Fires Rage Uncontrolled as Florida Prays for Rain
Vice President Al Gore visits fire scarred Volusia County amid federal aid and guarded optimism for rain. Thunderstorms forecast but officials say not enough to quell 237000 acres burned in five weeks. 78 houses destroyed, several subdivisions threatened, no fatalities reported. Firefighters from Florida and six other states assisted as crews use controlled burns to create barriers.
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Storm Season Ravages Midwest and Northeast Amid Floods
Widespread storms battered the Midwest and East injuring and killing several, with floods sweeping homes from West Virginia to Wisconsin. Rescuers fought waters and power outages as states declared emergencies and crews evacuated residents. Authorities report multiple missing persons, destroyed property, and river floods prompting disaster declarations.
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RIT receives grant to attract women and minorities
Rochester Institute of Technology earns a 10 million grant from the Gleason Foundation to recruit women and minorities into engineering. The college will be named for Kate Gleason, a pioneering industrialist and former U S bank president. RIT's engineering programs span industrial mechanical computer software electrical and microelectronic fields. Undergraduates total 1619 with 13.3 percent women now, up from 2 percent five years earlier.
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NYC deputy mayor resigns to return to law practice
Randy Mastro will resign as New York City deputy mayor for operations next month to rejoin his former law firm. At 41, he cited a return to the practice of law as his first love after serving since 1996 and previously as Rudolph Giuliani’s chief of staff.
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New York Times
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Maureen O Sullivans wake draws hundreds in Schenectady
Hundreds attend the wake of Maureen O Sullivan the film legend known for playing Jane to Tarzan beside Johnny Weismuller. Fans say she remains beautiful as Elis Alfieri recalls the actress. O Sullivan will be buried at Siena College Loudonville with her children Mia Farrow and James Cushing among attendees.
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Stray shots hit Florida woman in Manhattan street clash
A Florida woman, Pamela Turk, 41, from Boca Raton was struck in the left leg by a stray bullet on a Manhattan street Sunday morning during a dispute in which Tom Palmer, 58, of Manhattan allegedly fired five shots. Palmer was tackled by nearby police as charges were pending.
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New York Faces EPA Deadline on Buried Tank Upgrades
New York state lags behind federal standards for underground storage tanks. A DEC internal report warns of a Dec 22 deadline with a $14.5 million funding shortfall and potential EPA fines up to 11,000 dollars per day per tank.
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Attorney withdraws from Kevorkian defense in graft case
In Detroit a lawyer for Dr. Kevorkian plans to withdraw from defending the assisted death advocate who offered a dead man’s kidneys for transplantation. The attorney cited conflicts after Kevorkian offered organs for transplant and faced a pending trial on charges. co defendant, Dr. Georges Reding, aged 73, also faces misdemeanor counts.
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GM UAW Seek End to Michigan Strikes Amid Shutdown
GM and the United Auto Workers resumed talks in Flint as the two-week summer shutdown began with little progress toward ending walkouts at the Flint Metal Center and the Delco East plant. Analysts estimate GM has lost about 1 billion in net profits, with losses rising by 500 million weekly if strikes persist.
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Gas dealers trap prices to cash in on travel
Los Angeles reports gas stations cut prices to boost summer travel revenue. Industry analyst notes the weighted average gasoline pump price at about $1.123 per gallon across 16,000 stations nationwide as of Friday.
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Lorillard studied higher nicotine and teen focus, memo claim
Lorillard Tobacco officials raised nicotine levels and studied appealing to teens as Newport targeted white and college students. Internal memos, reported by the News & Record, say executives believed addiction drove smokers and that high school students were core customers.
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Paper admits reporter used stolen messages
Cincinnati Enquirer retracts a wide review of Chiquita banana practices after relying on 2000 allegedly stolen phone messages. The paper apologizes to Chiquita Brands and agrees to pay more than $10 million to settle potential claims. Publisher Harry M Whipple says reporter Mike Gallagher violated policy and was fired.
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