Lead poisoned moonshine in Georgia blamed on car battery
Four people die and seven more sick in Meriwether County as Dr. James Collins links lead poisoning to moonshine made with car radiators or old auto batteries. Relatives refuse to identify the still or sources, hampering investigation. victims from the same area include multiple family members.
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Atlanta
Georgia
James Collins
Collins
Manchester
Meriwether County
Dan
Parachutists collide in air killing one in Indiana
Parachutist Kevin Shea 28 of Chicago died after colliding midair with Joseph Wielgosz 24 of Winnipeg while filming a television commercial near Griffith Indiana. Wielgosz was badly injured and hospitalized in Merrillville in critical condition. A third skydiver Terry Welch assisted and witnessed the accident. The film crew was shooting for an unidentified Chicago auto dealer.
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Griffith, Ind
Griffith
Sheriff's Police
Shea
Joseph M. Wielgosz
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Wielgosz
Broadway Methodist Hospital
Merrillville
Indiana
Terry D. Welch
Welch
Candy bar theft suspect killed fleeing police in Tennessee
Kathy Wimberly, 18, of Clarksville, allegedly stole four candy bars worth 80 cents from an IGA in Columbia. After fleeing, she forced a man from a parked car, then wrecked another vehicle while being pursued, dying at Maury County Hospital.
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Columbia, Tenn
Brenda Gontz
Columbia Police Department
IGA
Kathy Wimberly
Clarksville
Miss Wimberly
Maury County Hospital
Goatz
Color Choice Brightens Milwaukee Cable Plant
A Milwaukee plant producing buried cable closures for telecom and power industries brightens its interior as new staff choose colors for machinery. Gone is institutional gray replaced by hues such as gogo gold honey yellow amber and royal blue. The hydraulic press and heavy shears now sport vibrant tones while about 300 workers remain at the 30 year old facility.
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Milwaukee
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SAVE
Bayer Motor Co., Inc
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Stewart Bean
Dennis Baltzell
Oldsmobile
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Vernon
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Sparta
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