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New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 08, 2000

Page

3

It Was Pretty Upsetting When I First Saw It

Mike Parentier recalls a sudden, distressing event and the feeling of helplessness upon realization. The quote captures a moment of strong emotion and unresolved impact on the speaker.

Floods devastate Franklin and Jefferson Counties in Missouri

Rescue crews and National Guard aided cleanup after a slow moving storm dropped more than a foot of rain in east central Missouri. Two deaths were confirmed in Missouri with dozens injured and hundreds evacuated as creeks rose, mobile homes and cars were swept away, and floodwaters damaged homes. In nearby Oklahoma and Illinois the same storm system caused additional flooding and one drowning in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Creeks remained dangerous as waters receded and officials warned of renewed rises.

Union Franklin Jefferson Missouri Flat Creek Mike Parentier Franklin County Thomas Spriggs National Weather Service St. Louis Connie Barnes St. Clair Missouri State Highway Patrol Robertsville Gary Toelke Oklahoma National Guard Jefferson County Glenn van Leer Cedar Hill Meramec River Bourbouse Big Byrnesville Illinois Tulsa Plains Gulf Coast States Sapulpa Okla Creek County Emergency Management B.J. Pope Ray Joan Andis Ray Andis

Witness flags possible missing evidence in Lockerbie bombing case

Scottish officer Douglas Roxburgh testified in the Lockerbie trial that concerns were raised early about potential missing evidence from the Pan Am 103 investigation. He described cataloguing tens of thousands of debris items at a Lockerbie collection point and noted tight security during their examination.

Camp Zeist Netherlands Douglas Roxburgh Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi Lamen Khalifa Fhimah Lockerbie Scotland Roxburgh Alan Turnbull Fhimah Richard Keen Britain

Crime decline continues but signs point to bottoming out

U S crime fell 7 percent in 1999 extending an eight year drop the longest on record. FBI data show declines across all major crime types nationwide with violent and property crimes down. Experts caution that major cities may signal a leveling off as the trend nears its long term base.

Washington FBI Alfred Blumstein Carnegie- Mellon University Pittsburgh Blumstein

Crime Decline Signals Shifts Across Regions in 1999

Preliminary reports indicate serious crime dropped 7 percent in 1999 from the prior year, with smaller cities down 7 to 14 percent, suburbs 12 percent and rural areas 17 percent. Northeastern expert James Alan Fox cautions against rebound as New York murders rise slightly from 633 to 671.

Blumstein James Alan Fox Northeastern University Boston Fox New York Janet Reno

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