Settlement paid to relatives of Nellis jet crash victims
The federal government agrees to pay more than $664,000 to relatives of three of the 10 people killed when an A-7 Corsair from Nellis Air Force Base crashed into the Airport Ramada Inn in Indianapolis on October 20, 1987. The crash occurred as the fighter lost power and the pilot attempted an emergency landing at Indianapolis International Airport, with the pilot bailing out seconds before impact. Nine of the deceased were hotel employees.
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Las Vegas
Nellis Air Force Base
Indiana
Ramada Inn
Indianapolis
Indianapolis International
Van built in child seats spark New York legal clash
ALBANY AP New York officials dispute whether Chrysler built in child safety seats in Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan vans meet state law requiring detachable seats. A 1985 statute mandates removable seats for children under four, with fines up to 100 dollars. lawmakers, including Assemblyman Martin Luster, push to change the law. Violations trigger penalties. In Barrow Alaska Eskimo hunters report 10 bowhead whales caught this spring under an international quota, though late ice slows catches. Bowheads reach 65 feet and weigh about a ton per foot, migrating from the Bering to the Chukchi Sea.
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Albany
N.Y
Chrysler Corp
New York
Chrysler
Martin Luster
Barrow
Alaska
International Whaling Commission
North Slope
St. Lawrence Island
Bering Sea
Chukchi Sea
Painting banned at Raleigh Federal Building
A nude woman fetus and a coathanger painting titled Sex, Laws and Coathangers was pulled from the Raleigh Federal Building lobby after GSA officials revoked artist Dayton Claudio’s exhibit permit. The action followed concerns that the subject matter concerns pending court cases. The Supreme Court is no restrictive state laws.
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Raleigh
N.C
Federal
General Services Administration
Federal Buildings
California
Dayton Claudio
Federal Building
Fleming James
GSA
Atlanta
Claudio
Supreme Court
Mount St Helens Still Under Watch
Vancouver Washington AP report quotes geologists about Mount St Helens not being dormant after more than five years since its last eruption. Ed Wolfe of the Cascades Volcano Observatory says the term dormant is not suitable and notes episodic past activity with no sign of a lull.
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Vancouver
Wash
Mount St. Helens
Ed Wolfe
U.S. Geological Survey
Cascades Volcano Observatory
Angel
Radiologists defend routine mammograms amid age debate
A Canadian study suggesting no clear death risk reduction for women under 50 from mammograms fuels controversy. Experts note younger breasts are denser and cancers more aggressive, complicating benefits. Health groups urge testing in 40s, costs vary.
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Boston
Gerald Dodd
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston
The
Cancer Society
Jay Harris
Harvard Medi
Cal School
Missouri courthouse shooting kills wife and injures four
In Clayton Missouri an estranged husband shot dead his wife as she awaited a divorce session then wounded four others in the St Louis County Courthouse before police shot him. Kenneth Baumruk 53 was wounded and charged with murder six counts armed criminal action and five counts of first degree assault.
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Clayton, Mo
Rick Simon
St. Louis County
Missouri
Richard Morris
Mary Baumruk
Florissant
Kenneth Baumruk
Morris
Baumruk
Barnes Hospital
Ing
Firstan
Clayton
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Johns Hopkins University
American Cancer Society
Anthony Miller
University of Toronto
Miller
Van
North Dakota
Alabama
Doug Hartig
Garry Seltzer
Seltzer
Hartig
Lot Laws County Government Center
Ryanum
Wal-Mart
Albertson
Permian Mall
Odessa
Texas
Kmart
Corporation
BOK
Charles Marie's
Andrews Hwy
Yarqua Chem
Odessa and Midland
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