Seattle sees string of arsons leave city cautious
In Seattle, eleven fires since Saturday night damaged property across multiple sites, with no injuries reported. Mayor Nickels pledged to identify and prosecute the culprits as authorities, including the ATF, investigate the spate that has caused over 250000 dollars in damage.
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Seattle
Greg Nickels
University District
Helen Fitzpatrick
Woodland Park Zoo
Fitzpatrick
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Fat activists challenge obesity hysteria in U S press
Fat acceptance activists led by Marilyn Wann and the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance hold a New Jersey convention to combat medical labeling of obesity as disease. They seek self acceptance and policy activism while countering federal claims obesity is a critical public health problem costing billions and lives.
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New York
Marilyn Wann
San Francisco
National Association
NAAFA
Newark
N.J
Mary Ray Worley
Madison
Wis
Jeannie Moloo
American Dietetic Association
Sacramento
Calif
Moloo
Medicare
Allen Steadham
Austin
International
Size Acceptance Association
Wann
Maggots Return as Wound Care Therapy Gains
Medical interest grows as maggots become FDA approved to clean nonhealing wounds. Dr Ronald Sherman of UC Irvine champions maggot therapy with bacteria-killing and tissue-stimulating effects. Wound centers, surgeons, and researchers from Miami to Iowa weigh benefits amid lingering “yuck” factor and high treatment costs.
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Washington
California
Ronald Sherman
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Sherman
University of California, Irvine
Robert Kirsner
University of Miami Cedars Wound Center
Kirsner
University of Iowa
Johns Hopkins University
David G. Armstrong
Chicago
Disney World Tigger accused rejects plea deal
Michael Chartrand, 36, accused of touching a 13 year old girl in his Tigger costume at Walt Disney World, rejects a plea offering one year probation and 50 hours community service. He faces up to 15 years on lewd molestation and related charges. Disney considers dyeing the costume to limit image harm.
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Orlando
Fla
Walt Disney World
Michael Chartrand
Chartrand
Jeffrey Kaufman
Disney
Jeff Kaufman
Orange County
Escapees Captured After Five Day 30 Mile Hike
Two inmates from Manning Correctional Institution, Christopher Pawloski and Shane Adams, were captured near Columbia after a five day hike covering about 30 miles. They had escaped Wednesday, wearing false IDs until a deputy identified a tattoo. Adams faced breach of trust and Pawloski car theft and forgery charges. escape could add one to 15 years.
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Columbia
S.C
Christopher Pawloski
Shane Adams
Lee Foster
Manning Correctional Institution
Adams
Pawlaski
Statue of Liberty Opens as Planned With Pedestal Access
The Statue of Liberty will reopen on Tuesday with access limited to the pedestal amid heightened security after the Sept. 11 attacks. Homeland Security raised the threat level to high as al Qaida was reportedly planning attacks on financial hubs in New York, Newark, and Washington. Local, state, and federal officers, along with extra park rangers, will guard the site. Edie Sheam Hammond of the National Park Service stressed the statue is safer than ever.
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New York
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
al- Qaida
New York City
Newark
N.J
Washington, D.C
Edie Sheam-Hammond
National Park Service
Sheam-Hammond
Prosecutors argue debt motive in Peterson case
Redwood City California prosecutors presented a witness who said Scott Peterson’s debt rose as his income fell, arguing money troubles and large credit card payments tied to his finances. They linked this to the motive for his wife Laci’s disappearance while noting life insurance and business trouble, with timing suggesting preexisting strain.
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Redwood City
Calif
Scott Peterson
Peterson
Gary Nienhuis
Modesto
Nienhuis
Laci Peterson
Runaway barge sinks near Poplar Street Bridge
A drifting grain barge sank after breaking from a tow, prompting a two mile Mississippi River closure near St Louis. The Poplar Street Bridge was not damaged and traffic was later assessed as safe. Five towboats recovered the remaining barges and salvage operations with a crane were planned, with no injuries reported.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Poplar Street
Missouri
Bill Clark
Husband arrested in Utah in Lori Hacking case
In Salt Lake City police arrested Mark Hacking on aggravated murder charges linked to the disappearance of his wife Lori Hacking who vanished July 19 after an early jog. Investigators believe her body lies in a county landfill despite no cadaver dog finds.
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Salt Lake City
Lori Hacking
Mark Hacking
Rick Dinse
Dinse
Diase
Hacking
D. Gilbert Athay
Associated Press
Lori
Dwayne Baird
North Carolina
University of Utah
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