Dignitaries visit Shabazz after fire and trial flashback
Betty Shabazz lies in critical condition after a gasoline fire at her Bronx apartment left her with severe burns. Malcolm Shabazz, her grandson, faces juvenile delinquency charges. Dignitaries including Maya Angelou and Al Sharpton visit, while Percy Sutton notes the family’s trauma.
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New York
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Qubilah Shabazz
Texas
Percy Sutton
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Sutton
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Betty A Shabazz
Malcolm Shabazz
Mecca
Jacobi Medical Center
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Dignitanes
Maya Angelou
al Sharpton
Coretta Scott King
Don King
King
Martin Luther King
San Antonio
Rocky
New York City
Mount Vernon
Waterworld slide tragedy kills student at Napa High
A class picnic at Waterworld USA in Concord ends in disaster as a Banzai Pipeline water slide collapses under a crowd of Napa High seniors. One girl dead and 32 injured as lifeguards warn against riding in a large group. Witnesses describe shock and blood in the water.
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Castro Valley High School
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Waterworld USA
Steve Mayer
Waterworld
Thar von
Numenor
Teen dies after water park slide collapse at Napa event
At Water World in Napa a 30-foot slide shattered sending teens to a paved walkway and landscaping. A 17 year old Napa student died 45 minutes later from a crushed chest as about 200 seniors attended a pre graduation picnic. Helicopters and ambulances ferried the injured to nine area hospitals. City officials planned an investigation. Water World had opened in 1996 and Premier Parks bought the park last year.
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Premier Parks
Three gang members convicted in girl’s shooting death
In Los Angeles three gang members were found guilty of killing 3 year old Stephanie Kuhen who was struck during a drive through gang turf when her family turned into Avenue Street gang territory. The car tried to leave as gunfire erupted until the attackers ceased.
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Stephanie Kuhen
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Huntsville
Texas
Patrick Rogers
Judge sets date to hear suit in Sam Sheppard case
CLEVELAND A lawsuit to clear Dr Sam Sheppard of his wife Marilyn's 1954 murder goes to trial. Judge Ron Suster set Jan 2 for the wrongful imprisonment suit brought by Sheppard's son Sam Reese Sheppard. The case marks the third trial in the decades old saga tied to DNA testing and a handyman Richard Eberling.
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Cleveland
Trigges
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas
Ron Suster
Sheppard
Sam Heese Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
US Supreme Court
Richard Eberling
School apologizes to mom over classroom removal note
Atlanta reports a first grade incident where teacher Mary Grace Blackstock wrote overdue book reminders on Joseph Kuelper’s face and body with an orange marker. Principal says the teacher is on paid leave until year end as mother Mary Kuelper weighs a possible lawsuit against North Jackson Cemetery School and Jackson County school system.
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Atlanta
Mary Kuelper
North Jackson Cementary School
Jackson County School System
Mary Grace Blackstock
Joseph Kuelper
Joseph
Army 2 star general admits adultery and retires
The Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground commander General John E Longhouser will retire after admitting adultery during a separation from his wife. The New York Times cites anonymous Pentagon officials noting the offense, while contrasting it with separate cases involving other personnel.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground
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New York Times
John E. Longhouser
Aberdeen
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