Rise in Federal Drug Charges Surges Past 30,000 in 1999
A Justice Department study finds 30,099 defendants charged with federal drug offenses in 1999, more than double the 1984 total. Ninety-one percent were convicted for trafficking, averaging 5.5 years in prison, while simple possession convictions remained only 4 percent. Critics say arrests capture only a fraction of traffickers.
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Teen football player dies after scrimmage in Houston
Leonard Carter, 14, collapsed during a Lamar High School football scrimmage and died two hours later at Texas Children's Hospital. Doctors reported a 107 degree temperature to his family as investigators await autopsy results. The National Weather Service cited highs in the upper 80s with high humidity.
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Greenspan’s Ambiguity Baffles Congress and Wife
Washington AP reports Alan Greenspan uses constructive ambiguity in public remarks. After 14 years as Fed chair his oblique style puzzles listeners and even Andrea Mitchell. In a hearing he said he was scrupulously open to extraordinary ambiguity on rate cuts.
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Source Awards to Return to Miami as Finalists Gather
The Source founder David Mays favors Miami for the annual awards show citing a strong hip hop scene and entertainment industry appeal. Organizers aim to avoid last year’s LA melee by hosting in the congenial Florida city.
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Greyhound Bus Crash in Tennessee Fatality Reported
A Greyhound bus on Interstate 24 near Springfield, Tennessee overturned after overcorrecting on wet grass, killing one passenger who was thrown from the bus and trapped underneath it, while 46 people, including the driver, were injured. The bus originated in Kansas City and was en route to Nashville with a stop in St. Louis. The driver sustained noncritical injuries. no name was released.
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Lawyers to Question Ford President in Explorer Tire Depositions
In Dearborn Michigan lawyers will quiz Ford Motor Co President Jacques A. Nasser over tire related Explorer crashes in a two to three day deposition at Ford world headquarters. The session precedes potential third day and could influence hundreds of federal and state lawsuits amid Ford Firestone controversy and company restructuring.
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Astronauts Move Trash Carrier Between Spacecraft
At Cape Canaveral, astronauts moved the Leonardo cargo carrier loaded with food, clothes, and gear from the international space station to space shuttle Discovery using the shuttle’s robotic arm. The 7,000 pound module carried nearly two tons of waste and will return to the station in spring with a fresh load.
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