Witnesses Recount Charles Campbell Hanging Death
In a Walla Walla prison chamber, media witnesses describe Campbell's execution by hanging. The trapdoor released at 12:08 after he declined to speak, with death pronounced at 12:14 a.m. Campbell appeared strapped and weak, no last words given, as officials confirmed the completion of the sentence.
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Shannah Wicklund
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Seth Dawson
James Lobsenz
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Vestry Johnson
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Smokey Robinson speech canceled at Sarasota middle school
Smokey Robinson spoke to 1,400 students at a Youth Explosion Anti-Drug rally before Sarasota officials canceled a second rally for violating a rule against religion in class activities. Superintendent Fowler cited Supreme Court rulings and warned parents about school religious guidance.
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Charles Fowler
Supreme Court
AIDS vaccine trial infections raise doubts about effectiveness
At least five volunteers in the government AIDS vaccine study became HIV positive after vaccination. Two low risk and three high risk participants were infected, including a high risk woman whose partner carried HIV. One noted rapid T cell decline followed infection, prompting uncertainty about the vaccine's protective potential.
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Washington
Etiam
Nokvermat
Dakota
National Institutes of Health
Jack Killen
NIH
Alaska Gov Hickel signs concealed handgun bill
Gov Walter J. Hickel signed a bill allowing concealed handguns in Alaska saying it balances police concerns with citizens wanting protection. He noted late shift workers and women crossing dark lots as frequent reasons. Rural village safety officers worried about armed residents. A provision lets communities vote to ban concealed guns.
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Juneau
Alaska
Walter J. Hickel
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Fairbanks
Hunters’ Club
Skeletons Found Under Overpass in Jefferson LA
Inspectors at a highway overpass in Jefferson Louisiana uncovered a skeleton in a shallow grave beneath a concrete base. Burned torches lay at the head and foot of the body. A second skeleton was found Friday in the same space under the Earhart Expressway exit ramp.
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Jefferson
Cause Sought in Baytown Bleacher Collapse
Authorities closed a municipal arena to investigate a bleacher collapse at Memorial Field Baytown that killed a 6 year old girl during a high school baseball game. Seventeen others were injured when the 15 foot tall bleachers collapsed Friday with witnesses saying the girl was under them.
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Baytown
Texas
Memorial Field
Houston
Cows’ belching methane study expands with new grant
The EPA awards Utah State University a 500000 dollar grant to tag and monitor cattle and measure methane from belches, expanding a 1991 Washington State University project that faced ridicule. Researchers note most methane originates from the front end.
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Salt Lake City
Environmental Protection Agency
Utah State University
Utah State
Washington State University
Washington State
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