Seeing is believing as eye surgery comes to the mall
In Fairfax Virginia the Visual Freedom Center opens in a mall showroom where live televised eye surgeries for nearsightedness and farsightedness are performed. Ophthalmologist Robert Johnston markets the spectacle to reduce fear as shoppers observe procedures. Tien Chau and Thuy Neuyen are among those influenced by the demonstrations.
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Gun ban talk rises after Atlanta killings
The Atlanta shootings revive gun control debates as advocates point to handgun ownership and the Glock 9 mm and Colt .45 used in the attack. Lawmakers face questions on whether broad handgun bans or tighter rules at gun shows would curb violence.
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First of 12 victims buried in Georgia killings
Leigh Ann Barton was laid to rest at Lizella Baptist Church as the first of 12 victims in a mass killing spree linked to Mark Barton. The shooter and father killed his wife, two children, then nine others in Buckhead before taking his own life. Funeral and memorial services were held for other victims as hospitals treated the wounded and communities prayed for peace.
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Leigh Ann Barton
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Skydivers Miss Flight as Beech King Air Crashes
In Michigan two skydivers Bob and Caroline Johnson arrived late for the weekend jump and were not aboard the Beech King Air 654 90 when it crashed after takeoff, killing ten. Investigators plan days of field work and could take months to determine the cause.
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Two Quakes Felt in Las Vegas Area Near Death Valley
Two moderately strong earthquakes, magnitudes 5.6 and 5.2, struck a remote desert region near the California Nevada border about 130 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The temblors at 9:06 and 9:27 am were felt in Las Vegas casinos and Death Valley National Park with no damage or injuries reported. The nearest landmark is Scotty's Castle. quakes were also felt in Bishop, California.
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Welfare recipients move to work nationwide
All fifty states report meeting the required welfare to work targets with 35 percent of welfare recipients employed in 1998. The White House cites a fourfold rise since 1993 and highlights state variations led by Oregon at 98.2 percent and Maryland at 12.7 percent.
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White House
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Iowa
Texas plans six executions in 14 days
Huntsville Texas six convicted killers are slated for execution over a two week period the busiest spurt of death sentences in more than two years. The first execution is scheduled for Wednesday as Texas nears 200 lethal injections since capital punishment resumed in the 1980s and reaches 180 current inmates including 16 this year. The six will be longtime death row inmates with confinements from 11 to 18 years.
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United States
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