Moon Township Slayings Tie Local Crime Wave
In Moon Township near Pittsburgh a elementary school principal and his wife were found dead within 28 hours in separate incidents. Investigators report no motive or suspects as two other men were killed by shotgun blasts nearby and two women remain missing. Donna 34 was beaten to death in a wooded area and her husband Richard 34, Fern Hollow Elementary principal, died from a shotgun wound in his kitchen.
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Pittsburgh
Moon Township
Donna
Cyril Wecht
Richard
Fern Hollow
American woman in Israel faces secret indictment in security case
Terry Fleener a 22 year old from San Antonio Texas remains in an Israeli jail after seven weeks as a security case. A Tel Aviv district court held a closed session and set a January 3 plea. U S officials say no formal charges yet while she is suspected of intending to photograph Israeli military installations.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Terry Fleener
Miss Fleener
San Antonio
Tex
Langer
U.S
Fleener
State Department
Washington
Virus breakthrough near in antiviral drug research
An editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports medical science edging toward a major breakthrough in antiviral drugs. Dr. William R. Barclay says two drugs amantadine hydrochloride and vidarabine show great promise against influenza and herpes simplex infections, potentially transforming virus disease treatment.
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Chicago
Journal of the
American Medical Association
William R. Barclay
Barclay
Dice roller shot to death in Miami amid dice game dispute
Milton Facen, charged with the July 29 slaying of James W. Dukes after a dispute in a Miami bar, was killed in a separate dice game near his home. Police say Facen was shot in the back by Anthony A McCloud after an earlier argument involving a second dice game.
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Miami
Milton Facen
Facen
James W. Dukes
Dukes
Homicide
Louis Vasquez
Anthony A McCloud
McCloud
Vasquez
Queen Mary Faces Mounting Deficit as Long Beach Debates Future
The Queen Mary in Long Beach runs a two million dollar annual operating deficit amid waning attendance since its 1972 opening as a tourist site. Citizens urge drastic options while harbor officials consider transferring the ship to the harbor department to cover costs and pursue upgrades with a potential legal clash over funding.
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Long Beach
Calif
Cit Council
Long Beach Harbor
Cunard Lines
Harbor Department
Long Beach Aries
Michigan woman freed after killing husband in self defense
Sharon McNerney, 42, acquitted of murder for the Feb 12 slaying of her husband George in Marquette County, says she still loved him until she fired. She described years of brutal beatings starting when she was 16 and said she believed he would kill her if she testified.
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Marquette
Mich
Michigan
Sharon McNerney
George
Marquette County
Upper Peninsula
Tornadoes Reported as Arctic Front Pushes South
Severe storms sparked tornado sightings in Tennessee and Alabama as a blast of Arctic air swept the central U S. A tornado watch extended into early morning hours across Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky with downed power lines noted at Corinth Mississippi and blizzard conditions forecast for the Northern Rockies.
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Associated Press
Tennessee Valley
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Rockies
National Weather Service
Mississippi Valley
Huntington
Trezevant
Bay Minette
Ala
Central Plains
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Ohio Valley
First live free-type parachute jump at Dayton in 1991
The first live free-type parachute jump occurred in Dayton Ohio on April 28 1991 as reported by AP The event marked a milestone in parachuting history with witnesses noting the novel free type technique used during the jump.
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Dayton
Ohio
Butler County Youth Council Wins State No Plus Ultra Award
The Butlers and Maids of Butler County Youth Council of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation earned the top state honor for the second year in a row. They received the No Plus Ultra award, a $35 prize and a gavel for outstanding community involvement.
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Butlers and Maids
Butler County
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Lee Ann Evans Dominates USTA Baton Twirling Contest
Lee Ann Evans, age 9, swept four advanced divisions at the Saturday New Carlisle event. She won in strut, one-baton, two-batons, and three batons.
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Lee Ann Evans
USTA
New Carlisle
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Wonderland
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