Widow slain on high seas on Royal Viking Star
Muriel Barnett a 74 year old widow died aboard the Royal Viking Star on a 1 day round trip to British Columbia and Alaska. Robert Frisbee 58 her long time companion was held for homicide after saying he found her dead in their penthouse suite. He claimed they were lovers and said he was in the adjacent bed when she died. The ship's steward discovered the death and a coroner cited multiple blunt trauma to the head. Federal authorities opened a homicide probe because the death occurred on the seas.
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Muriel Barnett
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Carl Klotz
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Vietona
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Philip Barnett
World at large and political unrest spill across globe
Reports from Beirut describe continuous shelling by militias with over 300 deaths in 12 days as Lebanon requests Syria's help to stop the violence. In South Africa, black miners' union delays a strike and protests erupt in 14 townships amid a state of emergency with rising imprisonments. Washington notes 0.2 percent July CPI rise and a mixed inflation picture with weak factory orders, while GOP claims a voter-registration boost from Operation Open Door.
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Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr
Former Mississippi senator Brooks sentenced to nine years
Former state Sen. Tommy Brooks, once third ranking official, was sentenced in Jackson to nine years for attempted extortion. The judge noted breach of oath and trust as Brooks awaits appeal of a June conviction. He was allowed to remain free on bond during the appeal.
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U.S
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Lee
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5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Boyce Holleman
Gulfport
Maryland judge orders transfer for Michael Walker to federal custody
A Baltimore judge granted Michael Walker’s request to move from Harford County Detention Center to a federal prison while awaiting trial on charges he helped his father sell classified Navy documents to the Soviet Union. The specific prison was not disclosed.
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U.S
Alexander Harvey II
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Harvey
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Norfolk
Ellen Hollander
Robert McDonald
John A. Walker Jr
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