Supreme Court refuses to reopen 1948 bomber crash case
The Supreme Court declined to revive a suit by three civilian engineers killed in a 1948 Air Force B 29 crash near Waycross Georgia. New disclosures allegedly show government secrecy shielded the cause. plaintiffs argue fraud in hiding records. Relatives from Franklin Institute Philadelphia and RCA Camden sought reopening.
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Philadelphia
US Supreme Court
Army
Franklin Institute
RCA Corp
Camden
N.J
Supreme Court
Pilot refuses plea deal for bombing mistake
In New Orleans AP reports fighter pilot Maj. Harry Schmidt rejected an Air Force offer of an administrative hearing and possible reprimand. He faces a court martial for involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, and dereliction of duty over the mistaken bombing that killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan last year. Potential prison term could reach 64 years if convicted. An Air Force spokeswoman did not return comment.
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New Orleans
Afghanistan
Air Force
Maj
Harry Schmidt
Schmidt
Air
Force
Wiring flaw blamed for 9 year old electrocution in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio a 9 year old boy was electrocuted on a downtown bridge when a lamppost lacked grounding and insulation. Investigators said a 480 volt wire was not properly taped, charging the pole and sending current to a fence where the boy touched both. If the pole had been grounded a fuse would have cut the power.
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Columbus
Ohio
Willie Wagner
John Loud
Loud
Teen pleads guilty in parents slaying case
Fairfax Virginia teen Joshua P. Cooke, age 19, pleaded guilty to murder and weapons charges for shooting his parents on February 17 inside their home while his sister Tiffany, listening on a phone call from Pennsylvania, heard the gunfire. He admitted firing a shotgun and then called 9-1-1 saying he had just shot his parents.
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Fairfax
Joshua P. Cooke
Cooke
Fairfax County
Tiffany Cooke
Pennsylvania
Joshua Cooke
9-1-1
Trooper shot during patrol amid riots in Michigan
A Michigan State Police trooper was shot in the arm while patrolling Benton Harbor amid riots. A suspect was also shot and arrested. Both victims were treated for non-life threatening injuries, and charges are pending. Authorities said the shooting likely was not related to the unrest. In Nebraska, two men mowing over rabbit nests and a cleaner contracted pneumonic tularemia, a rare inhaled form of rabbit fever, with the CDC investigating.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Mike Risko
Lincoln, Neb
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Lancaster County
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