Amusement parks rebound after 2001 attacks surge
North America's 50 top parks saw attendance rise about 4 percent in 2004 reaching 169.1 million visitors. The gain followed a slow recovery as international travelers returned, aided by a weaker dollar and renewed U.S. travel. Destination parks owned by Disney Universal and Anheuser Busch posted improved numbers in Florida and California.
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Man convicted of slaying banker on Long Island
Riverhead New York A Long Island electrician Daniel Pelosi was convicted Monday of bludgeoning to death his girlfriend’s estranged millionaire husband investment banker Theodore Ammon in East Hampton in 2001. Ammon was beaten more than 30 times in the head. Pelosi faces 25 years to life at sentencing January 25.
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Officials call for safety standards in hurricane shelters
A Miami Herald survey finds nearly 50 hurricane shelters and other critical public safety buildings suffered major storm damage in Florida’s hardest hit counties during four hurricanes this year. State Rep. Gayle Harrell of Stuart urges mandatory structural inspections at all shelters, saying the state has become complacent and needs reforms after a rude awakening.
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Physicist death ruled poisoning in Missouri case
Chesterfield police ruled the June death of 67 year old nuclear physicist John Mullen a murder after toxicology tests showed a large arsenic dose. Mullen who had been divorced for years lived largely alone and died hours after stomach pains at his home. A girlfriend’s daughter was staying with him when he fell ill.
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Kerik's Housekeeper Issue Lesses Nomination Troubles
Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik faced a string of alleged improprieties beyond the housekeeper job controversy. Reports cited overlapping affairs with Judith Regan, gifts from a New Jersey firm tied to organized crime, and stock windfalls while leading the NYPD. Kerik withdrew his Homeland Security nomination. Giuliani calls him highly qualified despite the nanny matter.
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McCain says he has no confidence in Rumsfeld
U S Senator John McCain told The Associated Press he has no confidence in Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld over Iraq policy and troop levels. He called for larger, properly skilled forces and urged a functioning Iraqi government before troop withdrawal.
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