MLK Day protests mix calls for peace and critique
Across the nation on Martin Luther King Jr Day activists urged peace and equality while criticizing Bush administration policies. The gatherings included rallies in Michigan and Florida, demonstrations near King's tomb in Atlanta, and volunteer drives in Washington and Philadelphia.
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King
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Florida
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Boston
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Vashti Murphy- McKenzie
Iraq
Afghanistan
United States
Murphy-McKenzie
Coretta Scott King
Shirley Franklin
Franklin
Martin Luther King III
Conservative Episcopalians weigh church within a church
A two day meeting of the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes in Plano proposes a church within a church strategy to resist liberal trends and a gay bishop's consecration. Delegates from 12 dioceses with 235000 members plan an organizational charter and leadership elections while denying a schism.
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PLANO
Anglican Communion
Kendall Harmon
South Carolina
David Roseberry
Christ Church
Roseberry
Two inmates hold guards in Arizona prison tower
Negotiators pressed for freedom talks as two guards remained hostage in an observation tower at Lewis State Prison near Phoenix for a second day. Officials said the guards reported no serious injuries while the overall facility held 4,400 inmates under lockdown.
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Buckeye, Ariz
Cam Hunter
State Corrections Department
Arizona State Prison
Lewis
Phoenix
Rebecca Dauer
The
Arizona Republic
Hunter
Girl found dead in motel after alleged exorcism
Atlanta police say a 6 year old girl was found dead in a motel room with a broken back after an alleged exorcism. Two adults staying in the room were charged with cruelty to children, public indecency and obstruction of police. Autopsy planned. Investigators cite possible ritual elements and undemonizing the child.
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Atlanta
John Quigley
Fallingwater gets 3 million sewage system upgrade
Four years after state complaints about Bear Run pollution, Fallingwater in Mill Run Pennsylvania installs a 3 million sewage system to protect the creek beneath the Frank Lloyd Wright house. The system serves 140 000 annual visitors and uses 21/2 miles of pipe nine pumps and microfiltration to separate sludge for hauling.
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Mill Run
Frank Lloyd Wright
Fallingwater
Pittsburgh
Larry Schweiger
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
State Department of Environmental Protection
Bear Run
House Cantilever Over Bear Run Clears Major Reno
The home perched above Bear Run underwent an $11 million, five year renovation to stabilize it and prevent collapse into the stream.
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Bear Run
Suspect in 1986 murder arrested in Miami
Suspect Gilbert Fernandez, 34, arrested on arrival in Miami after fleeing 1986 stabbing death of 19 year old Osmani Cruz. He had obtained a passport in Barcelona, then was shadowed by a State Department official on his flight. Fernandez is jailed without bail on second degree murder charges.
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Miami
Gilbert Fernandez
Barcelona
Spain
State Department
Miami-Dade
Randy Rossman
Rossman
Fernandez
Miami International
Osmani Cruz
Cruz
NYC rejects Oy Vey sign on Williamsburg Bridge
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz asked the New York City DOT to place a sign reading Oy vey on the Williamsburg Bridge. The department declined, saying the phrase would distract Manhattan bound drivers and is not appropriate for roadway use.
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NEW York
Oy Vey
City Transportation Department
Brooklyn
Marty Markowitz
Williamsburg Bridge
Markowitz
Georgia police raid dog-fight arena in house
Police raided a hidden dog-fight venue in Georgia late Saturday discovering a blood stained arena. One dog died and another was euthanized after severe injuries as about 123 people were arrested on felony cruelty to animals dog fighting and gambling charges. Deputies seized guns drugs and more than a quarter million dollars. Sheriff Nichols lamented the cruelty and called it pitiful.
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Newton County Sheriff's Deputies
Joe Nichols
Mark Mitchell
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