Pilots Escape Injury After Marine Jet Collision
Two A4M Skyhawk jets collided during an aerial refueling exercise about 66 miles south of San Clemente Island. Both pilots ejected and were rescued in good condition, flown to USS Ranger after being retrieved by a North Island helicopter.
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San Diego
Pacific Ocean
San Clemente Island
California
Anne Larson
North Island Naval Air Station
Ranger
Larson
41 Indicted in $1 Billion Cocaine Ring Case
Federal indictments unsealed in Atlanta charge 41 people with running a billion dollar cocaine smuggling operation from Colombia to airstrips in Georgia Alabama Tennessee and northern Florida and on to Miami for distribution. The probes grew from a yearlong undercover operation by agents posing as airstrip owners.
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Atlanta
Colombia
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Florida
Miami
U.S
Stephen S. Cowen
Deadly floods hit Pittsburgh area after storms
Heavy thunderstorms caused flash floods and mudslides along Pine Creek and Little Pine Creek, flooding homes and businesses in northern Allegheny County. At least four people were killed as power outages, fires, and traffic jams disrupted the region. Police sought boats and helicopters for rescues. evacuee numbers and injuries remained unclear.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny River
Pine Creek
Little Pine Creek
Allegheny County
Sekhmet statue from Lennon estate sells for record
A 3300-year-old Egyptian granite statue of the goddess Sekhmet, last owned by John Lennon, fetched 742,500 at Sotheby's. Richard Kersey called it the largest and only nearly complete Egyptian sculpture sold recently, and the highest price for an Egyptian piece. A private American collector bought the 82-inch sculpture, valued originally around 500,000.
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New York
Sekhmet
John Lennon
Sotheby's Auction House
Richard Kersey
Sotheby
Beatle
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Marine Air Station
el Toro
Pennsylvania
Lennon
W. University
ST. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Odessa
Ratliff
Mattress Factory & Furniture CO
E. University
Mattress & Box
Alitor
Uta
Dyer
Amera
Iolux
Eta
JBL
Toshiba
Watts
Panial
Nane
EPSON
TM Dolby Labs
Spyus
Smith-Corons
Smith Corona
San Antonio
Austin
Amarillo
G¢N
Victoria
San Marcos
Waco
Abilene
San Angelo
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
Lubbock
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