Mayor Barry faces new cocaine charges delaying re election bid
Washington officials report that Mayor Barry seeks to avoid delays to his re election plans as a federal case expands. A grand jury added five misdemeanor cocaine possession counts and one conspiracy count to the existing eight charges, including three felony perjury counts. The trial start hoped for June 4, with July 5 primary deadline looming.
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Washington
Barry
H. Kenneth Mundy
Town adopts health care study in Wellsburg West Virginia
Wellsburg a working class town of about 4000 participates in a rural health study led by program director Bill Reger aimed at cutting heart disease. Since May 1988 participants show increased exercise and major diet changes. More than half cut cholesterol by about 15 points from 2213 to 2063.
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Wellsburg
W.va
Vicki Mercer
Stella
America
Bill Reger
American Heart Association
Four sentenced in Texas deaths of five aliens incarcerated in fumigated railroad car
Four Texans drew sentences from probation to 18 months for the deaths of five illegal entrants from Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador who suffocated in a trailer packed with tortilla flour treated with the insecticide Phostoxan. The defendants pleaded guilty to lesser offenses under a plea deal. individuals include Magdalena Arcos Soriano and Eleaterio Amaya Torres.
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Browneville
Texas
Mexico
Honduras
el Salvador
Magdalena Arcos Soriano
Prson
Eleaterio Amaya Torres
Amaya
Jane
Mary Ann Martinez
Martinez
Arcos Soriano
Court clears way for Mount Graham telescope project
A U S federal appeals court allowed the 200 million Mount Graham observatory to proceed despite protests over endangered Mount Graham red squirrels. Environmentalists vow to challenge the ruling at hearings June 26 while University of Arizona officials defend the project.
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San Francisco
Sin U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mount Graham
9Th Circuit
Robin Silver
Mancopa Audubon Society
University of Arizona
Southeastern
Arizona
Hones
Alfredo Marquez
Tucson
Marquez
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Primary races set stage for abortion clash in Pennsylvania race
In a chaotic cross-country primary scene, Nebraska and Oregon results shaped the path to November. In Pennsylvania, pro-choice Republican Mary faced a tight contest amid a field with multiple challengers. in Nebraska, Lt Gov and ex- Sen. Exon drew no GOP opposition in some races while Daub surged in the GOP Senate bid, and Oregon saw Frohnmayer dominate with strong early returns.
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Gop Primry
Nuvermoer
Mary Ano
Republcan
Barbara
Isyer Prap 8
Berg
Adeon Hafer
Suil
Peg” Luksik
Hater
Luksik
Mark S. Singel
Ike Casey
Stolen sneakers trigger gang assault report in Milwaukee
A 17 year old girl was allegedly roughed and pushed into a building by three girls with up to 15 teenage attackers in Milwaukee. Four boys aged 14 to 17 were ordered held, three more males were detained as suspects. Police note the incident involved a dispute over athletic shoes and a corroborated victim account supported by a witness.
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Milwaukee
Guyemiles
Children’s Court
Thomas Cooper
Cooper
Robert Brandt
Brandt
Claudia Flowers
Rashonda
Chicago
Flowers
Romeo and Juliet Couple Dies Together in Rest Home
Stanford Wirick 86 and Guinevere 83 died in bed at Le Bleu Chateau rest home in Burbank, California, after decades together. Police found both were in declining health, with no foul play suspected, and a relative called the couple’s passing a peaceful end to a long marriage. The pair, married 53 years, had survived broken hips and lived largely in Long Beach, sharing hobbies and studies.
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Burbank
Calif
Stanford Wirick
Guinevere
le Bleu Chateau Rest Home
Mazie Asay
Don Goldberg
Madeline Rosenberg
Wedding rings found after Kansas tornado search
In Dodge City Kansas Dennis and Sharon Bittel cling to hope after a tornado destroyed their home. Three days after the disaster a search party using a metal detector recovered Sharon’s diamond ring from mud then Dennis Bittel’s wedding band was found nearby by Mike Gist.
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Dodge City
Kan
Dennis
Sharon Bittel
Ellis
Bitters
Dennis Thompson
Mike Gist
Calvin Beleske
Kirk Chapin
Storm Tornadoes Roar Through Oklahoma Killing Child
Storms and tornadoes ripped across northern and western Oklahoma injuring at least 14 people and damaging numerous buildings. In Stillwater a mile long swath struck residential areas and the Oklahoma State University campus, with a 4 year old among those killed and a mother among those injured while seeking shelter.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
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Ted Press
Permet One
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Ponaron
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Omaha
Ben Nelson
Bill Hoppner
Lincoln
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Ith
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Masne
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