Storms Bring Floods and Tornado Deaths Across Heartland
Severe storms slammed the Midwest and Deep South causing deadly floods and tornadoes. Dallas and New Orleans reported at least 21 deaths from flash floods while the Mississippi Delta saw over 19 inches of rain. Elsewhere, Cantrall Illinois faced near total destruction from a tornado and a Red River Ranch was destroyed along the Texas Oklahoma border.
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American
Midwest
Dallas
Texas
New Orleans
Mississippi Delta
Oklahoma
Red River Ranch
Illinois
Cantrall
Elkhart
North Carolina wildlife shelter aids rabbits and mammals
Heather Levy, a volunteer, describes the Eastern North Carolina wildlife shelter run since 1988 that has cared for 7,677 animals by 1994. The facility, started by a former Milwaukee rehabilitator, works with veterinarians for medicines and humane euthanasia when needed, costing about 2500 dollars yearly to run.
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Heather Levy
Milwaukee
North Carolina
Wilson
Walter
Volunteers Sought For Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter Trainin
Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter in Morehead City seeks new volunteers to train starting in August. The center highlights demanding, unpaid work, feeding baby birds frequently, cleaning enclosures, and maintaining heat pads while staffers like Hanrahan and Walter share experiences with rescues and the emotional toll of wildlife rehabilitation.
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Japan
Keio University
Tokyo
Pablo Picasso
New Scientist Magazine
Shingeru Wantanabe
Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter
US 70
Morehead City
Walter
Computer crime fears grow as hackers gain easy tools
The piece notes 2241 Internet security breaches reported by the CERT at Carnegie Mellon in the last year, double 1993, with billions in losses. It cites experts like Steven Bellovin and Fred Cotton on underreporting, the spread of tools like Satan, and firms such as Chrysler adopting quick precautions while law enforcement questions their readiness.
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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
Steven M. Bellovin
At&t Bell Laboratories
Orange County
Calif
Thrifty-Tel Inc
Garden Grove
Thrifty-Tel
California
Futurtek
Telesphere
Pueblo
Colo
Clay Hodson
Riverside County District Attorney's Office
High Technology Crime Investigation Association
Hodson
Tors
Jessen
Satan
Robert Moskowitz
Chrysler Corp
Kashmir town Char-e-Sharif left in ashes after battle
Char-e-Sharif in Kashmir was left in ruins after a three day clash between separatists and Indian forces. Reporters on a nearby hill observed no movement amid the fire blocked streets. Officials said 25 militants and two Indian soldiers were killed. The shrine of Sheik Nooruddin Wali was burned. Rebel leader Abu Jindal was arrested. Police clashed with protesters in Srinagar.
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Char-E-Sharif
India
Kashmir
Sheik Nooruddin Wali
Mahendra Singh
Abu Jindal
Kulbhushan Jandial
Jammu-Kashmir
Jammu Kashmir
Pakistan
Srinagar
Shabir Shah
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Kobe
By Steve Newman
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Sindh
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London Zoo
United Kingdom
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Sonoma
Napa County
World Health
World Health Organization
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Masengo
British Meteorological Office
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Humane Society
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Fred Cotton
John Jessen
Seattle
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Chrysler
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Beeper
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
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Blue Crossees
Billy Lanse
Bern
Floyd
James City
New Bern
Baer
Ibroke
Dirty Fingers Perennial Nursery
McDaniel Plantation
Hwy
Pollocksville
Craig Lucas
Craven Arts Council and Gallery
Ernie Ensley
Mary Sutton
Rose Salzano
Saax Bradbury Playhouse
Pollock Street
Bank of the Arts
Middle Street
Coastal Fence & Pool CO
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