Gas prices to rise as summer travel hits peak
Gasoline costs climb since March after OPEC cut crude by 7.5 percent. Futures nose above $30, with analysts forecasting a production boost but refinery shortages limit output. Officials urge readying for average US gas prices around $1.60 per gallon before easing.
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Train Derailment Evacuates Baxter Near Two Schools
In Baxter Tennessee two propane rail tankers overturned in town center forcing evacuation of two schools and hundreds of residents. No injuries or leaks reported. 800 to 1,000 residents told to stay away overnight. About 1,440 students sent home from nearby schools. A Red Cross shelter opened as investigators assess the cause.
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Destiny Adrift Off Caribbean Coast With 3959 Onboard
Carnival Cruise Lines ship Destiny carrying 2956 passengers and 1063 crew remained operable with all services functioning after one of two cycloconverters failed. The vessel, en route to San Juan from Miami, was not in immediate danger of running aground as officials worked to diagnose the electrical issue.
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Court delays Nichols appeal brief to April 3
The 10th U S Circuit Court of Appeals extended Nichols opening brief due date from February 17 to April 3 marking a second delay. Attorney Susan L Foreman sought time to review new evidence underpinning the appeal. Nichols, 44, is serving life for his role in the April 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the involuntary manslaughter of eight federal agents.
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Man Questions Bookkeeper At Japanese Restaurant The Door Closed
Police say a man knocked on the front door of a Japanese restaurant on Monday, the dining room closed. He entered briefly, questioned the bookkeeper about neighborhood garbage collection, then both left and drifted away.
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Plane crash near church cited as self-inflicted death
The NTSB report concludes Laurence Martins rented plane crash near an Oklahoma City church on October 11, 1998 was a death by own action. The medical examiner’s finding supports this self-inflicted cause of death in the historical incident.
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