Bristol Vermont selects horse drawn trash man Palmer
Patrick Palmer won the Bristol bid to collect town garbage with a horse and carriage, beating truck bidders though two were cheaper. Palmer, with two draft horses Luke and Zack, covers a single main street route twice daily for garbage and recycling. He will be paid 15,600 for the year by town administrators.
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Bristol
Patrick Palmer
Palmer
Bob Hall
Luke
Zack
Jake
Citzens
Cadet Resigns Amid Lie Allegations at West Point
A second year West Point cadet, Susin Collier, resigned amid accusations she lied to investigators regarding a November sexual incident. An administrative hearing had recommended expulsion for lying about a prior relationship and found two counts of consensual sex on campus. Collier plans to take a polygraph test June 6 as Army CID reviews the case.
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West Point
Jane
Alen Beerman
Susin Collier
Collier
U.S. Miliary Academy
Army
Criminal Investigation Division
Beerman
Coltier
el Paso
Texas
Maine Yankee owners weigh permanent shutdown plan
Owners of the troubled Maine Yankee nuclear plant vote to pursue permanent shutdown if no buyer is found soon. Chairman David Flanagan says spending will be cut by 20 percent and a decommissioning plan will be drafted if a sale fails.
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Wiscasset
Maine Yankee
New England
David Flanagan
Nurse uses floss to save man after shark attack
A shark shredded Wilbur Wood's right arm while spearfishing off Spanish Key in the Bahamas. His girlfriend Gail Brooks tied off a bleeding artery with dental floss on the boat, saving his life before he was hospitalized in Miami in serious but stable condition. More surgery may determine if he regains arm use.
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Bahamas
Wilbur Wood
Spanish Key
Bahama Islands
Wood
Gainesville
Broward General Medical Center
Gail Brooks
Chucks
Imad Tabry
Man shoots family then commits suicide in Simi Valley
Ahmad Salman a quality control technician from Syria shot his wife Nabela and their three children outside their home in Simi Valley before killing himself. He had been under debt pressure and on medical leave since February, having lived in the United States for over two decades.
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Calif
Ahmad Salman
Salman
Nabela
Peet
Syria
United States
Finch begins final leg of Earhart globe flight in Hawaii
In Honolulu Linda Finch, mother of three, sets off on the last and longest leg of a 26,000 mile global journey to honor Amelia Earhart. She aims to reach Oakland, California after a 2,400 mile flight, carrying extra fuel to counter headwinds.
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Linda Finch
Amelia Earhart
Finch
Honolulu International Airport
Oakland
Calif
Earhart
Drowning of East Bay heiress ruled accidental
In Arizona, coroner reports Margaret Lachor aged 65 died by drowning at Bartlett Reservoir during a May 14 camping trip with husband Collin Thorstenson 40. Minor bruising likely from lake bottom. no signs of foul play. Sheriff unlikely to find evidence of homicide.
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San Jose
Calif
East Bay
Margaret Lachor
Maricopa County
Arizona
Philip E. Keen
Lesher
Bartlett Reservoir
Collin
T.C.” Thorstenson
Clinton faces choice on Jones suit settlement or trial
A Clinton aide urged settlement or quick trial after the Supreme Court allowed Jones to pursue her sexual harassment suit. Analysts warned that delay benefits media scrutiny and political pressure, while others favored stalling. The court left room to delay, and Clinton faced ongoing criticism amid NATO Russia talks and other investigations.
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White House
Clinton
Paula Jones
Supreme Court
Jones
Robert Dallek
Arkansas
Little Rock, Ark
Justice Department
Gilbert Davis
Joseph Cammarata
Clinton urges modern-day Marshall Plan
In The Hague Clinton calls for a new investment push into Eastern and Central Europe modeled after the 1947 Marshall Plan. He cites a wide gap between rich and poor nations and urges continued U.S. engagement with EU leaders to back democracy and capital markets in postwar Europe. Rotterdam is highlighted as an exemplar of recovery since World War II.
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Netherlands
Europe
Clinton
European Union
Sam
United States
Rotterdam
Netherlande
U.S
George C. Marshall
Harvard University
America
Wilhelmina Pier
Clinton ties NATO, Marshall Plan legacy at Europe ceremony
President Clinton addressed 52 European leaders hosted by Queen Beatrix on the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. He touted a new era of Atlantic cooperation and said NATO will work with Russia to ease expansions while Boris Yeltsin offered to halt certain missiles as talks on disarmament proceed.
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CNN
Paula Jones
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European Union
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Amerca
Russia
Boris Yeltsin
NATO
Agreement reached on product tests
United States and the European Union reached a basic accord on coordinating standards for testing pharmaceuticals and hundreds of other products. The tentative deal, announced by President Clinton, could cut costs by about 10 percent while preserving FDA final word on sales in the United States. Formal EU approval remains pending.
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Netherlands
United States
European Union
Clinton
U.S
Wim Kok
Kok
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Dan Tarullo
White House
Office On International Economics
Europe
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