Untended wireless calls vex 911 dispatchers nationwide
The rise of accidental wireless 911 calls frustrates dispatchers from Rockford Michigan to Los Angeles. Experts cite phones pre programmed to dial 911 when buttons are pressed, often while phones sit in pockets or purses. Officials advise locking keypads or turning off unused phones while governments plan traceable technology to identify callers.
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9-1-1
Mike Miller
Michigan
Los Angeles
Boston
Kris Willis
Cleveland
Massachusetts
Blair Sutherland
Sutherland
National Emergency Number Association
Wireless
Michigan State Police
Miller
Mark Adams
Association
Michelle Gilbert
Verizon Wireless
California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles County
Bruce Boysen
Mac McNichols
McNichols
Florida teen gets four months in prison for Columbine threat
Michael Ian Campbell of Cape Coral was sentenced to four months in prison and three years of probation for sending an online threat to Columbine High School. The message, under the screen name Soup81, prompted school officials to close Columbine early. Campbell must also undergo mental-health treatment and abstain from Internet use.
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Florida
Columbine
U.S
Tom Strickland
Michael Ian Campbell
Strickland
Campbell
Cape Coral
Fla
Erin Walton
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
Columbine High School
Soup81
Walton
Edward Nottingham
CSX trains operate manually after software problem
An apparent software problem cut CSX Transportation trains from communicating across the South Friday morning. Crews used handheld radios as backup while operators continued movement. most communications were restored by late morning. The outage, linked to planned maintenance by MCI WorldCom, did not affect crossing signals. Burns said the impact covered roughly the South from Chicago to Florida.
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Fla
CSX_ Transportation
CSX
Kathy Burns
MCI WorldCom
Burns
Chicago
Florida
Schools urge industry role in college apparel watchdog
Delegates from 37 universities at the Big Ten meet at the conference headquarters to shape the Worker Rights Consortium’s governance. They call for meaningful industry cooperation while resisting giving manufacturers seats on the 12 member board and stress engaging Nike and other firms to improve overseas factory labor practices.
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Larry Mann
University of Illinois
WRC
Nike
Melany Newby
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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