Storm Strikes Again in Georgia After Recent Albert Floods
In Albany Georgia residents recall 9 foot sandbag walls built to save homes as another storm tracks north along the Albert flood path. Tropical Storm Alberto killed 31 people in Georgia, damaged thousands of homes and forced about 40,000 to evacuate. Forecasters warn of heavy rain with a flood watch across southwest Georgia.
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Vietnam veteran finally receives Purple Heart in ceremony
Jim Beals, a 43 year old truck driver from Virginia, earned the Purple Heart 27 years after his actions during the Tet offensive. Beals was wounded in 1968 while Marines took over a tank to evacuate wounded comrades. A Pulitzer winning Life magazine photo by Joh Olson captured Beals cradling a wounded Marine during the trip to a medical aid station.
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Vietnam
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Life Magazine
Indicted brothers ran vacation package scam in 43 states
Michael and Christopher Barson were indicted on charges of unlawfully taking more than $800000 from more than 2000 customers in 43 states. The pair used names such as Great American Travel Club and Fantasy Vacations. Victims paid in full but received third party vouchers with restrictive terms. The case cites average losses around $400 per customer and potential 30 year prison terms plus fines.
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Virginia
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Father faces abuse charge after leaving toddler in car
Dennis Karl Fischer 34, of Paramount, is charged with felony child abuse for allegedly leaving his 20 month old son Jared locked in a hot car in Reseda on a Sunday afternoon. Passersby rescued the sleeping child as the inside heat reached about 110 degrees while Fischer browsed a record store. The boy cried out before being removed. Fischer is due for arraignment in Van Nuys Municipal Court with bail set at 50,000.
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Unemployments Link To Increased Violent Behavior Study
A UC Berkeley study finds that adults laid off within the past year were about twice as likely to report violent acts versus those still employed. Data from 14,500 Americans in the mid 1980s show employed respondents also reached elevated violence levels.
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Ralph Catalano
University of California, Berkeley
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Carlos the Jackal finally nabbed in Sudan and flown to France
The world’s most wanted terrorist, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez known as Carlos the Jackal, was captured in Khartoum Sudan and handed to France. He faces life imprisonment for the 1975 Orly airport killings and a string of attacks across Europe the Middle East and Africa. His arrest ends years of elusive operations by CIA Mossad Scotland Yard and French services.
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Kingdom of Heaven rebels against Oregon laws and taxes
Marion County tax collectors argue Heaven owes taxes from an embassy claimed by James Revere and his followers. Revere denounces state authority, urges followers to renounce licenses, Social Security, voting, and public services, and operates Heaven documents and license plates from Sublimity to fund a sovereign, faith-based community.
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