Hinckley plea talks loom over Reagan case
National briefs report lawyers for John W Hinckley Jr offering a guilty plea if he is sentenced as a juvenile, but officials doubt the Justice Department would accept. In Roseville California, a five hour standoff ended with a convicted burglar captured after firing 20 to 30 shots at a gun shop. no injuries.
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District of Columbia
Hinckley
Roseville
Calif
Darrell Herron
Kerry Alan Huhtala
Herron
Huhtaila
Hubtala
Highway 65
Sacramento
Miss USA Kim Seelbrede Returns to Germantown After Crowning
Kim Seelbrede of Ohio, crowned Miss USA on Thursday, resumes the traveling schedule visiting her parents in Germantown by Friday morning. She later traveled through New York back from Atlanta while the national pageant took place in Biloxi Mississippi.
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Kim Seelbrede
Ohio
U.S.A
Germantown
New York
Atlanta
Biloxi
Climber Dies After McKinley Crevasse Fall
Alaskan climber Chris Kerrebrock, 25, of New York, died May 9 after a fall into a crevasse on Mount McKinley. He reportedly died a day after the accident. his companion perished earlier in the incident, authorities say.
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Talkeetna
Alaska
Mount McKinley
National Park Service
Chris Kerrebrock
New York
Inmate Riots Hit Michigan Prisons After Uprising
Youthful inmates rioted at the Michigan Reformatory in Ionia and at Southern Michigan Prison in Jackson. Forty-two inmates and several guards were injured as tear gas and riot squads restored order. Gov. Milliken ordered a special task force to probe causes and prevent a recurrence.
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Allenlevy
Associated Press
Sonia
Mich
Jackson
Southern Michigan
William Milliken
Milliken
Michigan
Dale Foltz
Michigan Reformatory
Ionia
Foltz
Special weapons team storms Nevada prison siege
A Nevada Maximum Security Prison cell block was stormed after about two dozen inmates including condemned men seized three guards. Ringleader David "Bang Bang" Wayne, just cleared of related charges, negotiated for a girlfriend visit and surrendered after concessions and Demerol were provided. Authorities launch a thorough investigation into how a pistol entered the high risk block and the broader hostage incident sequence.
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Nev
Nevada
David
David “Bang Bang
Wayne
John Slansky
Slansky
Steve Robinson
Administration Services
Robinson
Clarence Henry
Dean Straiccio
Mike Stafford
Jessie Bishop
Bishop
Teaeteam
Map Beency
Edward Lee
Carlos Sanders
Travel Industry Faces Mixed Signals From Survey and Promotions
A Travel Industry Association survey shows 49 percent of American adults plan trips in six months, up from 42 percent, while carriers push promotions to revive sagging business. Hotels in major cities offer weekend deals as occupancy slows, and some regions report shorter trips overall amid a difficult travel year.
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Travel Industry Association of America
Travel Data Center
Airlines
Pennsylvania
Keystone Automobile Club
Williamsburg
New York
Howard Goetzman
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Goetzman
Disneyland
Sidne Howardi
California
Laura McClain
Hotel Bonaventure
Los Angeles
Charles Gillette
New York City
Susan
Kansas City
Odessa teacher unveils Squealer to hush noisy classrooms
Odessa electronics teacher Wallace Scott introduces a compact Squealer device to automatically silence high noise levels in class. The 6 by 3 by 2 inch box uses a microphone, two nine volt batteries, and a timing cycle to ignore brief sounds while recording continuous noise like conversations. Students and schools across Midland area have adopted the device, with many personally funding purchases.
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Baulch
Cain
Joan Gutierrez
Scott
Hall
Odessa
Midland
Permian
Bonham Junior High
Goliad
Alamo
Weather outlook for Permian Basin amid weekend storms
Weather specialists report a cold front entering Texas Saturday bringing isolated heavy storms to North and Central Texas with a tornado watch in effect until midnight. Severe thunderstorm near Breckenridge produced high winds and large hail while radar detected scattered storms from Wichita Falls to Del Rio. Memorial Day weekend brings milder temperatures, with 80s and 90s statewide and unsettled showers in the north, central, and eastern regions through today. Forecasts from Midland regional airport indicate highs around 80s today and tomorrow, with lows in the 60s, and highs in the 80s to 90s elsewhere across South and West Texas.
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National Weather Service
Breckenridge
Wichita Falls
del Rio
Wes
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