Balloonist Fossett Survives 29000-Foot Sea Plunge During Storm
American adventurer Steve Fossett survived a 29000 foot plunge into the Coral Sea after his Sole Spirit balloon tore in a thunderstorm. Rescued by a yacht and later transferred to Australian authorities, Fossett spoke of intense hail and a life raft escape while confirming two thirds of his world circumnavigation remained unfinished.
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Sydney
Australia
Steve Fossett
Chicago
Mr. Fossett
Atlanta
Judy Jasper
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Brian Hill
Fossett
Endeavour
Jasper
Townsville
Queensland
St. Louis
Alan Blount
Mr. Blount
Blount
Coral Sea
TV 7
Blassie family seeks Medal of Honor return for identified hero
The Blassie family argues Air Force Lt. Michael Blassie, reidentified from Vietnam Unknown to known, should keep the Medal of Honor. Pentagon reviews the legal basis as veterans groups say the medal honors all unknowns, not just one. The 1983 law requires two witnesses and no affidavits exist for Lt. Blassie’s extraordinary deed.
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Washington
Air Force
Michael Blassie
Lt. Blassie
South Vietnam
St. Louis
Pat Blassie
Pentagon
Defense
William Cohen
Blassie
Southeast Asia
Phil Budahn
American Legion
Congress
Vietnam
An Loc
Saigon
Air Force Academy
Paola Johnson seeks DNA test in alleged baby swap case
Richmond Virginia Paula Johnson who raises Callie Johnson believes she was swapped with Rebecca Chittum at the University of Virginia Medical Center. DNA results expected later this week should confirm whether Rebecca is her biological daughter as the pair met over the weekend in Stafford where Johnson introduced Callie to Rebecca.
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Richmond, Va
Paula Johnson
Ms. Johnson
NBC
Callie Johnson
Rebecca Chittum
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville
Rebecca
Stafford
Washington
Callie
Los Angeles Theater Goes Drive In Show
In Los Angeles the Wolfskill Theater adopts a drive in concept with a 12 week run of Joel Bloom's comedy Mayhem at Mayfield Mall. Patrons watch from bucket seats, honk to show appreciation, and listen to the play via car radio. The venue seats about 25 cars in a downtown arts district wholesale.
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Los Angeles
Wolfskill Theater
Joel Bloom
Mayfield Mall
Arts Warehouse
Doctors misread end of life choices in heart patients
AP reports doctors often misjudge patients wishes on resuscitation for advanced heart disease. In a Circulation study of 936 patients at five hospitals, 25 percent were misjudged. 69 percent wanted CPR while 23 percent preferred do not resuscitate orders. Nearly 5 million Americans have congestive heart failure with 460,000 new cases yearly. The lead author urges clearer end of life discussions. Sophia Loren hospitalized for irregular heartbeat will rest after release. spokeswoman says tests for arrhythmia are planned.
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Dallas
New York
Sophia Loren
Ms. Loren
Geneva
Beebe Kline
Ms. Kline
FBI says bombing suspect in Kenya case provides no confession
After three days of questioning in Nairobi and Karachi, Mohammed Saddiq Odeh has not admitted involvement in the Nairobi and Dar es Salaam embassy bombings nor named co conspirators. The FBI and Kenyan police say no breakthrough. Albright to visit the region amid heightened security and travel advisories.
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Nairobi
Kenya
U.S
East Africa
FBI
Pakistan
Osama bin Laden
United States
Mohammed Saddiq Odeh
Abdull Bast Awadh
Mohammad Sadiq Howaida
Karachi
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Odeh
Saddiq Odeh
Foreign Ministry
State Department
Ms. Albright
Washington
Former Klansman on trial for 32-year-old murder
Samuel H. Bowers Jr 73, former imperial wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, goes on trial in Mississippi for murder and arson in the 1966 firebombing that killed Vernon Dahmer a Black man aiding voter registration. The case mirrors past civil rights era prosecutions and tests the state’s handling of historic racist crimes.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi
Samuel H. Bowers Jr
The
White Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Vernon Dahmer
Lindsay Carter
Bowers
Andrew Goodman
Michael Schwerner
James Chaney
Charles Sallis
Sallis
Day-Mer
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Marco Merrick
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Rhode Island
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Steven Brown
American Civil Liberties Union
Maria
Ms. Dickerson
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Calif
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Marin County
San Francisco
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Providion
Visa International
MasterCard International
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Enos
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Tring
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Martinsburg
Paul Greenlee
King St
Old Mill Rd
Texaco
Rockledge Dr
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