Mount Vernon hides cell tower as treepole on historic estate
Mount Vernon Virginia alters a live tree to host a Cellular One relay antenna on the 500 acre estate. The camouflage is approved with a 10000 dollar annual lease and a 75000 dollar donation. Authorities note growing use of disguised towers to blend antenna structures with local landmarks and commercial signs.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association
Cellular One
Gay Bingo funds AIDS effort in Seattle nightlife turn
In Seattle callers in sequined drag lead a charity bingo for AIDS with Dan Savage as host and $100 prizes. The fundraiser by Chicken Soup Brigade draws diverse crowds, tickets sell out at $10, and events have inspired imitators in other cities to start Gay Bingo sessions for HIV groups.
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Seattle
Judy Werle
Chicken Soup Brigade
Werle
Drag Queen
Dan Savage
Savage
The
Stranger
Wn Flamingos
Martin Drakos
Norm Stamper
National Guard
Margarethe Cammermeyer
Glenn Close
Tina Podladowski
Clinton
Washington
Philadelphia
Searches uncover more oxygen canisters at ValuJet crash site
Crews digging the Everglades crater for ValuJet Flight 592 debris found ten more oxygen canisters. Investigators say canisters heat and release oxygen could fuel a cabin fire. Officials note the NTSB has no new information to release.
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Miami
Everglades
Seahom
Miami Herald
Sun
Woman Admits Hoax About Whitewater Jury Role
A Benton Arkansas woman who claimed to be a Whitewater juror says she was never on any jury and was only playing along with callers. Janice Greer from Trashwood denied comments attributed to her and explained she sought to placate reporters after the actual juror’s name confusion.
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Janice Greer
Benton, Ark
Whitewater
Greer
Trashwood
Benton
Associated Press
Jim Jackson
Kthv-Tvv
Mower sparks brush fire destroys homes in Lake Elsinore
A lawn mower started a fast moving brush fire in Lakeland Village Lake Elsinore injuring two people including one critically and forcing evacuations of residents from two streets. About 125 firefighters fought the 700 acre blaze aided by water dropping planes. The exact extent of property damage and which buildings burned was not immediately known.
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Lake Elsinore
Calif
Lakeland Village
Los Angeles
Joanne Evans
California Department of Forestry
San Bernardino
Evans
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Interstate 285
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St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Linda Kligman
Veda Diverbess
Carolee VonShillagh
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Chaloes
Diana DeLashmutt
Flight
Graham
D-Pla
National Transportation Safety Board
Metro Dade
Joe Farrell
Resolve Towing & Salvage Inc
Odessa
Jim Guy Tucker
James and
Susan McDougal
Whitewater Business
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clintons
Jackson
Eoney
Betty
N. Grandview
Janome
Midland
Frontier Galleries
Dale Carnegie Training
Dale Carnegie
A. Lee Straughan & Associates, Inc
MaryAnn Smith
N. Dixie
Skets
Baskets
Meee
Lees
T.A. Taylor Insurance Agency
Farmers New World Life Insurance Co
Mercer Island
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