Waco still shaken from siege and its lasting image
In Waco, residents recall the 1993 Branch Davidian siege that left 80 people dead and reshaped the town's image. Mayor Linda Ethridge notes lingering stereotypes, while locals defend fairness as tourism waned. A one room center, plaques, a chapel, and 82 trees mark the site and victims.
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Linda Ethridge
Baylor University
Ethridge
David Koresh
Koresh
Wacko
Texas
Joe T. Hayward
Jack Stewart
The
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Suspect admits identity in moon rocks theft case
Gordon McWhorter of Salt Lake City admitted his identity in Utah after skipping Florida trial on NASA Johnson Space Center thefts. He faced trial in Utah on charges tied to the 600 pound safe with Apollo mission meteorites and Mars rocks, while three co defendants pled guilty.
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Moon-Rocks
Salt Lake City
Florida
Utah
Gordon McWhorter
NASA
Johnson Space Center
Houston
McWhorter
Juice
Provo
U.S
David Nutter
Mars
Power Outage Strikes College Station and Bryan
Electricity failed across College Station and parts of Bryan forcing police to direct traffic. Officials blamed high demand or a fault in the state grid. City officials sought generators for dialysis patients and expected a gradual restoration as power returned.
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Bryan
Patti Jett
Jett
Bryan College Station
Duke begins 15 month sentence in Big Spring
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke reports to a federal prison in Big Spring to serve a 15 month term for mail and tax fraud. A small group of supporters waved signs and cheered as Duke, a former Louisiana state representative, faces a $10,000 fine and two years of supervised release after his sentence.
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David Duke
Sarah Peterson
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Louisiana
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Mandeville
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