Federal judge upholds Craft $500000 jury award
A federal judge in Kansas City upheld a $500,000 jury award to former KMBC anchorwoman Christine Craft, who claimed she was demoted for makeup and appearance. The judge denied Metromedia’s motion for directed verdict and awaits ruling on Craft’s sex discrimination claim.
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Kansas City, Mo
Christine Craft
U.S
Joseph E. Stevens Jr
Ms. Craft
Metromedia Inc
KMBC
Kansas City
Metromedia
Mark Johnson
Stevens
Johnson
Ridge Shannon
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Funeral Tuesday for slain Marine Alexander Ortega
The parents of slain Marine Staff Sergeant Alexander M. Ortega plan to travel from Rochester to Tamaqua Pennsylvania for his funeral next week. Ortega, 25, died in Beirut, and his body is being shipped from Dover Air Force Base to Tamaqua with Second Lt. Donald Losey. A memorial service is planned in North Carolina and a Rochester memorial on September 10.
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Henrietta
Alexander M. Ortega
Rochester
Pennsylvania
Ortega
Tamaqua
Dover Air Force Base
Delaware
St. Richard’s Catholic Church
Parkcrest
Skyview Cemetery
Dover Afb
Donald Losey
North Carolina
Beirut
Jim Knopp
Robin
Knopp
Alexander
Helen Ortega
Michigan and Illinois strike leaves thousands of students out of class
In Port Huron Michigan 650 teachers ignored a judge order to return, canceling classes for 12 000 students as 18 districts in two states faced walkouts. Byron Center Granite City and Alton districts also struck, expanding concerns over wages class size and funding for teacher salaries.
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Port Huron
Mich
St. Clair County
Gerald Magan
Larry Moeller
Byron Center
Michigan
Illinois
Granite City
Alton
Harvey Lugten
Lugten
Faith Bishop
State Department of Education
Inmates Lockdown After Prison Fight at New Mexico Penitentiary
A cellblock lockdown followed a fist fight between two inmates at the New Mexico State Penitentiary. Guards used tear gas to restore order. four inmates were transferred for internal disciplinary action. One inmate was checked at the infirmary.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Corrections Department
Jeff Pederson
Pederson
Plutonium not lost confirms a shipping bookkeeping error
Energy Department spokesman Gary Pitchford said a potentially dangerous vial of plutonium likely was not lost in transit and that a 1 inch glass vial bound for the Lemont laboratory appears tied to a bookkeeping mistake. An investigation was launched as shipments showed no damage or tampering.
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Lemont, Ill
Energy Department
Lemont
Chicago
Gary Pitchford
Pitchford
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