Task force expands probe into new Atlanta death case
The death of 21 year old Eddie L Duncan Jr is treated as homicide and added to Atlanta crime task force. He and 13 year old Timothy Hill were found in the Chattahoochee River in under shorts, with both victims connected to earlier cases. Police note possible sexual motive and ongoing disappearances since 1979.
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Eddie L. Duncan Jr
Timothy Hill
Chattahoochee River
Duncan
Hill
John Feegel
Fulton County
Atlanta Public Safety
Lee Brown
Douglas County
Earl Lee
Bryan Dawson
Eddie Duncan
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New drug timolol may cut heart attack deaths
A Norwegian study of 1,884 patients across 20 hospitals shows timolol reduced overall death risk by about 40 percent and halved death rates among high risk patients after a heart attack. Fewer second heart attacks occurred in treated patients versus those untreated, suggesting strong preventive potential pending U.S. approval.
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New York Times
New York
New England Journal of Medicine
Norway
United States
Terje Pedersen
University of Bergen
Sarpsborg Hospital
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Amnesiac Jane Doe seeks privacy after family reunion
Pembroke Pines Florida AP Jane Doe the amnesia patient may have recalled trauma after meeting her long lost family last week and now wants to be left alone to think and recover. Hospital spokeswoman said she does not want contact with Andrew and Irene Tomiczek or the man who says he loves her, though she did not rule out future meetings. She was found near starvation September 19 at Birch State Park and remains at Florida State Hospital where she was admitted last November. The reunion drew nationwide attention and included meetings with Charles Greene and the Tomiczeks before she returned to the hospital Sunday saying she remembered none of them.
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Jane Doe
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Navy declines option to build ninth Trident sub
The Navy will not exercise the option to order General Dynamics to construct the ninth Trident ballistic missile submarine. The decision follows delays and welding faults at Electric Boat's Groton yard amid a broader review of the submarine program and shipbuilding capability.
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Washington Star
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Navy
General Dynamics Corp
Electric Boat Div
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Fires scorch 3500 acres in dry Missouri winds
Fire authorities report four brush fires over two days scorched about 3500 acres across Missouri. In Festus the blaze neared city limits, burning 500 acres of idle land. Three injuries occurred as crews battled fires in Festus Zalma and near Indian Creek in Monroe and Ralls counties.
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Festus
Mississippi River
Vicki McClure
Missouri Department of Conservation
Zalma
Bollinger County
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Boston Schools Escape Financial Crisis
Boston’s financially troubled school system avoided a shutdown with a two week postponement after city officials freed about 26 million dollars in encumbered funds to cover Thursday payroll. Auditor Newell Cook announced the move sustaining a 60,000 student district.
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New York Times
Boston
Newell Cook
Second shuttle technician dies in Kennedy Space Center accident
Cape Canaveral AP reports Forrest Cole, 50, Rockwell International technician, died at Shands Teaching Hospital in Gainesville after injuries from a rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center. He was the second fatality in the incident that also killed another worker.
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Kennedy Space Center
Forrest Cole
Shands Teaching Hospital
Gainesville
Debbie Mason
Cole
Rockwell International
Shands
Mississippi rises but remains below spring norm
Mississippi River water levels climb again but stay well under average spring flow. Tankful of water is absent this year, says Tom Sayre of Caruthersville Marine Service. Army Engineers dredge wider channels near Memphis and St Louis due to continued low water.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Tom Sayre
Caruthersville Marine Service
Caruthersville
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
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