Statue of Liberty host party marks Bartholdi death anniversary
Liberty Island hosts a ceremony honoring sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi on the 100th anniversary of his death. The event ties Franco American friendship to U S history while prompting debate over France’s Iraq stance and the legacy of slavery in America.
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Mercibeaucoup
Frederic
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
France
United States
Iraq
Richard Riehm
Colmar
Alsace
Bartholdi
Riehm
Andre Ferrara
Marseilles
Statue of Liberty
Death at Arkansas Fraternity May Be Alcohol Related
The body of a University of Arkansas fraternity member was handed to the Washington County coroner to investigate a possible alcohol related death. Police would not disclose the student’s name or fraternity. An emergency call cited a sick student who took hydrocodone and drank beer. Other colleges have reported similar alcohol related student deaths this fall.
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Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas
Washington County
University
Susan Rogers
Dan Curtis
Kappa Sigma
Springdale
U.S
University of Oklahoma
University of Colorado
Colorado State University
Daley hints at changing Chicago pot laws
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, backing a smarter policy, suggested fining possession of small marijuana amounts between 250 and 1000 dollars instead of prosecuting. Sgt. Thomas Donegan found about 7,000 cases involving 2.5 grams or less filed last year, with 94 percent dismissed, highlighting court costs and the futility of minor arrests.
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Chicago
Richard Daley
Grateful Dead
Andy Ko
American Civil Liberties Union
Washington State
Daley
Thomas Donegan
Illinois
Pat Camden
Five Die In Florida Crashes In Separate Incidents
Two crashes in Florida claimed five lives. In San Antonio a 43-year-old Wesley Chapel man, Donald J. McCracken, was ejected from his speeding Ford Explorer as it overturned and struck a Toyota 4 Runner, killing McCracken and the Toyota driver, 48-year-old William F. Streilen of Masaryktown. In Palm Beach County a three-man crash near Pahokee left Roy Tennie Jr, Tarik Middleton, and Bobby Alexander dead with another man critically injured after a vehicle hit a palm tree following a passing attempt and median impact. Police did not identify the injured driver.
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Fla
Donald J. McCracken
Wesley Chapel
Florida
Highway Patrol
McCracken
Explorer
Toyota
William F. Streilen
Masaryktown
Palm Beach
Pahokee
Roy Tennie Jr
Tarik Middleton
Bobby Alexander
Lake Okeechobee
Trial begins in diary led 1975 murder case
In Middlesex Superior Court jurors hear the case of David Allen Jones charged with the 1975 murder of 14 year old Robin Gilbert. The body was found in Reading after a late night cigarette outing. medical examiners initially ruled heart disease, then exhumation and a diary led to a homicide verdict.
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Robin Gilbert
Gilbert
David Allen Jones
Middlesex Superior Court
Reading
Edward Marchand
Marjorie Jones
David Jones
Jones
Eileen Agnes
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