Soldiers serve as firefighters in Western blaze fight
Sgt. Brad Rhoden and nearly 600 soldiers from Fort Hood join 500 Marines and 700 more federal troops in Idaho and other Western states to battle wildfires. Officials say the 50 year worst fire season has burned millions of acres with 70 large fires active. President Clinton plans to visit Boise to review firefighting efforts and meet troops amid ongoing operations across Idaho and Montana.
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United cancels flights at O'Hare over pilot shortage
United Airlines canceled at least 150 flights at O Hare International Airport in Chicago on Saturday due to a pilot shortage. Many pilots had already logged their weekly hours. Spokesman Chris Brathwaite cited overtime refusal since contract expiry in April. A pilots union spokesman did not immediately comment.
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NAACP to Move South Carolina State Convention
The NAACP will relocate its annual state convention from South Carolina to protest the continued display of the Confederate battle flag on Statehouse grounds. James Galiman, president of the SC conference of branches, calls the lawmakers move to place the flag at a Confederate Soldier Monument insulting.
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Massachusetts man charged with stealing two corneas
Charles Dellaia, 37, was arrested inside the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut with two human corneas. Police say the corneas were stolen from a Boston bus station. Dellaia told state police he believed the plastic foam package contained lobsters.
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Man Kills 2 and Then Kills Self Outside Houston Hospital
A man fatally shot his wife and a second man in the Ringwood Medical Center hospital courtyard near the emergency room around 1 p.m. Saturday. Houston Police said the three identities were not released and the incident appears to involve a love triangle.
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