Feds close two plants for defects in machines
Federal agents shut down MRC Bearings plants in Jamestown and Falconer, suspending about 900 workers through Sunday as the probe into claims of selling defective bearings to the government continues. SKF Sweden says it cooperates while awaiting official statements.
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Falconer
Navy
MAC Bearings
SKF
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Lars G. Malmer
Goteborg
Sweden
Lightning fire traps two Boise area firefighters
A lightning sparked brush fire near Boise turned from controlled to deadly under strong winds, trapping two Kuna Rural Fire Department firefighters in their truck. Bill Buttram, 31, and Josh Oliver, 18, died as the blaze scorched about 10,000 acres and forced evacuations of 270 homes in two subdivisions, with a home and farm buildings destroyed.
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Bill Buttram
Josh Oliver
Kuna
Joe Stear
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Barry Rose
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