Amusement rides injure over ten thousand in 2000
A Consumer Product Safety Commission report shows more than 10,000 people were injured on amusement rides in 2000, including 6,590 on parks rides and 4,000 on mobile carnival rides. Two deaths occurred, with state regulations varying and a proposed federal oversight bill gaining support.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Ann Brown
The
Safety Commission
Brown
Bret Lovejoy
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
Six Flags New England
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Michigan
Prince William Enrolls At St Andrews Amid Media Frenzy
Prince William begins a four year art history program at the University of St Andrews as tabloids promise sensational coverage. University officials vow privacy protection and discipline for gossip spreaders while the town’s Old World backdrop and famous visitors draw attention.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Prince William
University of St. Andrews
Harbor
St. Andrew’s
Pat Dodds
Dodds
Prince
Eton
Daily Express
Brian Lang
Lang
William
South America
Africa
British News
Diana
the Sun
the Mirror
Britain
Sean Connery
Clinton
Internet bench tests town’s computer skills in Abbey Gardens
In Bury St Edmunds England a park bench wired to four phone lines lets passersby check email download files or surf the Web at no charge. Officials call it a social experiment amid questions about demand climate and cost with visitors and tourists using it as a novelty and a few locals trying it for free access.
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Dorothy Hollands
Herbert
Abbey Gardens
Bury St. Edmunds
England
Bury ST Edmunds
Britain
Hendh
John
Ann Clarke
U.S
George Gooch
Gooch
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