Kidnap victim stays cool during bullet-filled drive
Edie Silver, 48, calmly faced two armed fugitives during a 100 mile car ride from Fort Myers toward Miami after they forced her car following a bank robbery. A gunfight near Miami left one brother dead. the other was arrested. Police credited her calm behavior and quick thinking with saving her life.
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Everglades
Miami
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Fort Myers
Florida
South Carolina
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Greenville
S.C
David Dallas George
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Florida Highway Patrol
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Martian rock Barnacle Bill hints Mars had water early
Pathfinder scientists report a foot ball sized Martian rock rich in silica may form only with volcanic or impact heating, suggesting Mars had an active crust and possible water presence over 4 billion years ago. Sojourner will analyze another rock as data from NASA's rover deepens the case for Earthlike Mars.
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AP Science
Asadena
Calif
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Pathfinder
Earth
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University of Tennessee
Mars Pathfinder
Sojourner
Andes Mountains
Allan Treiman
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Houston
Treiman
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Matthew Golombek
JPL
Scooby Doo
Casper
Crab
Bill targets harsher penalties for telemarketing fraud
Washington AP House passes bill to stiffen penalties for phony telemarketing crimes and to raise fines from 55 plus targeting schemes. It directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to boost penalties for older victims and allows prosecutors to charge organizers with conspiracy. FTC estimates up to 40 billion dollars lost annually.
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U.S. Sentencing Commission
Voice Rate
Federal Trade Commission
Federal task force rejects multiracial census category
A federal interagency task force recommends allowing Americans to check multiple racial categories on the census rather than a single multiracial option. It rejects a new multiracial label, urging use of four main categories with multiple selections as needed. The final decision by the OMB is due by October 15.
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Interagency Group
Office of Management and Budget
Stephen Horn
R-Calif
House
Ernment Management Subcommittee
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