Man robs Highway Chase Ends Tragic Crash
A Florida man wanted for spousal abuse kidnapped his 18 month old son at a Vero Beach motel and led authorities on a 75 mile pursuit at 100 mph. He rammed a truck into an overpass after surrounding the child with the vehicle's windshield shards. both died. Police say the suspect was distraught after his wife announced she would leave him following a night of beating and choking.
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Jeffrey Eric Johnson
Sheay
Vero Beach
Johnson
Plas
Cynthia Johnson
Sojourner Meets Bar nacle Bill on Mars Mission
In Pasadena NASA reports Sojourner the Pathfinder rover touched a lumpy rock named Barnacle Bill during a 12 inch test drive on Mars. The six wheeled robot began up close chemical analysis after rolling from Pathfinder's ramp and initial surface contact. The site shows floury dust over a harder underlying layer as scientists await soil data.
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Pasadena
Calif
Sojourner
Barnacle Bill
Brian. Muirhead
Associated Press
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pathfinder
Neil Armstrong
Mars
Rover
Henry Moore
United States
Mir docking progress amid power repairs and Spektr seal
Automatic Mir docking succeeds but one module remains sealed after a June accident. Reattachment of Spektr power cables to Mir's main system is the top priority to restore near full power. Hatch opening for cargo ships is delayed as power is replenished. Pathfinders on Mars report bleak but scenic terrain with watermarks and terraces suggesting ancient floods. Progress cargo ship delivers cables hatch plate fuel and equipment for the next crew. Two Russian cosmonauts and one American on Mir are not in immediate danger.
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Bek
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Pathfinder
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U.S
Michael Foale
Spacecraft unveil Mars and asteroid images
The Mars Global Surveyor will orbit Mars starting in September. Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous recently released striking asteroid photographs. 1B FAST, launched last summer, studies Earth's aurora and SAMPEX, launched in 1992, observes solar particles and cosmic rays. The A
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Earth
Citadel faces $6.7 million legal bill over all male policy
US District Judge C Weston Houck opened a hearing on whether The Citadel should cover legal fees for a two year fight against its all male admissions. The school contends the bills are excessive with rates up to 450 per hour from a New York firm. Four women enrolled this year but two withdrew amid hazing claims under investigation by state and federal authorities.
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Charleston
8.C
Citadel
C. Weston Houck
Military School
South Carolina
New York
Supreme Court
Virginia Military Institute
Delta jet makes emergency landing injuring three at Albuquerque
A Delta Airlines plane carrying 154 on board skidded to a stop during an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport. Three people were injured, none seriously, and 148 passengers with six crew escaped via an emergency chute. Cause of the emergency was not yet clear. Delta is investigating the incident.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Delta Airlines
Delta
Toxic substances found in farmers' fertilizers
The Seattle Times reports recycled hazardous wastes including cadmium lead arsenic and radioactive materials are spread on farms nationwide without federal ingredient listing. Local concerns in Quincy Washington spurred state testing, while other states and industries recycle industrial byproducts into fertilizer despite weak laws and lax regulation.
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Seattle
Seattle Times
Washington
Quincy
Patty Martin
State Department of Agriculture
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
the Times
Gore
Okla
Camas
Wash
Moxee City
Oregon
Bay Zine Co
United States
Firefighting helicopter crash kills pilot in California blaze
A water-dropping helicopter crashed while battling a wildfire in San Bernardino National Forest killing the pilot Carey Thomas Meeks 27 and grounding 10 air tankers as 400 firefighters fought a 2411 acre blaze. The cause remained unknown.
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Los Angeles
San Bernardino National Forest
Carey Thomas Meeks
Astronauts study metals during weightless fire tests
At SPACE CENTER Houston astronauts conduct metal alloy experiments aboard a 16 day mission. Gregory Linteris tests arconium based alloys while Jan Rogers notes measurements on elastic properties of metallic glass to improve earth products such as golf clubs and computer components. 144 small fires are planned to study flame behavior in zero gravity.
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Huntsville
Ala
Earth
Bomb blasts flare as Northern Ireland talks stall after march tension
In west Belfast a homemade bomb exploded outside a police station amid Protestant march clashes with Catholic neighborhoods. Protests spread across Northern Ireland with hijackings and arson as authorities pressured for a peaceful multi party negotiation process.
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Northern Ireland
West Belfast
Portadown
Irish Republican Army
Police Unite
Balfast
Mral
New Barnsley
Grey Road
The
Grange Order
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