Pearl Harbor survivor honored as ashes scattered at Nevada site
Radioman Andrew Boyer, who survived the Pearl Harbor attack, had his ashes scattered near the USS Nevada as a 21 gun salute and bugler played taps. Survivors at the ceremony reflected on the 58th anniversary, noting dwindling numbers and honoring fallen shipmates.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Andrew Boyer
Nevada
Pacific
Boyer
San Mateo
Calif
Janet Boyer
Adm
Thomas Fargo
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Fargo
United States
Don Howell
Borucki
Helena
Ethan Borucki
Aaron Borucki
Holyoke
Mass
Fort Gibson shooter named as popular seventh grader Seth Trickey
Fort Gibson Oklahoma seventh grader Seth Trickey fired a handgun outside Fort Gibson Middle School injuring four classmates before being detained. Police and investigators examined the scene as students returned to class amid counseling and district officials assessing safety.
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Fort Gibson
Okla
Deanna Pruitt
Fort Gibson Middle School
Stanley Washington
Tommy
Washington
Max Chrisman
Shaila Benjamin
Seth Trickey
Ronnie Hornby
Gary Sturm
District Attorney’s Office
New York cheating probe cites citywide test score fraud
New York City investigators say fifty two school employees helped elementary and middle school students cheat on standardized tests by presharing questions and even marking answer sheets. The 17 month probe covered 32 schools from 1996 through this year, calling it the largest case of its kind.
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New York
New York City
Edward Stancik
Stancik
Cuban father seeks Elian Gonzalez’s return to Cuba
Washington says it recognizes Juan Miguel Gonzalez's right to pursue his claim to take his 6 year old son Elian back to Cuba. INS will contact him to explain the process and rights. Elian arrived unaccompanied in Miami after a boat trip from Cuba. his mother and stepfather died during the attempt.
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Washington
Clinton
Cuba
Miami
State Department
James Foley
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Elian Gonzalez
South
Florida
United States
Foley
Elian
Couple charged in deadly Worcester warehouse fire
A homeless couple Thomas Levesque and Julie Barnes pleaded innocent to involuntary manslaughter after a blaze in an abandoned Worcester warehouse killed six firefighters. The pair, jailed on $1 million bail, allegedly stayed on the second floor for months and fled after a candle sparked the fire. Fire crews recovered bodies and equipment as investigators noted coverage of the incident and homeless advocates cited shelter shortages.
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Worcester
Mass
Thomas
Levesque
Julie S. Barnes
Colorado
Barnes
Wfxt-Tv
Panhandle
Nicole Witherbee
Massachusetts Coalition For the Homeless
Walter Giard
Giard
Margaret Levesque
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Sailor
The
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
Howell
Ed Borucki
Southampton, Mass
Richard Sladen
Janie Hammons
Tyler
Daniel Hackman
Ms. Hammons
Max
Shaila
Richard Schindel
Brad
FBI
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
U.S
Benefit Team Services, Inc
Vintage Park
Lenise Eddings
Crimson Ave
Baldwin City
Cellularoni
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