Tornado Devastates Pleasant Grove and Surrounding Areas
After a deadly Alabama tornado, 32 people died, many homes destroyed, and residents like Julia Knox faced sudden homelessness. Authorities reported about 150 homes lost and 300 heavily damaged as federal aid moved in. President Clinton pledged assistance while survivors sought shelter, with churches coordinating prayers and evacuation efforts.
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Ed Press
Leasant Grove
Alabama
Pleasant Grove
Birmingham
Georgia
Mississippi
Gainesville
mid-Atlantic
Virginia
Wilmington
N.C
New River Marine Corps Air Station
Red Cross
Jefferson County
Clara McKinney
Dakota Lynn Harding
Hueytown High School
Fob James
Clinton
Carrollton
Gore
Eaveryone
Steve Small
True Life Baptist Church
Pratt City
Bible Belt
Goshen United Methodist Church
Piedmont
Small
Birmingport
House of Worship
National Dead Girl Turns Herself In To Police
A 16 year old runaway named Chante Smalls walked into a New York police precinct two days after her family were told a different girl had died. She had vanished Jan 3 and was thought dead after a hospital visit in December. She reunites with her godmother amid custody disputes. The dead girl found Feb 23 remains unidentified.
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New York
Chante Smalls
Loretta Cunningham
Ms. Cunningham
Baltimore
Sara P. Schecter
Chante
Children's Services
Jennifer Falk
New York City
Detroit approves casinos plan amid state approval risk
Detroit moves forward with a $1.8 billion casino plan after City Council approval, despite concerns over minority awards and reliance on state sign off. Mayor Archer cites 11,000 jobs and $130 million in gambling taxes plus $50 million in property taxes as benefits, while Don Barden warns the effort may return to square one in months.
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Detroit
Don Barden
Dennis Archer
Square One
Archer
April Deadliest Month for Twisters in Alabama Weather Surge
Alabama experiences higher tornado deaths in April than any other month per NOAA data from 1950 to 1994. National Weather Service notes typical spring storm dynamics. Texas tops state death counts, while Alabama totals reach 275. Historic outbreaks cited include 1994 spring killer events and multiple 20th century disasters across several states.
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Ashington
Alabama
Georgia
Gulf of Mexico
National Weather Service
Scott Kiser
Kiser
Birmingham
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Texas
Mississippi
Arkansas
Wynette memorial draws country stars at Nashville service
Naomi Judd praised Wynette as a role model and Dolly Parton called her a sister at a moving memorial at the Ryman Auditorium. The event followed Wynette’s sudden death from a blood clot to the lungs and featured performances by Randy Travis Wynonna Parton The Oak Ridge Boys and others with Loretta Lynn unable to attend. Wynette’s husband George Richey spoke emotionally as the funeral and burial had previously taken place in Nashville.
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Ashville
Tenn
Tammy Wynette
Naomi Judd
Dolly Parton
Wynette
Ryman Auditorium
Lorrie Morgan
Nashville
Grand Old Opry
Judd
Parton
Loretta Lynn
Lynn
Randy Travis
Wynonna
Oak Ridge Boys
Rudy Gatlin
Merle Haggard
George Jones
Virginia Wynette Pugh
Itawamba County
Miss
Alabama
Cotton
David Houston
Man
George Richey
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Tuberculosis cases decline in U S with immigrant risk noted
Atlanta AP reports stronger control programs cut TB cases in the United States for five years, though a 6 percent rise among immigrants signals ongoing risk. In 1997 there were 19,855 cases, down from 21,337 in 1996 and 26,673 in 1992, with immigrants making up 39 percent of cases. A highly drug resistant TB strain appeared in 43 states.
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Atlanta
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Marisa Moore
CDC
United States
Moore
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