Funeral director faces probe over mislaid toddler organs
In Indianapolis a funeral director admitted placing embalmed toddler Zachary Steadman’s organs in another casket to avoid family trauma. Police opened a second Clinton inquiry as exhumations linked to 147 hospital deaths widen scrutiny of First Funeral Home. Families demand license revocation. Waite defends actions as protective.
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Indianapolis
David Waite
Waite
Clinton
Zachary Steadman
Tribune-Star
Terre Haute
Wartt State
First Funeral Homen
Anita Steadman
Texas
Timothy
Kim Steadman
Montezuma
Steadman
Zachary
Funeral Home
Russell Firestone
Vermilliion County
Attorney General's
Ind
Vermillion County Hospital
Firestone
FAA warns of cracks in jets
The FAA ordered inspections of Boeing 767 main landing gear for stress cracks on about 230 widebody planes. Four incidents, including one at Hamburg, prompted the rule requiring trunnion inspections every two days and prompt repairs. Boeing and FAA officials investigate with a gear repair and retrofit plan.
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FAA
Seattle
Federal Aviation Administration
Delta Air Lines
Germany
Atlanta
Boeing Co
Doug Webbeld
James Rehm
Elks vote on admitting women confronts long held rules
Brookings Oregon Elks member Gloria Freshour sought admission by crossing out male on her application. Lodge history and national vote after July decision to remove male from membership rules sets final lodge by lodge tally. Litigation by women such as Sharon Schellenberg shapes landmark change amid declining membership.
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Gloria Freshour
Brookings, Ore
Elks Lodge
Freshour
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks
The
Robert Grafton
the Elks
Sharon Schellenberg
Rochester
Mich
Michael Curhan
Ous
Grafton
the Moose
the Shrine
Freshout
Brookings Lodge
Safety standard sets rear door latches for vans 1998 model year
The government highway safety agency issued the first rear-door latch safety standard extending the rule to all passenger vans including minivans hatchbacks and SUVs starting with 1998 models. NHTSA estimates the change could save lives and prevent injuries while affecting over 5 million vehicles in the initial rollout.
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Washington
Highway Safety Agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Richard Martinez
NHTSA
Ralph Hoar
Patricia Breslin
Office of Vehicle Safety Standards
Bresiin
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
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Mark Greenwell
State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Services
Curhan
Schellenberg
Michigan
New York
Vari
Eastlands
Sastland
McCall's
Massachusetts
Lawrence
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