Airborne firefighters slow mountain fire near Red River NM
Airplanes dumped water and fire retardant as crews battled a fast moving blaze in northern New Mexico. About 500 firefighters built lines through canyons to stop spread while seven miles from Red River ski area and 450 residents faced evacuation. Gov. Johnson declared a state of emergency as crews fought multiple fires across the state. no injuries reported in the La Lama area.
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Questa
N.M
New Mexico
Red River
Dou
Harold Young
la Lama
WCLE
San Cristobal
Carson National Forest
Gary Johnson
Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexica
Here
Arizona
New York
Black war vets challenge Army history of 24th Infantry
A group of Korean War Black veterans threatens a defamation suit to block publication of an Army Center of Military History study titled Black Soldier, White Army. They argue the 24th Infantry Regiment is unfairly blamed for early Korean War failures and aim to pressure a revision despite legal government immunity.
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Washington
Pentagon
24Th Infantry
Army
Korea
David K. Carlisle
West Point
24Th
Carlisle
Los Angeles
Cesses Ds Olnet Ld. Regumterts
Army Historans
Guatemalan govt hides violence against Americans in 1980s
Declassified State Department records show repeated cover ups by Guatemalan authorities of crimes against 18 Americans in 1984 to 1989. Officials cite fear of bad publicity while confirming cases of kidnapping rape torture by military personnel. Sister Dianna Ortiz recounts abduction at gunpoint with claims of embassy ties and in charge figures.
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State Department
Criozens
Nicholas Burns
Guaterrara
Dianna Ortiz Ortiz
Guatemala
Alejandro
Rules protect nesting birds from hay harvest
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman announced limits on haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program lands to protect nesting birds and otters. No haying until July 1 or July 15, with 20 percent of each field left untouched, and no grazing near wetlands or streams to safeguard wildlife.
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Agriculture Department
Nem
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Nickman
Philip Morris declares victory as whistleblower recants
Philip Morris claims success after a whistleblower recanted allegations of nicotine manipulation. A Mississippi court released a 500 page deposition where Jerome Rivers said he needed to renew documents before changing his prior testimony. Rivers had accused ammonia added to tobacco to aid nicotine absorption, a charge the company denies. Mississippi Attorney General Michael Moore will use Rivers’ testimony in a suit to recover Medicaid funds.
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Philip Morris Co
Mississippi
Philp Morris
Jerome Rivers
Philip Morris
Jerome
Michael Moore
Rivers
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Peter Grossi
Federal wine labels spark debate over health warnings
Federal officials weigh a wine industry proposal to add diet guideline based labels linking moderate drinking to lower heart disease risk in some people. Critics from Women’s Christian Temperance and Public Interest warn risks of alcohol outweigh benefits, noting existing warnings for birth defects and impairment.
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Washington
Department of Health and Human Services
The
Wine Institute
Women’s Christian Temperance
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Eer
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Amy Falkner
Syracuse
P.O. Box
City
Genesee
Siam
Se Port Rls
Ras WL da Gis
US Gas Army
Tobacco Company
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