Fool's gold lure draws crowds to Scottsdale mall
Hundreds of hopeful prospectors gathered at a Scottsdale shopping centre after a New Times spoof claimed a mother lode lay beneath the mall. Police tallied 250 to 300 early, with diminishing crowds by Thursday. by Friday only a trickle remained. The editor expressed shock at the scare, noting Arizona's mining lore near the Superstitions and Lost Dutchman legend.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
Phoenix
New Times
Arizona
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Galleria
Tony Markos
Audry Wims
Coffee Beanery Ltd
Army general accused in Veracruz drug bust killings
Mexico City A National Human Rights Commission report says an army general and soldiers killed seven federal drug agents and let cocaine traffickers flee during a botched Veracruz operation. U.S. Customs helped film the killings, but the panel stopped short of accusing the general of protecting smugglers.
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Mexico City
National Human Rights Commission
Veracruz
U.S
Alfredo Moran Acevedo
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Washington
George Ush
Trains Crash In Tunnel Injures Fifty In UK Route
A collision inside a tunnel linking southwest England and Wales injured about 50 people. Three are in critical condition while others sustain minor injuries. One person remains trapped as rescue teams use a third train to evacuate victims.
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London
England
Wales
British Rail
British Transport
Portsmouth
Cardiff
Edward Page Aural Portrait Revealed
A fragmentary note reflects a man named Edward Page wrestling with masculine identity and shame. The brief appears in a period newspaper fragment labeled A12, offering insight into personal struggle rather than a broader event.
Sour gas well blowout prompts mass evacuation near Haynes
A sour gas well blowout 30 kilometres east of Red Deer forced about 150 residents to flee their homes as safety crews worked to control the runaway well. Fog hindered operations while Alberta Environment monitored air quality and residents sought lodging in Blackfalds and nearby towns. No injuries were reported.
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Haynes, Alta
Red Deer
Bill Davidson
Alberta Environment
Davidson
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Shirley
Blackfalds
Edmonton woman convicted of manslaughter in husband’s death
Betty Modin was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her estranged husband Norman Modin on October 6, 1981. The court ruled she shot him in the leg but believed she did not intend to kill him. Sentencing delayed for a pre sentence report.
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Edmonton
Betty Modin
Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench
Alberta
Norman Modin
Alex Murray
Murray
Modin
Marilyn White
Elizabeth Fry House
Kennedy tears as he testifies on fateful Palm Beach night
Senator Edward Kennedy testified he wished he had walked instead of inviting his son William Kennedy Smith and his nephew to Au Bar in Palm Beach where a 30-year-old woman accuses Smith of rape. He spoke of his brotherly loss and the death of Smith's father Stephen in August 1990 as the trial neared its end.
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Edward Kennedy
Florida
William Kennedy Smith
West Palm Beach
Fla
U.S
Smith
Stephen
Kennedy
Au Bar
Palm Beach
Stephen Hatch
Texas A and M
Mary Lupo
Moira Lasch
Steve Smith
Will
Jean
Steve
Pearl Harbor remembrance marks 50 years since attack
Fifty years after the Pearl Harbor attack that killed 2,403, President George Bush visits Hawaii for a National Cemetery ceremony and USS Arizona Memorial address. Survivors recall the morning, major ships damaged, and calls for reconciliation as Japan reflects on the war history.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
United States
George Bush
National Cemetery of the Pacific
Uss Arizona
Pacific
Japan
America
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
U.S
Toshihiko Hatakeyama
Uss Arizona Memorial Museum
Navy
Donald Ross
Nevada
Wheeler, Bellows and Hickam Fields
Ewa Marine Corps
Smoking dispute sparks shooting at seniors home
In Winnipeg a shooting at North Point Douglas Manor left Gaston Giguere dead and William Bozyk wounded. A 73 year old man is charged with murder after a dispute over residents smoking in the lobby triggered the attack. A WWII nine millimeter pistol was recovered.
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Winnipeg
Jenny Nowak
North Point Doublas Manor
Nowak
Gaston Giguere
William Bozyk
Lena Antoniuk
Antoniuk
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