Brady law checks blocked 69000 handgun sales in 1997
The Brady Act background checks halted about 69,000 handgun purchases in 1997, more than half due to felonies or felony indictments. Denials totaled 2.7 percent of 2.574 million nationwide, with felonies as the leading cause, followed by domestic violence records and fugitives.
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Gates tops Forbes list of world richest billionaires
Gates leads Forbes 12th annual ranking of the world’s richest billionaires with a 51 billion net worth, up 40 percent from last year, as the list includes only the working rich and excludes dictators and royalty. Sam Walton heirs are No. 2 with 48 billion, Warren Buffett No. 3 at 33 billion, Paul Allen 21 billion, Kenneth Thomson 14.4 billion.
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Lightning and drought bite Florida as fires spread
Lightning sparked over 80 wildfires in the past 24 hours across Florida with 80 to 90 more expected daily unless rainfall arrives. The National Weather Service gave a 30 percent chance of rain, roads closed by smoke, and fires scorching 76,000 acres in 39 counties since Memorial Day. President Clinton declared Florida a fire disaster area amid a statewide outdoor burning ban.
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Relatives mourn victims of Greyhound bus crash
Scott Wisner Jr. a 61 year old Greyhound driver on his final run died when his bus veered off a Pennsylvania Turnpike shoulder and hit a parked tractor trailer. Seven people were killed and 18 injured. Wisner, his wife, and their ward were among the dead. NTSB said brakes were in good condition and prelim findings showed Wisner was not asleep.
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