died at 83 after collapsing at his Los Angeles home. The DC Comics artist helped mold the Dark Knight through 1939 to today, with decades spanning TV, film, and comics. Authorities did not release a cause of death. Kane’s influence on the hero’s evolution remained a noted part of his legacy.
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Bob Kane
Kane
Los Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Jim Leonard
DC Comics
Levi Strauss to Close Seven Factories for Holiday Season
CISCO Levi Strauss & Co. will temporarily shut seven factories in Texas Georgia Tennessee and North Carolina over December and January diverting more than 4000 workers. The move aims to curb production to match market demand and reduce inventory. Factories include locations in McAllen San Benito Brownsville Wichita Falls Valdosta Mountain City and Murphy.
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Levi Strauss & Co
Texas
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Tamara Churchman
McAllen
San Benito
Brownsville
Wichita Falls
Tex
Valdosta
Mountain City
Tenn
Murphy
N.C
Leadership challenges brew as Gingrich faces party revolt
Washington AP reports Rep. Bob Livingston canvassed GOP peers for support to oust Speaker Newt Gingrich while Gingrich seeks a third term. Potential rivals include Majority Leader Armey, Rep. Boehner, with Largent, Dunn, Watts, Radonovich, and McCrery floated. DeLay likely unscathed despite past coup links as party factions test leadership.
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Washington
Bob Livingston
House Appropriations Committee
Newt Gingrich
GOP
Gingrich
Christina Martin
Georgia
Woeluicllu Lidl Lenge
Dick Armey
Texas
John Boehner
Ohio
Steve Largent
Oklahoma
Jennifer Dunn
Armey
Dunn
Boehner
J.C. Watts
George Radonovich
California
Rep
Tom DeLay
John Linder
National Republican Congressional Committee
Jim McCrery
Louisiana
Virginia jury convicts man in racially charged beheading
Emmett Cressell, 38, a white sawmill worker, was found guilty of first degree murder in the burning death of Garnett P. Johnson Jr. after a July 1997 night of heavy drinking. The all white jury acquitted him of robbery. sentencing set for morning.
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Independence
Emmett Cressell
Garnett P. Johnson Jr
Cressell
Johnson
Louis Deparario
Ceparano
Garnett P. Johnson
AP Proto
Barbara Braxton
Audrey Johnson
Patricia Johnson
Commonwealth Atty
Dawn Davis
Garett P. Johnson Jr
Universal child seat system to standardize car anchors
The Clinton administration will unveil a universal child seat installation system next month to fit every car the same way. Officials say it would end the 100 varieties of seats and 300 vehicle installation methods, improve use and reduce deaths and injuries among children in crashes.
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Clinton
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
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