Explosion destroys house in Maryland killing woman
A leaking propane tank caused a Tuesday night blast in Severn Park, Maryland, leveling a house and killing Betty Sawyer, 72. Her husband Robert, 74, and son Thomas, 40, were in critical condition at Johns Hopkins Bayview Burn Center. Neighbors reported the house was flattened and no nearby homes were damaged.
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Robert Sawyer
Thomas Sawyer
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Judge allows death penalty in Yosemite killing case
A federal judge ruled the government can pursue the death penalty against Cary Stayner for the July 21, 1999 killing of Yosemite naturalist Jose Armstrong, with a October trial set in Fresno federal court while state charges cover the February 1999 murders of Carole Lund Juli Lund and Silvina Pelosso.
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Yosemite
U.S
Anthony W. Ishii
Cary Stayner
Stayner
Jose Armstrong
Fresno County
Armstrong
Carole Lund
Juli
Silvina Pelosso
Apache helicopter crashes near Phoenix during night drills
An Army National Guard AH-64 Apache with two soldiers aboard crashed in the Barry M. Goldwater Range about 40 miles southwest of Phoenix during night exercises. The cause is unknown, and names are withheld until relatives are notified. The helicopter was based at Marana near Tucson.
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Fires Burn Again in Lincoln National Forest New Mexico
In Sunspot New Mexico the U S Forest Service ignited timber piles in the Lincoln National Forest marking the first controlled burn on federal land in the state since the Cerro Grande Fire. About 350 acres near the Sunspot Solar Observatory were affected with a 30 day moratorium in place for federal agencies after the 47 000 acre wildfire.
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N.M
U.S. Forest Service
Lincoln National Forest
New Mexico
Cerro Grande
Mike Kremke
Sunspot National Solar Observatory
Apache Point Stellar Observatory
Los Alamos
Kodak Buys Naming Rights for Oscars Theater
Eastman Kodak Co. will pay about 75 million dollars over 20 years for naming rights to a new Hollywood Boulevard theater that will be the permanent home of the Academy Awards. The Kodak Theatre funds part of a 567 million dollar redevelopment to revitalize Hollywood, with the venue set to open late next year and host the 2002 Oscar ceremony.
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Eastman Kodak Co
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood
Kodak
Boulevard
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Lee
Fire at Hanford releases radioactive particles DOE says
A Hanford fire last month stirred contaminants including plutonium but at levels far below health risk. DOE officials said air samples near the central storage area detected plutonium. breathing that amount for a year would equal 3 millirem, far under the 100 millirem worker limit.
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DOE
Richland, Wash
Hanford Nuclear Reservation
Department of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Harry Boston
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