Bush court s black voters at Urban League event
President Bush pitched for black votes at the Urban League conference in Detroit, drawing tepid applause and jest from attendees. Jesse Jackson criticized Bush for naming all black officials and not mentioning top aides. Kerry fared better at the NAACP event.
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Texas
John Kerry
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Double killing shocks Ohio suburb two teachers slain
Rhonda Michelle Short and Donnie Ray Sweeney were shot dead at Short’s Pepper Drive home in Huber Heights. Police arrested a suspect from Lemon Township. Rhonda Short’s estranged husband Duane Short was booked on a count of aggravated murder after the killings. Short had a prior domestic violence conviction and the case labeled a domestic violence incident. Sweeney died at the scene. Short died at Miami Valley Hospital.
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Ohio Challenge winds dampen balloon launches at Smith Park
The Ohio Balloon Challenge faced gusty winds Friday at Smith Park with many planned flights cancelled. Two hot air attractions did take off including a football shaped balloon owned by Scott McClinton of Prospect Kentucky. Competition director Maury Sullivan noted wind decisions depend on many variables and no fixed magic number.
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Sept. 11 panel urges quick action on intelligence overhaul
Washington witnesses the Sept. 11 commission push Congress and the White House to overhaul U S intelligence agencies with a nation al counterterrorism center to be led by a Cabinet level director. Senate hearings are planned for August and a bill aiming to centralize agencies by Oct 1.
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Monroe workplace stabbing leaves two hurt
A man and a woman were assaulted early Friday in a Monroe area incident. A suspect remains at large as police investigate and release few details. The report notes a correction about earlier misidentification in a separate Florida alligator attack and references an infant death case with no charges filed.
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Pendleton couple marks 70 years of marriage
Milford and Esther Pendleton celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with a family picnic. Married after high school, their union began with a blind date arranged by mutual friends and a four month wait before a double ceremony in Indiana with Milford’s sister Ruth and her husband Robert Markert, both now deceased.
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