Multiple incidents headline brisk AP briefs from coast to mountains
BRIEFLY ATLANTA AP Eight cars of a 79 car train derailed near a water reservoir with at least one car leaking a hazardous chemical. About 100 residents were evacuated as hazardous materials teams worked at the site. The five cars carried a corrosive chemical used in nylon production. LOS ANGELES AP An earthquake measuring about 4.6 struck off the Southern California coast with no injuries or damage reported. The tremor was felt from Santa Barbara to Long Beach, 44 miles south of Ventura. SALT LAKE CITY AP An avalanche near a Utah ski resort left two people missing from a party of eight as authorities search with dogs and helicopters.
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Craig Camuso
Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
California
Santa Barbara
Long Beach
Los Angeles Basin
Ventura
Salt Lake City
Utah
Peggy Faulkner
Enforcement of truck weight limits threatens West Virginia coal
Gov. Bob Wise ordered a crackdown on overweight trucks after a spate of fatal accidents. Fourteen trucks were cited for exceeding the 80 000 pound limit, fines up to 1600, prompting roadblocks and a brief halt to coal traffic. Haulers and miners warn severe enforcement could devastate the state’s coal industry and economy.
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Fort Gay
W.va
West Virginia
Bo Adkins
Bob Wise
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Charleston
Pentagon reports successful missile defense test amid calls for more
The Pentagon says the latest ground based interceptor test destroyed a decoy warhead high above the Pacific but experts warn many more tests remain. Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz says the program shows impressive progress, yet critics cite a long road to operational capability with at least 19 more tests planned through 2006 or 2007.
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Defense
Paul Wolfowitz
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Wolfowitz
CNN
Rick Lehner
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Missile Defense Agency
Lehner
Chris Madison
Bush Administration
United States
North Korea
Man Injured in Explosion Kills Rescuers in Roswell
In Roswell New Mexico a man injured in a house blast shot rescuers killing paramedic Steve Lovato and neighbor Randy Houghton. Fire Chief Louis Jones and a 4 year old boy were wounded and airlifted to a Texas hospital. the gunman died by suicide. The motive remains unknown.
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Roswell, N.M
Randy Houghton
Robert Giles
Steve Lovato
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Houghton
Roswell
Louis Jones
Lubbock
Jones
Giles
Test burns begin at Army chemical weapons incinerator
In Alabama the Army starts large scale test burns at Anniston depot incinerator after destroying aging weapons at Johnston Atoll and Tooele Utah. The seven day exercise uses dummy rockets while real nerve agents are slated for September. Local officials, residents, and Gov. Siegelman debate safety and funding for emergency gear.
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