Protests Target Smith & Wesson As Gun Safety Moves Rise
Protesters across five states gathered outside Smith & Wesson in Springfield Massachusetts and at other gunmakers to demand childproofing and higher gun safety standards. They displayed 5285 shoes representing youths under 19 who died from gun violence in 1995 and urged manufacturers to redesign, label, and price guns to deter misuse amid calls for a child access prevention bill.
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Mass
America
Arlene Locicero
Hawthorne
N.J
Locicero
Long Island
Smith & Wesson
Connecticut
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Virginia
Silent March
Congress
Ed Shultz
Claire Ting
Boston
Hydraulic glitch threatens Columbia landing test
Cape Canaveral AP A crucial hydraulic system malfunction aboard the shuttle Columbia tests a day before landing. NASA says the fault will not endanger the seven crew, though another unit failing could heighten risk. Officials plan to use two functioning units and cap cooling unit operation prior to touchdown.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
NASA
John Shannon
Shannon
Fortier seeks bond release as he serves time in bombing case
Oklahoma City AP Fortier’s lawyers push for release after two years eight months served, eight months beyond the agreed term. Prosecutors seek a sentence based on 11 to 14 years before cooperations, with May 27 sentencing planned. Fortier testified against McVeigh and Nichols, who received death and pending sentences. Victims may testify per prosecutors, while defense says no statutory right exists.
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Oklahoma City
Michael Fortier
Fortier
Kingman, Ariz
Timothy McVeigh
Terry Nichols
FBI
McVeigh
Nichols
Rockefeller Center to get two story glass storefronts facelift
New York AP report says Rockefeller Center may gain two story glass bays and larger signs as four limestone buildings along Fifth Avenue are redesigned. Plans go to the New York City Preservation Commission next Tuesday for approval. The Art Deco complex spans 19 buildings on 11 acres from 49th to 52nd Streets. A NBA store opens a block north on Fifth Avenue.
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Rockefeller Center
New York Times
New York City Preservation Commission
Midtown Manhattan
52Nd Streets
Fifth
Sevse Aveues
Paget
Ace of Fivenue
National Basketball Association
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American Board of Allergy & Immunology
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Wendover
Hilton
Grayson Hawkins
Texas
Ray
Memr
Bealls
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West County Plaza
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Village
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Sand Springs
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