Greenwich angry at half reopening of Mianus bridge
In Greenwich Connecticut residents jeered Governor ONeill and officials at a ceremony reopening the southbound half of the Mianus River bridge to heavy traffic. After the June collapse, truck detours angered locals on Stickland and River roads. Northbound rerouting will continue until October while the southbound side is now open to cars and light vehicles.
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Slaying of Joliet widow sparks hunt for two suspects
Authorities hunted for two suspects in the beating and stabbing death of 82 year old Mary Mae Johnson. Investigators hope fingerprints from her Joliet home match prints from 16 other summer murders in the area as Will County Coroner Tezak notes multiple instruments used indicate two assailants. The body was found Friday near a pottery shop where four women were slain on Aug 20, raising Joliet area violent deaths to 17 in two months.
Dixon teachers resume work after restraining order
Dixon teachers vote 156 to 46 to return to work as a temporary restraining order halts the first strike in the district. About 400 districts nationwide, including Chicago, were negotiating contracts per the state Board of Education. The board had filed an illegal strike complaint after three of Dixon's 211 teachers crossed picket lines.
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Coset
Lee County
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Jane Marshall
Eleven inmates flee Holman Prison in Alabama escape
Eleven maximum security inmates escaped Holman Correctional Center in Atmore Alabama by cutting holes in fences and moving under shotgun fire. Within 45 minutes nine were recaptured. a 10th was caught early today and one inmate remains at large. Seven inmates were serving life terms without parole. The escape appeared aided by an outside accomplice, according to corrections spokesman Ron Tate.
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Ala
Alabama
Holman Correctional Center
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Diver Covering Ship With Trash Bags Hopes to Raise Vessel
Diver Chris Scott stapled over 4000 plastic trash bags to a sunken 120 foot square rigged Prince Louis, hoping inflating bags will lift the 300 ton ship in Los Angeles Harbor. He bought the vessel for refloating as a fishing barge after it sank near Terminal Island a year ago. Scott and his associates have lived aboard his sailboat in the harbor while continuing the project.
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Denmark
Fish Harbor
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Lisa
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Earthquake shakes Diablo Canyon power plant in California
A 4.6 magnitude quake rattled the central California coast early today including the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. No damage reported but items fell from shelves in Gorda near the Monterey County line. A PG&E plant guard confirmed the quake was felt at the facility.
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Calif
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Diablo Canyon
Gorda
Monterey County
Pacific Gas & Electric
Prince Charles warns oil era may end and energy shift urged
Prince Charles told 3,000 delegates at the World Petroleum Congress in London that oil reserves are limited and future energy must diversify. He said consumers are represented and envisioned a century transition to new energy forms. He forecast his son Prince William addressing a conference of diversifying energy interests in 50 years.
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