Barge Runs Aground Near Cape Cod Threatens Oil Spill
A 475 foot barge loaded with 5 million gallons of oil ran aground near the Cape Cod Canal in heavy fog. Four tanks ripped open, raising fears of a major spill. a towline was attached to the damaged barge as a tug worked to regain control near Falmouth.
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Cape Cod Bourne
Mass
Cape Cod Canal
Buzzards Bay
Coast Guard
Cleveland Ledge
Falmouth
Bermuda Star
Rock
Eric Williams
Killer put to death in Arkansas
Warner Ark A man who shot and killed a police officer during an arrest for double murder said he held no grudges before execution in Arkansas The 46 year old John Edward Swindler died at 9 05 p m three minutes after 2300 volts of electricity The state carried out its first execution in 26 years and Swindler was the 130th inmate executed since capital punishment resumed in 1976 The slain officer Randy Basnett was killed at a gas station while Swindler faced two South Carolina murders.
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Warner
Ark
Arkansas
John Edward Swindler
Big Oak
Cay
Swindler
U.S. Supreme Court
Fort Smith
Randy Basnett
South Carolina
Woman mauled by pit bulls dies in Memphis police shooting
Betty Lou Sudham, a 57 year old teacher, was killed after two pit bulldogs owned by a police officer mauled her. Neighbors heard screams as the dogs attacked until two officers arrived and fired about ten shots to stop them. Fire crews could not reach her while the animals lingered.
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Memphis
Tenn
Betty Lou Sudham
Fire Department
Mayors lash out at Congress over federal aid
Chicago leaders led by Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn condemn Congress after Dan Rostenkowski signals limited chances for new federal aid. Flynn accuses Washington of favoring big spenders while neglecting the poor and needy during the US Conference of Mayors summer meeting.
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Chicago
Congress
Washington
Boston
Raymond Flynn
Flynn
US Conference of Mayors
House
Ways and Means Committee
Dan Rostenkoski
Body of teen flood victim found in Ohio River
Kerr Polivka, 13, of Wegee, was found in the Ohio River after a flash flood tore through a trailer park near Shadyside. Thirteen people were missing and the death toll rose to 21 from the disaster that dumped about 5.42 inches of rain in three hours. Amber Colvin survived by clinging to logs after Kerr sheltered her in a bathtub as the trailer collapsed.
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Shadyside
Ohio
Kerr Polivka
Kerr
Kerri
Wegee
Amber Colvin
Amber
Ohno
Local firms back county recycling ahead of July deadline
County businesses from Agway to Niagara Mohawk say recycling will save money and most expect compliance by July 1. Officials note ongoing confusion over eligible materials and practical hurdles, while the chamber backs the program and enforcement remains targeted at haulers and municipalities.
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Agway Inc
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Marine Midland Bank
P&c Food Markets
Herald- Journal
Everal
Greater
Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
John Mandyck
Fitzgerald
Pomeroy
Poll shows most firms will meet deadline
Onondaga County firms respond to recycling questions with 22 yes on understanding rules 2 say they will meet the July 1 deadline and 3 report costs above ten thousand dollars while 21 won’t reveal or don’t know.
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Onondaga County
Local firms to pay for recycled paper in Onondaga County
Debra Young of the Onondaga County Recycling Office reports at least seven local companies will pay businesses for recyclable paper. Some offer on site pickups, others require paper drop off, with payments per ton varying by quantity and market. Companies include Bodow Recycling, All American Recycling, Elman Recycling, Empire Recycling Corp., Ideal Computer Supplies, Records Management Systems, and Syracuse Materials Recovery Corp.
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Debra Young
LaLonde
Young, LaLonde
Nicholas J. Pirro
Rock Cut Road
County Resource Recovery Agency
Onondaga County
Crouse-Hinds Emc
Cooper Industries
Agway Inc
DeWitt
Agway
Re Agway
Susan Elliot
Bodow Recycling
All American Recycling
Elman Recycling
Empire Recycling Corp
Ideal Computer Supplies
Records Management Systems
Syracuse Materials Recovery Corp
Bush to Maintain Sanctions on South Africa Citing Congress Conditions
President Bush will tell Nelson Mandela he will not seek to lift U S sanctions until South Africa meets four of five Congress specified conditions. Mandela arrives amid a three city U S tour with a New York ticker parade and visits to Boston and Washington as debates over sanctions continue.
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Bush
South Africa
Washington
Nelson Mandela
U.S
Congress
Mandela
United States
New York
Boston
F. W. de Klerk
de Kierk
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N.J
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New Jersey
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Ews
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California
Jack Killorin
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Los Angeles Daily News
Rusty Flock
Hofmann Sausage Co. Inc
Pomeroy Appraisal Associates
Gloria Fitzgerald
Suzanne LaLonde
Wolf Street
Morgan Road
Crouse-Hinds
Dick Walker
Terry McHugh
Niagara Mohawk
McHugh
Marine
James C. LaManna
South Warren Street
Marine Midland
LaManna
Wegmans
Rochester
Bristol Myers Squibb Co
Syracuse
Charles Bergognoni
Bristol
Centro
Mass Transit
John Clare
Clare
David Lassman
Stall
National Congress
Canitol Hill
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