Americans Rally for Two Day Tax Delay
Americans crowded post offices and tax centers as two extra days to file tax returns were allowed due to April 15 falling on a weekend. Procrastination lingered though with voices from Illinois to California noting time to pay and file eased but not altered habits. Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, upstate New York and Massachusetts gained Patriots Day relief pushing deadlines to tonight at Andover IRS office.
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Exxon Valdez clean-up plan meets skepticism in Alaska
Exxon wins federal approval for a plan to clean 305 miles of Prince William Sound beaches by September using 4,000 people and many vessels. Officials doubt feasibility given weather and time, with May 1 deadline to expand outside the sound and address oily waste. Exxon's Ed Owens says focus will be training and later cleaning, while critics fear inadequate action.
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Prison escape attempt ends in helicopter crash at federal jail
Miami AP reports former drug kingpin Benjamin Kramer leaped into a two seat Bell helicopter to flee the Metropolitan Correctional Center. The rotor tangled with a 12 foot fence, injuring Kramer and pilot Charles Stevens. Both were hospitalized in guarded but stable condition. Authorities say Stevens faces aiding an escape while Kramer faces an attempted escape charge.
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