Couple's caring recalled after deadly Melody Lane blast
Henry and Leila Cunningham died Tuesday morning in an explosion and fire at their Melody Lane home. Neighbors recalled the couple as generous and friendly, sharing produce and kindness with the community. Their son Leon Cunningham of Odessa noted the couple had been married 56 years and both died together, leaving a legacy of warmth despite the tragedy.
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Keely Emerine
Henry
Leila Cunningham
Melody Lane
Jack V. Bedford
Leon J. Cunnningham
Odessa
Bedford
Cunningham
Spur
Rioters Rock Miami In Violent Overnight After Police Shootings
Looting and violence erupted in Miami's Overtown district as rock throwing gangs attacked after a Hispanic officer critically wounded a black man at a video arcade. Police killed one looter. 29 arrests reported. five police cars burned. 50 officers patrolled an 84 square block area as two journalists' cars were set ablaze. The wounded man, Newell Johnson Jr., remained in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Community leaders warned of possible further trouble near New Year events.
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Associated Press
Miami
Overtown
Mike Stewart
Stewart
Juan Santos
Newell Johnson Jr
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Bill Perry
People United To Serve Humanity
Fusion test at Princeton called a magical event
The Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor at Princeton, a $314 million device, produced a plasma in 50 milliseconds at 2:06 a.m. December 24, proving superior confinement to prior designs and opening the way for regular testing in April. Deuterium sea-water fuel, nonhazardous fusion aims, and rapid shutdown were cited as advantages over fission.
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Plainsboro
N.J
U.S
Princeton University
Harold P. Furth
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Environmental battle looms over canyon protection
The Interior Department voided the New Mexico section of North McKittrick Canyon from wilderness protections, risking a clash between environmentalists and oil interests. The move affects about 200 acres of Lincoln National Forest and prompts lawsuits from the Wilderness Society and the Sierra Club. Oil group Permian Basin Petroleum Association cautions the site may be leased but not developed soon. Local residents note habitat concerns for the endangered Peregrine falcon.
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Interior Department
New Mexico
McKittrick Canyon
James Watt
The
Wilderness Society
Sierra Club
Ed Thompson
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Thompson
Watt
Midland Bird Rehabilitator
Midge Erskine
Lincoln National Forest
Midnight raid on wilderness draws outcry
Washington AP report says Rep. Seiberling may use an obscure law to block Interior Secretary Watt removing wilderness protection from hundreds of thousands of acres in 10 Western states. The Wilderness Society and Sierra Club threaten suits and call Watt unfit as chief steward of public lands.
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Washington
House
Interior Department
Interior
James Watt
Watt
America
William Turnage
The
Wilderness Society
Reagan
Sierra Club
John Seiberling
Ohio
Interior Subcommittee
Congress
Interior Committee
Montana
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Theoford Johnson
Tampa
Wiami
Princeton
By Dennis ST. Germaine
Forest Boundar
Guadalupe Mountains
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