Nine indicted for murder in Texas carnival death
In Austin Texas nine executives employees and inspectors of B&B Amusements and related companies were indicted for murder over the March 19 Himalaya ride death of 15 year old Leslie Lane at the Austin Travis County Livestock Show and Rodeo. Defense and industry officials call the claim unprecedented and say the death was an accident.
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Lubbock conducts Y2K drills in city blackout test
Lubbock Texas runs a four hour Y2K drill with police fire and utility crews simulating massive computer failures amid mock disasters. A faulty 911 system and secret onset window tested response times as street conditions ice and power outages were simulated and officials noted holes in readiness.
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