Repeat offender faces 40 year term for toilet paper theft
MIAMI Henry Stepney, with 51 prior arrests since 1975, now faces a mandatory 40 year sentence under the Gort Career Criminal Act for attempting to steal 22 rolls of Celeste toilet paper from a Waste Management yard on May 15. Prosecutors cite extensive record. defense argues prosecutorial flaws. A pre sentencing hearing is set for Sept. 18 before Judge Lauren Levy Miller.
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Stepney
South Florida
Dade County
Peter Walsh
Evelyn Gort
Metro- Dade
Dade
Miami
Mark Lamb
Gilbert
Walsh
Robert Coppel
Marjorie Alexis
Coppel
Lauren Levy Miller
Miller
Astronaut John Blaha May Vote From Space in 1990 Election
John Blaha, aboard the Mir space station, may face barriers voting in the November presidential election. Texas law requires a September mailing date for absentee ballots, too late for his Sept. 12 launch. Officials consider emigration methods and federal rules, while NASA says voting is the astronaut’s private responsibility.
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Fla
John Blaha
Clear Lake
Texas
Blaha
Mir
Harris County
Tony Sirvello
Atlantis
Sirvello
Secretary of State
Earth
Kennedy Space Center
NASA
Johnson § Center
Eileen Hawley
Airlines absorb air tax shift as fares rise
Travelers told to delay ticket purchases as the percent fuel tax on air fares returns. Many carriers boosted domestic fares by 10 percent to cover the levy while USAir Northwest and Southwest absorbed the cost on most fares. Industry observer Tom Parsons suggests delaying 24 to 48 hours for potential carrier absorption.
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Usair
Northwest Airlines
Southpewee
Tom Parsons
Best Fares Discount Travel Magazine
Arlington
Texas
Parsons
Scaffolding Collapse Shuts Midtown Sidewalk
A scaffolding heavy with bags collapsed on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk injuring ten people, four of whom remained hospitalized. Police probe whether a taxi strike or overloaded scaffolding caused the fall, with workers noting hundreds of bags of heavy material stacked at one end.
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New York City
44Th Street
3Rd Avenue
New York
Manhattan
Jeffrey Grunberg
Grunberg
Reinforcements Called to Battle Idaho Blazes
Lightning and winds kept heat on wildfires north of Boise damaging one house and forcing hundreds to flee near foothills. About 40,000 acres burned north of Boise with suspected arson and lightning. hundreds of firefighters arrived as other fires stretched resources.
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Boise
Idaho
Burnin Foothills
High Desert
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