Fire at UNC frat house kills five students in Chapel Hill
A Giparette that ignited a pile of trash likely caused a deadly blaze at the Phi Gamma Delta house on the University of North Carolina campus. Five people died including Benjamin Watson Woodruff, Robert Joshua Weaver, Mark Briggs Strickland, Anne McBride Smith, and Joanna Howell. Several others were injured.
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Raleigh
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Rocky Mount
Anne McBride Smith
Joanna Howell
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Kevorkian Case Deliberations Pause Over Prosecution Selectivity
In Pontiac Michigan the Kevorkian murder trial enters a third day of deliberations as defense lawyer Mayer Morganroth argues for a selective and "vindictive" prosecution. He contends the state targets Kevorkian, while prosecutors say the history of the case supports their approach. The judge did not set a ruling time.
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Mich
Jack Kevorkian
Jors
Kevorkian
Marjorie We ‘Antz
Sodus
Sherry Miller
Pocayillo
Mich Voge
Mayer Morganroth
Lawrence Bunting
Tornado disrupts Twister showing at Circleville theater
In Circleville Ohio a tornado during the film Twister caused an unscripted special effect with roof plaster falling and tractors hurled by the wind. One moviegoer was hurt and the theater was evacuated as patrons received assistance during the incident.
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Circleville
Ohio
Museum to display da Vinci manuscript Codex Leicester
New York The American Museum of Natural History will display the Codex Leicester, a 72 page manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci, from October 26 through January 1, 1997. Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman, bought the Codex two years ago and promised lending it to museums, but no U.S. appearance plans had been announced.
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American Museum of Natural History
Leonardi da Vinci
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Microsoft Corp
United States
Researchers link air pollution to adult asthma onset
In Sacramento a joint university and government team reported a strong link between smog exposure and developing asthma in adults. The study tracked exposure over a 15 year period, noting significant associations with lung health.
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Sacramento
Calif
Devel
Divers find ValuJet 592 data recorder in Everglades muck
MIAMI A police diver recovered a 30 pound data recorder from ValuJet Flight 592, buried in swamp muck as investigators search for human remains and the cockpit voice recorder. The device will be sent to NTSB for analysis while divers press on with the grim cleanup and checks for structural clues.
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Everglades
Robert Francis
National Transportation Safety Board
Navy
NTSB
Washington
Flight 592 victims named in Everglades memorials
Miami mourners gather as search crews comb the River of Grass for Flight 592 remains. Profiles honor James Allaway, 52, a Rolls Royce body man from Antigua living in England then Florida, and Roosevelt Tillman Jr., 42, Navy veteran and Miami Northwestern High alum, who left behind two children and a wife.
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Notable People in Brief Biographical Snippets
A collection of short profiles spans UM freshman Ana Maris Sanchez to musician Walter Hyatt and various others. The items note college majors, internships, family ties, recent travels, and personal anecdotes, painting a mosaic of lives in flux and movement across cities like Atlanta Miami Nashville and Rose Hill.
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Atlanta
Sanchez
Frances Kelly Brown
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Miami
Baltimore
Northern Airline Eyes 290 Employees by Year End
Eight planes located in the United States and Europe will be evaluated with the top three selected for overhaul. The project requires about $15 million to launch. The venture aims to spur air travel in the Buffalo and Central New York region, with plans to shuttle passengers to Buffalo, Boston, Hartford Springfield, Cleveland, Columbus, and New York City.
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Europe
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Boston
Hartford
Springfield
Clevelent
Columbus
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OJ Simpson explains it all to British audience at Oxford
OJ Simpson tours Britain to bolster credibility with a 15 minute live interview watched by millions. He plans a question session at Oxford Union, barred journalists, as students seek clarity on the murder case and his guilt or innocence remains debated.
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London
Britain
Oxford University
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Simpson
Nicole In
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al Cowlings
Minimum wage hike spawns tax breaks
Washington Republicans push a 5.6 billion package of business tax breaks to offset job losses feared from a one dollar per hour minimum wage rise. The bill renews an employer paid tuition exemption, liberalizes equipment writeoffs, and extends a large Puerto Rico tax break. It moves to the House floor with union-opposed labor rule changes, including broader use of compensatory time.
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House
Puerto Rico
U.S. Territories
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Bert" Allaway
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