Charges filed in ValuJet crash probe shake families
Richard Kessler Jr and other relatives welcomed state and federal charges against SabreTech Inc and three workers for the 1996 Everglades crash. Prosecutors accuse mislabeling hazardous oxygen canisters, failing to cap them, and unsafe handling. Indictments seek restitution and potential prison terms while SabreTech denies crimes. Families see a measure of justice after years of tragedy.
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Iami (Ap
Richard Kessler Jr
Kathleen
Everglades
Kessler
SabreTech Inc
U.S
Don Ungurait
Katherine Fernandez Rundle
Miami- Dade County
SabreTech
National Transportation Safety Board
ValuJet
Federal Aviation Administration
Kenneth Quinn
Eugene Florence
Mauro Valenzuela
Daniel Gonzalez
NTSB
Guy Lewis
FAA
AirTran
Susan Smith
Paul Jordan Smith III
Smith
Miami Herald
Stranded Pole Woman Receives Best Medical Care
A 47 year old American woman at NSF South Pole Station was found with a breast lump and is receiving the best medical care under the circumstances as emergency supplies reach the base. Officials say critical drugs and equipment were delivered by parachute despite an ultrasound unit being destroyed. Details about diagnosis and treatment remain private at the woman's request. she and 40 other Americans are isolated until October at the station.
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National Science Foundation
Erb
United States
NSF
Rita
Colwell
South Pole
Air Force used operating funds for general's home upgrades
The Air Force spent about 268010 dollars from day to day operations on a kitchen renovation for the Air Force Academy superintendent's residence in Colorado Springs. Critics say the funding lacked congressional approval and resembles creative accounting. Navy earlier faced similar scrutiny and shifted to housing accounts. Air Force says its policy is prudent and legal.
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Ashington
U.S. Air Force Academy
Congress
Air Force
Joel Hefley
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pentagon
Craig Quigley
Quigley
Navy
Cmdr
Lydia Robertson
Jay DeFrank
DeFrank
Economy Shows Downturn Amid Weak Wholesale and Auto Sales
Downturn in wholesale prices of 0.1 percent in June accompanies a slowdown in auto sales, with a 1 percent drop in new car demand. Retail sales rose 0.1 percent as energy costs retreat and inflation signals ease. Economists note a cooler economy may reassure the Fed, delaying further rate hikes while consumer demand cools.
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Ashington
Federal Reserve
Fed
William Cheney
John Hancock Financial Services
Boston
Gulf War illness search finds nerve gas unlikely cause
CIA and Pentagon officials told the Special Oversight Board that new evidence reduces estimates of exposure to chemical agents in the 1991 Gulf War. They expect no sweeping new conclusions, with three CIA reports on chemical, biological, and radiological exposure due by fall.
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Washington
Pentagon
CIA
Robert D. Walpole
Bernard Rostker
Special Oversight Board
Gulf
Walpole
Rostker
National Gulf War Resource Center
Paul Sullivan
Center
U.S
Warren Rudman
R-N.h
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