Gulf Coast braces as Ivan nears landfall
Gulf Coast residents from Florida to Louisiana respond to Category 5 Ivan by boarding up homes tying boats and planning evacuations. Evac orders affect Escambia Countys 130000 homes as New Orleans officials urge departures. Ivan bears toward Cuba and Cuba reports deadly impacts as bases evacuate aircraft and offshore rigs shut down.
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Pensacola
Fla
Gulf Coast
Florida
Panhandle
Louisiana
Jerry Weber
Apalachicola River
Caribbean
Barbados
Grenada
Jamaica
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Escambia
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Ray Nagin
Nagin
Ivan
Grand jury indicts bank robbery suspects near Towne Mall
Two men are accused of holding up a Fifth Third Bank in separate incidents weeks apart near Towne Mall. The indictments come as authorities reveal the evidence tying the suspects to the crimes.
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Fifth Third Bank
Towne Mall
Grandson surprised with balloon ride at Railroad Days
At Railroad Days in Carlisle, 12 year old Charlie Denny hoped for a hot air balloon ride after buying raffle tickets with gifts from grandmother Janice Denny. A free ride, donated by balloonist Sean Askren, valued at 350 dollars, brought elation to Charlie and his brother Jacob.
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Gary Stelzer
Middletown
Charlie Denny
Sean Askren
Lebanon
Charlie
Janice Denny
Askren
Lebanon Church
Jacob
Santa Claus
Carlisle
Sandy Diver
Diver
Edwards' Daughter Campaigning Across Ohio Campuses
Cate Edwards, daughter of John Edwards, visited Wright State University and Sinclair Community College on Monday to urge student voters. Kerry and Bush campaigns continue in Ohio with Edwards and Kerry stops in the region and Laura Bush in Columbus and Cleveland as parties refocus on swing states.
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Cate Edwards
John Edwards
Wright State University
Sinclair Community College
Southeast Ohio
Kerry
Toledo
Laura Bush
Columbus
Cleveland
Ohio
Edwards
Bush
Dick Cheney
Martorano
Alert neighbor saves neighbor from house fire in Middletown
Middletown firefighters said Fonda Deaton heard an alarm about 12 15 a m and found smoke at 623 Cleveland Street She alerted 911 and pounded on doors while Robert Doyle was located on the second floor and rescued without injury The fire caused 5000 to the building and 5000 to contents and was blamed on a discarded cigarette KD Cox Ohio reported
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Middletown
Fonda Deaton
Cleveland Street
Deaton
Robert Doyle
Doyle
Kenneth Doyle
Bob Kennedy
Fonda
Kennedy
Batman protester scales Buckingham Palace balcony wall
A Fathers 4 Justice activist in a Batman costume scaled the Buckingham Palace wall and perched for over five hours on a ledge near the balcony, prompting criticism of royal security. Police removed him by crane, while fellow protester in a Robin costume exited earlier amidst a distraction.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Queen
Metropolitan Police
John Stevens
British Broadcasting Corp
Jason Hatch
Hatch
Gloucester
Fathers 4 Justice Group
Palace
Elizabeth II
Balmoral
Scotland
Stevens
Tice
Fathers 4 Justice
Batman
Robin
Matt O'Connor
Dave Pyke
Pyke
Associated Press
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Cox Ohio Publishing
Middletownjournal.com
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Grandma
Heidi Perry
Rick McCrabb
Edwards’ Daughter
By Jim Bebbington
Fairborn
Sen
John Kerry
University of Dayton
Nancy Martorano
Lpack
Coxohio
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