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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1994
Page
6
A semi and a car collided near CORRIGAN Texas then exploded at Stubby’s Food Mart burning a van outside. Three people died two men in the truck and a woman in the car. Investigators cite the truck rear ending the car at U.S. 59 and 287 causing the deadly blast.
ATF agent Roland Ballesteros testified that the Branch Davidians lured federal agents into their compound and opened fire, a claim he said conflicted with an earlier statement. Four ATF agents were killed and 16 wounded in the Feb. 28 raid, with six cult members believed dead.
In Batesville Mississippi Byron De La Beckwith 73 begins a third trial for the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers as potential jurors are urged to search their souls. Previous all white juries deadlocked in 1964 with charges dismissed in 1969.
The Supreme Court refused to allowed states to cap welfare payments for new residents. It upheld lower rulings striking down Minnesota’s six month residency limit as violating equal protection and freedom to travel. Illinois Wisconsin New York and California had urged similar limits.
Washington officials said the probe into Cold War radiation experiments on humans will require a massive records search and review. Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary avoided guessing compensation scope but said some cases merit payment, especially where consent was improper.
The arctic cold left Wisconsin and nearby states paralyzed by engine failures and power outages. In Wisconsin a 32 degree below zero wind chill stalled vehicles as drivers sought alternatives. AA Wisconsin logged 10,000 help calls, quadruple normal. Officials warn deaths exceed 40 as snow and ice strain infrastructure from Mississippi to Kentucky.
In near west side Chicago a 91 year old Polish widow Victoria Moryn was found frozen in ice on her home floor after a week without heat. Police freed her from kneeling icy ground as neighbors feared the worst. She remained conscious but unresponsive at St Mary of Nazareth Hospital with frost bite and hypothermia.
Researchers at MD Anderson found in a mouse study that sunscreens blocked sunburn but did not stop melanoma growth after UV exposure. They caution sunscreen could boost sun time and melanoma risk, noting melanoma’s rapid rise with about 32,000 U.S. cases annually.
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