83-Year-Old Woman Survives Three Days in Swamp
An 83-year-old woman, Tillie Tooter, recounts surviving in a snake infested swamp after her car plunged 40 feet off a bridge into a swamp. She describes using improvised rainwater collection, rations, and a ruined horn while authorities initially failed to locate her amid darkness and a second accident nearby.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Tillie Tooter
NBC
Interstate 595
Tooter
CBS
Brooklyn
New York
Stephen McIinerny
Department
Highway Patrol
McInerny
John Bagnardi
Lidia Pena
Pena
Montana fire threatens major power plant near Helena
A large fire north of the Missouri River headwaters raced across ranchland late Thursday, threatening the Colstrip power line to Seattle and forcing evacuations. Montana Power Co. said the 500 000 watt line remained undamaged as firefighters battled blazes across 1.1 million acres in 11 Western states, with hundreds of firefighters mobilized and authorities calling in the National Guard and state patrol for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena. Mont
Missouri River
Pacific Northwest
Mike Koehnke
Townsend
Disaster and Emergency Services
Broadwater
Koehnke
Colstrip
Montana
Seattle
Montana Power Co
National Interagency Fire Center
Idaho
U.S. 12
National Guard
State Highway Patrol
Salmon
Interior
Bruce Babbitt
Boise
Wyoming
Yellowstone
Grand Teton National Parks
California
Plumas National Forest
Storrie
Wheelchair hikers prove critics wrong on Gale River trek
Craig Gray Nicole Haley and Geoff Krill led a team of wheelchair and crutch hikers in a 9.2 mile round trip to the Gale River trail summit, proving accessibility upgrades to a remote hut possible. Volunteers lifted wheels over roots and rocks as the group faced mud and steep inclines, finishing to applause from hikers and workers.
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Bethlehem
N.H
Craig Gray
Nicole Haley
Geoff Krill
Gray
Scarborough
Maine
David Lee
Northeast Passage
University of New Hampshire
Stacey Keane
Amherst
Mass
Haley
Appalachian Mountain Club
AMC
Walter Graff
U.S. Forest Service
Graff
Susan Murray
Cape Neddick
Bailey Held In Contempt For Refusing To Turn Over Fees
Federal judge in Orlando found attorney F Lee Bailey in contempt for withholding $700000 in fees tied to a $2 million client fund seized as illegitimate earnings from William J. McCorkle. Bailey spared prison and fines. Florida Bar action possible.
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Bailey
U.S
Fawsett
Sam Sheppard
Patty Hearst
O.J. Simpson
Florida Bar
Virginia Covington
Covington
Anita Cream
Gedplars
Richard Lubin
Florida
Florida Supreme Court
Teachers Accused of Cheating Across Five States
More than 52 teachers from Mississippi Georgia Louisiana Tennessee and Arkansas are accused of paying bribes to exam supervisors at Philander Smith College in Little Rock to gain extra time and help with a four hour competency test. ETS reported suspicious tests to the FBI and scores have been canceled with possible further action by state education departments.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Georgia
Louisiana
Tennessee
Arkansas
Philander Smith College
Little Rock
Ark
Richard Thompson
Philander Smith
Trudie Kibbe Reed
FBI
ETS
Thompson
Philander.edu
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Ottawa Main Street, Inc
Ottawa
Ottawa Main Street Board
P.O. Box
F. Lee Bailey
Kansas State Bank
Baldwin City
FDIC
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