Maine woodlands trade signals shift in forest ownership
Augusta Maine nearly 1 million acres representing 5 percent of the state forests were sold by Plum Creek Timber Co to Sappi Fine Paper North America for 180 million dollars. The deal also includes selling state land rights to Moosehead Lake shore and Kennebec River parcels totaling 1908 acres, enabling some timber harvest while leaving the land open for recreation if the state buys the rights.
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Boston College probes racist email origin on campus
A racist email was sent to 18 minority students at Boston College last week. Prompted by calls and fliers, more than 1,000 students filled an auditorium to condemn the act and demand answers. The message stated BC is for white men and used slurs against Asians, blacks, Hispanics, and others. The sender, if a student, could face expulsion or suspension.
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Florida mother charged after mobile home fire death
Cheryl Burns 35 was charged with murder, attempted murder and arson for a Sunday night blaze that killed her son Benjamin Burns and left her father James Johnson and three other children in critical condition. Burns allegedly spread gas in the kitchen and fled to bed before the fire.
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Court rejects McVeighs bid for new trial
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Timothy McVeigh a rehearing of his appeal claiming juror misconduct. The court found no sustained error in his 1995 Oklahoma City bombing trial that left him on death row for murders, conspiracy, and weapons charges.
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Riverside council hostage shooting injures mayor and officials
In Riverside California a gunman known as The Chessman Joseph Neale opened fire during a city council meeting at City Hall. Neale holed up with the mayor and six other officials behind a locked school and sprayed bullets as police forced entry. Five people were injured including the mayor two council members and a police sergeant all expected to recover. Neale a 48 year old postal worker had sued the city for wrongful termination in 1994 and the shootout occurred as the Southly council met 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
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Suicide of Margaret Hay over Letterman stalking shocks Rotchluss
Margaret Hay, 46, who repeatedly harassed David Letterman and Story Musgrave, killed herself Monday by kneeling before a train in Rotchluss Cole. She had served time in prison, jail, and mental institutions for stalking and harassment. Jerome Weidman, 85, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of I Can Get It for You Wholesale, died Tuesday. he co authored the Broadway musical Fiorello! about Fiorello La Guardia.
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Diplomatic Drive Weighs on Kosovo Crisis
Senior U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke pressed President Milosevic in Belgrade for broader withdrawal of security forces from Kosovo. UN Security Council urged compliance with cease fire demands while NATO poised to act. Milosevic stood firm as Kosovo tensions surge, with ethnic Albanians fearing further violence.
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Dems seek political cover for impeachment vote
Democrats search for a House strategy to appease liberals and conservatives ahead of a Thursday impeachment inquiry vote. Republicans press for an open ended inquiry tied to Clinton and the Lewinsky affair, while Democrats weigh a narrower probe to offer political cover without backing a full impeachment push.
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France links nerve gas to Iraqi warheads at UN
France reportedly finds VX related chemicals on Iraqi warheads, aligning with prior U S tests and placing pressure on Iraq amid UN sanctions discussions. French officials deny delaying results despite diplomatic tensions, while Iraq contests findings and calls for additional tests in France and Switzerland.
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Glenn returns to Cape Canaveral for shuttle rehearsal
At Kennedy Space Center Glenn and a three nation crew rehearse aboard Discovery for a late month launch. The 76 year old astronaut senator will fly the nine day mission to conduct aging versus weightlessness studies and test equipment for the Hubble telescope. Chiaki Mukai and Pedro Duque join the mission as the first woman in space from Japan and the first Spanish astronaut.
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Albright faces tall order in Mideast talks
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright convened a three way session with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in a border town to push toward a West Bank accord. Rubin said she faced many hurdles on day two of peacemaking and could not conclude an agreement during the visit. She aimed to narrow security dispute gaps ahead of a White House summit, hoping Arafat would move closer to Netanyahu on Palestinian authority actions against terrorism.
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