Worker buried in sand saved after six hour ordeal
Richard Rom, 25, of Fort Collins, a foreman at Valley Block Co, was buried under 30 tons of wet sand for six hours in a 20 foot deep outdoor pit. Co workers, volunteers, and Loveland firefighters used an air hose and bucket brigade to free him, with Rom describing the rescue as an eternity and recalling his thoughts of his newborn son Jeremiah.
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McChristian outlines barracks restoration funding and plans
McChristian says visiting hours remain 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week while historic building rehab proceeds this summer. Restoration of the enlisted men's barracks will be privately funded, with PRIP money supporting other projects. The original 176000 estimate will be updated by Craig Frazier the historical architect. Plans include floors, stoves, arsenal racks and bunks for 27 men. A nine member foundation will solicit private donations with a three year goal to raise funds. If achieved, restoration should take about six months.
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Huntsville Explorers Run Alcohol Sales Probe With Teens
Huntsville police say two high school scouts, Silcox and Jewell, along with a teen clerk, bought liquor at ten stores while undercover. Police report the teens were stocky and claimed to be 19 though officers doubted ages. The group faces charter revocation and law enforcement education measures. Reports will go to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for possible store license suspensions.
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Ex congressman Tom Steed dies at 79 in Oklahoma
Former 16 term Democrat congressman Tom Steed died of cancer in Shawnee Oklahoma on Wednesday at age 79. He was sworn into Congress in 1949 and held a record Oklahoma service before retiring in 1980.
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NATO group blames Kremlin for Geneva missile stalemate
A NATO committee in Paris condemned the Soviet threat to expand its nuclear arsenal and said the Kremlin’s stance will not intimidate the allies into accepting terms in Geneva talks on medium range missiles.
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Illinois Appellate Court Declares Brain Death Standard
The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a person is legally dead in Illinois when the brain stops functioning, even if breathing and circulation persist. The decision allows death declarations when either brain death or circulatory-respiratory failure occurs, noting medical advances have changed the traditional concept of death. Doctors may disconnect life support in brain-death cases.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago
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Indictments Link Bank Officers to $31.6 Million Fraud
New York AP reports Chase Manhattan Bank faces a $31.6 million fraud case with two former bank vice presidents and three businessmen charged in a scheme. The latest indictments allege $9.5 million was stolen through corrupt loans.
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New Orleans officers sentenced for rights violation in Algiers case
Three New Orleans police officers were sentenced to five years each for rights violations against black residents during an investigation into the 1980 killing of officer Gregory Neupert. Judge Jerry Buchmeyer ordered imprisonment at Big Spring federal facility. four officers were acquitted.
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Dale Bonura
Stephen Farrar
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Home Delivery Subscriptions and Delivery Hours Notice
Daily and Sunday home delivery details with Sunday only option and mail subscriptions. Includes contact number for delivery problems and notes on cutoff times and pricing for daily and Sunday service.
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Weather outlook tornadic activity and warm weekend across Texas
A broad line of thunderstorms moved through the South Plains and Northwest Texas with heavy rain large hail and reports of tornadoes though no injuries were recorded. Permian Basin will see partly cloudy skies tonight with 30 percent storm chances and mid 60s temperatures then mid 90s Friday with 10 to 20 mph winds.
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Braniff creditors to vote on Hyatt offer in court
U S Bankruptcy Judge John Flowers urged Braniff International creditors to meet in Fort Worth to approve or disapprove Hyatt Corp final take it or leave it proposal. Hyatt plans to submit the plan to Braniff officials Wednesday night and Braniff to the court Thursday. Flowers said the matter has gone on too long and must be finished.
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U.S
John Flowers
Braniff International Corp
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