Katrina Nears Florida As Storm Strengthens To Weak Hurricane
Katrina threatens Florida with heavy rain and possible 3 to 5 foot storm surge as it nears the coast. A 150 mile stretch from Miami to Vero Beach remains under a hurricane watch while Broward County urges evacuations of barrier islands and some schools prepare to close.
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Davie
Joel Litman
Fort Lauderdale
West Palm Beach
Vero Beach
Okeechobee
Broward County
Bahamas
Gulf of Mexico
National Hurricane Center
Eric Blake
Century Village
Jeanne
Frances
Katrina Threatens Southern Florida With Possible Hurricane
Jean Dowling of the residents association warns Katrina could become a hurricane prompting Florida concerns. Governor Jeb Bush cancels a Peru trip and will return from Virginia after attending a hearing on military base realignment.
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Residents’ Association
Jeb Bush
Peru
Florida
Virginia
Suspect in Wal Mart killings deemed mentally disturbed
Ed Liu, 53, accused of fatally shooting two Wal Mart employees in a Phoenix area store parking lot, reloading and firing into them after they fell. Authorities said he did not know the victims and had no stated vendetta. Victims Anthony Spangler 18 and Patrick Graham 36 wore blue Wal Mart vests and died of their wounds. Liu was arrested hours later and jailed on two counts of first degree murder. no prior Arizona criminal history was found.
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Ariz
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Ed Liu
Phoenix
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Anthony Spangler
Patrick Graham
Liu
Arizona
Nuclear weapons ban hits Olympia in edgy city ordinance
A 5 to 2 vote in Olympia strictures bans nuclear weapon related activity within city lines except for federal entities and two major highways I 5 and US 101. Violators face daily fines escalating from 25 to 100 dollars. In Miami the Coast Guard ends search for 31 Cubans after a capsized smuggling boat with no survivors found. NASA X 15 pilots Bill Dana John Jack McKay and Joe Walker awarded astronaut wings though earlier not granted to civilian pilots. In Little Rock Lt Governor Winthrop Rockefeller seeks bone marrow transplant with a good match but more tests required and he plans to remain in office through recovery.
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Joe Walker
Air Force
Little Rock
Ark
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Rockefeller
Steve Brawner
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
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