Vikings Sail Replica Ship on 1900 Mile Greenland Run
A crew of 10 plans a six to eight week voyage from Greenland to Newfoundland aboard the Snorri, a 54 foot Viking replica built with wood and iron. The 1900 mile journey aims to recreate Leif Ericson's voyage, with Lands End underwriting costs after last year's rudder failure near Davis Strait.
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Phippsburg
Maine
Leif Ericson
New World
North Atlantic
West Virginia
W. Hodding Caner
Greenland
Newfoundland
Snorri
Davis Strait
Canadian Coast Guard
Lands’ End
Wisconsin
South Carolina faces video poker legality battle
In Columbia, a federal suit seeks to test if video poker violates the state constitution’s ban on lotteries. For years critics call the machines dangerous and oppose their spread, while supporters argue state officials have allowed a booming industry. The Supreme Court is pressed to rule on legality as a federal judge seeks guidance from the justices.
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Columbia
S.C
South Carolina
David Beasley
Vigilante in Durham Arrested for Firearm Incident
Geoff Bell 31 chased a hit and run suspect after a crash in Durham North Carolina and cornered him on a dead end street. He was arrested after firing at the tire of the fleeing car. Bell pleads innocent to a felony charge of discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. If convicted he faces up to eight years and two months in prison.
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Durham
N.C
Geoff Bell
Bell
Flynt brothers charged with selling obscene tapes in Ohio
Cincinnati reports indictments against Larry Flynt and his brother Jimmy on 15 felony counts including selling obscene videotapes to a 14 year old, corrupt activity, and conspiracy. Potential prison time totals up to 24 years if convicted on all counts.
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Cincinnati
The
People
Larry Flynt
Hustler
Flynt
Jimmy
Flynt Brothers
Miles Forman
the People
Hamilton County
Wrongful arrest case yields $162,500 settlement in Seattle
Carpenter Rodney Fletcher won a $162,500 settlement and an apology after a 1993 arrest for computer theft, a case that influenced prosecutorial charging practices. The suit, filed by Brady John Sart Fletcher, said deputy prosecutor Lynne Kalina signed an arrest warrant without witnesses backing the key allegation.
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Seattle
Rodney Fletcher
King County Prosecutor’s Office
Brady John- Sart
Fletcher
Auburn
Wash
Lynne Kalina
Kalina
Truck hits stopped school bus injures two girls near Houston
A flatbed truck crashed into a school bus on rural U S Highway 20 near Chappell Hill, injuring about 20 children and seriously injuring two teenagers aged 17 and 16. The older girl remained in critical condition with head and abdominal injuries while the younger had a severe head wound. both were airlifted to a Houston hospital.
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Houston
U.S. Highway 20
Chappell Hill
Brena Ene
Carousel Center expansion near doubling size eyed by Pyramid
Local officials say they are not worried about the sale of Carousel Center as long as the planned expansion is completed. Pyramid’s Congel family aims to nearly double the mall by 2000 adding dozens of new stores and services, strengthening Carousel as a regional premier shopping center.
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Conger
Pyramid
Carousel Center
Syracuse
Somme Bk ES Ame Pole
Hey World
Palisades Center
Congel
Carousel
Roy Bernardi
Common Council
Matt Driscoll
Driscoll
Council
William Magnarelli
Scott Congel
John Konarski
International Council of Shopping Centers
New York City
Konarski
Pennsylvania
America
Trnfina Dan
International Council of Shopping Consters
Pyramid malls sale eyed amid industry consolidation near NYC
Pyramid, owner of seven super regional malls with 3.6 billion in annual sales, plans a sale advised by Chase Securities. founder Congel, 63, aims to keep most 7,200 employees and headquarters in Syracuse, while debt payoff and expansion plans continue under new ownership.
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Pyramid
Chase Securities Inc
Chase Manhattan
Fyraduid
Clinton Square
Syracuse
Congel
Conger
Forbes Magazine
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Manhattan
Clark Sable
Indiana Department of Correction
Mooresville
Indiana Reformatory
Pendleton
Nina Kim
Page
County
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Home Depot
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S&r Companies
Simon DeBartolo Group Inc
Simon DeBartolo
General Growth Properties Inc
TrizecHahn Development Co
United States
TrizecHahn Properties
Rouse Co
Maryland
Westfield America Inc
Los Angeles
Arta Honed Vwhiter
Onondaga County
Shopping Town
Great North
Ern Malls
New York
Thomas C. Wilmot
Wilmotrite
Wilmot
Wilmarite Inc
Indusby
Gary Boston
Pat Webber
Wall Street
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