Colchester Ukranian Church Explosion Levels Historic Building
A powerful blast destroyed St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Colchester Connecticut early Friday, shattering nearby structures and scattering wood and glass debris for miles. No injuries were reported as investigators determine the cause. The brick church housed an indoor propane tank for cooking. Only fragments of the A-frame structure remained while a statue of the Virgin Mary stayed intact near the rubble.
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Colchester
Conn
St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church
J. Paul Vance
Rigged letters lead to prison
Federal and state investigators questioned Nevada inmates after at least 15 governors received envelopes rigged to ignite upon opening. The letters showed no writings but used Ely State Prison as a return address. In three cases a match sparked, though no injuries occurred. Other letters were stopped during screening or alerts from Homeland Security. The Nevada corrections director also received a booby trapped letter.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Ely
Homeland Security Department
Clinton returns home after heart bypass surgery
Former President Clinton left the hospital and returned home to Chappaqua New York on Friday four days after heart bypass surgery. Spokesman Jim Kennedy said the 58 year old is in good spirits and has taken short walks in the hospital hallway and at home. He was taken off his respirator earlier in the week and moved from ICU to a hospital room where he walked with assistance and sat up.
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Chappaqua
N.Y
Clinton
New York
Jim Kennedy
Kennedy
Genesis capsule parts recovered after high speed crash
Salt Lake City NAS A scientists said they recovered some critical pieces of the Genesis space capsule intact and expect to meet many science goals. The capsule spent 242 years collecting solar atoms before crashing on return to Earth at nearly 200 mph. The inner canister with the wafers was badly damaged but intact pieces are being inspected.
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Salt Lake City
NASA
Roger C. Wiens
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Earth
Detectives Shot Dead in Domestic Violence Arrest
In New York two detectives pursuing a domestic violence suspect were shot and killed as the man opened fire. The detectives returned fire, striking the suspect in the leg before the shooter carjacked a vehicle and fled, according to the Detectives Endowment Association.
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New York
Mike Palladino
Detectives Endowment Association
Palladino
CBS Defends Bush Guard Documents on CBS Evening News
CBS News argued the Texas Air National Guard memos about President Bush are backed by credible sources and independent experts. Dan Rather cited sources and a San Francisco document expert who questioned definitive forgery, while CBS noted photocopies limit certainty and emphasized several corroborating elements.
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Washington
CBS News
Bush
Texas Air National Guard
Dan Rather
CBS Evening News
Rather
Marcel Matley
San Francisco
CBS
Associated Press
Matley
60 Minutes
Killian
Jenkins Surrenders to U.S. Authorities After 40 Years Desertion
Charles Jenkins, a U.S. Army deserter who defected to North Korea, left a Tokyo hospital with his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga and two North Korean born daughters to surrender at Camp Zama near Tokyo. He faces life in prison if convicted and is expected to seek a plea deal.
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Tokyo
U.S. Army
Charles Jenkins
North Korea
Jenkins
Japan
Camp Zama
Rich Square
N.C
Mika
Center
Belinda
Tokyo Women’s Medical University Hospital
U.S
Zama
Rumsfeld says abuses not on par with terror atrocities
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Abu Ghraib abuses are serious but not crimes on par with beheadings by terrorists. He asserted the military is correcting issues, citing 11 investigations, 45 court-martial referrals, and 23 discharges amid the prison abuse scandal.
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Washington
Abu Ghraib
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
National Press Club
Pentagon
Iraq
Afghanistan
Guantanamo Bay
Army
U S Mint Warns On World Trade Center Coin
The U S Mint warned consumers that a widely advertised 2004 Freedom Tower Silver Dollar is not genuine U S coin. National Collectors Mint Inc promoted the piece claiming silver from Ground Zero and showing the Freedom Tower on one side with In God We Trust.
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U.S. Mint
Washington
U.S
National Collectors Mint Inc
Friend Dies After Teen SUV Crash in Colorado
Greeley authorities report 16 year old Aaron Bonilla died from injuries after a sport utility vehicle rollover. Companions did not call for help, instead phoning a friend. A 17 year old driver was arrested on careless driving causing death, leaving the scene, and driving without a license.
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Greeley
Cole
Aaron Bonilla
Dennis Schenkenberger
Colorado State Patrol
Amputee Soldier Re-enlists After Bronze Star Honor
Sgt. Chuck Bartles, 26, who lost his right arm in Iraq, received a Bronze Star and re-enlisted on the same day at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville. He adapted to service with a left-handed shooting plan as officers praised his resilience and commitment. Bartles, studying Russian and Eastern Europe at the University of Kansas, had eight years in the Reserve and previously served in the Marines before joining the Army.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Iraq
Chuck Bartles
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
Bartles
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
James Suriano
University of Kansas At
Lawrence
Marines
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Hitomi Soga
Katsumi Kasaharaj Associated Press
Evan Vucci
Donald Rumsfeld
John J. Lumpkin
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Imeem
Maeer
Cinchris
Fairfield
Friend
McKnight Terrace
McGee Ave
Middletown
Middletown Regional Hospital
Middletown Fire Department
NDJ
Kim Dean
Ohio
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