Forest Fires Burn Thousands Across Regions
About 200 firefighters fought two Michigan blazes that scorched 5000 acres of forest and marsh. Cooler temperatures and humidity aided crews in the Pacific Northwest as fires burned in at least five states and Canada. A New Jersey flare was contained after 100 acres burned. Officials hoped rain would aid Michigan containment by Tuesday night.
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Michigan
Pacific Northwest
Canada
New Jersey
Upper Peninsula
Dallas White Rock Lake bike rally ends in chaos
About 2,600 cyclists gathered for a 23.5 mile rally around White Rock Lake before police halted the event midway as fights and falls erupted. Dallas police official Dan L. Johnson said injuries and chaos were mounting and riders treated it like a race rather than a tour.
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Dallas
Dan L. Johnson
White Rock Lake
Theassor
Texas bans drinking while driving for drivers only
Gov Bill Clements signs Texas law prohibiting drivers from drinking alcohol while behind the wheel starting Sept 1. The measure passed both chambers by voice vote amid criticism it targets drivers, not passengers who may still drink, as police must not see the driver sip.
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Houston
Texas
Bill Clements
Bubba
State Senate
House
New York
Tittas News
Gas leak forces Utah evacuation as Pennzoil acts
In NEOLA Utah a natural gas leak from a well sent a white mist into the community forcing evacuation of more than 400 people. Pennzoil spokesman Robert Harper said crews must determine the underground gas level before proceeding to shut it off from Houston.
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Neola
Utah
Pennzoil Co
Robert Harper
Pennzoil
Houston
Balloon race ends near Palm Springs in photo finish
Light winds halted the Gordon Bennett Balloon race near Palm Springs within 50 miles of its start. Unofficial results show the top two balloons within two miles of each other as all six land safely, spokeswoman Frances Byrne said Sunday night.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Rage
Frances Byrne
Lion kills man on Anandaale farm in private menagerie
Wright County Sheriff says Brad Hullsiek, 29, kept a private lion on his farm and was found dead in a cage with two lions after entering to clean it. The two lions were shot. Hullsiek had rescued by his son three years earlier, wife says he acted with good intent for the humane society.
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Annandale
Wright County
Darrell Wolff
Brad Hullsiek
Hullsiek
Wolff
Hullsick
Jane
Brad
Humane Society
Polish jetliner crash toll hits Polish community mourners
Relatives and Polish immigrants in New Britain and across New Jersey Massachusetts and Illinois mourn 10 local victims of the Warsaw crash aboard a Soviet made LOT flight 5055 carrying 183 souls. Masses and tributes are planned for victims including 38 U S citizens.
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New Britain
Conn
Warsaw
John Markow
Joseph Haller
Polish Veterans Association
Markow
Andrew Kaminski
LOT Lish Airlines
Port Aun
Sacred Heart Church
U.S
Irvington
N J
Boston
Chicago
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
New Jersey
Tom Lewenak
Detroit
Hamtramck
Irena Gospadarczyk
Connecticut
Paul A. Wysocki
Ithaca mourns loss of theater professor in Warsaw air crash
Ithaca College President James Whalen eulogizes Richard McConnell Clark as a superb teacher and talented actor director. He notes Clark's profound artistic influence on the campus theater program and calls the crash a tragic loss for Fitchard’s family friends and the entire campus.
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Ithaca
Ithaca College
James Whalen
Richard McConnell Clark
Warsaw
Whalen
Fitchard
Parachutist Dies After Midair Collision near Issaquah
A 55-year-old Boeing equipment quality analyst, Joseph B Schaller, died after losing consciousness during a formation jump. Eight parachutists jumped from two planes at 9500 feet. the collision occurred around 6000 to 7000 feet as Schaller attempted to join the group. He failed to open his chute. The Issaquah Police Department provided the details.
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Issaquah
Wash
Authentics
Joseuh B Schaller
Schaller
Cozart
Tragedy on Mother's Day as 10-Year-Old Kills Father
In Houston a 10 year old fatally shot Edward Suman Sr. after authorities say he refused to let him play outside. Mary Simon was wounded twice in the chest and once in a leg and remains in stable condition at Ben Taub Hospital. The couple’s other children, ages 1 and 7, were unharmed in the next room while gunfire echoed through their apartment.
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Houston
Edward Suman Sr
Jim Bay
Mary Simon
Ben Taub Hospital
June Cain-Crocker
Gus Espree
Simon
Tug
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