Fourth of July aboard USS Iwo Jima off Lebanon coast
The USS Iwo Jima hosted a July Fourth celebration for more than 3,000 sailors and Lebanese guests near Beirut with a decktop barbecue, beer bar, Lebanese dance, and boat race. Commodore Morgan France and Col. Tim Geraghty cut a six foot cake as Gen. Ibrahim Tannous praised foreign troops leaving Lebanon by November. Back home, fireworks and concerts filled towns with varied celebrations nationwide.
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Roger Petterson
Associated Press
Iwo Jima
Lebanon
Last Chance
Beirut
Don Edwards
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Sea King
Morgan France
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Tim Geraghty
U.S. Marine
Ibrahim Tannous
Vagrant charged in deadly Winn-Dixie arson in Tampa
A homeless man, John Bill Ferry, 30, was charged with first degree murder and arson after a Saturday night firebombing at a Winn-Dixie in eastern Tampa killed two shoppers and injured 16. Ferry was captured near a convenience store as investigators tied him to the gasoline attack. One victim, Martha Vance, 23, died Sunday. nine others remained hospitalized with severe burns. Authorities said motive was unknown and Ferry gave incoherent replies.
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Tampa
Fla
John Bill Ferry
Hillsborough County Sheriff's
Natalie Bodine
Ferry
Winn-Dixie
Bodine
Charles Fisher
Martha Vance
Tampa General Hospital
Tito Gaw
Winn- Dixie
Leigh A. Carter
Brandon
John William Ferry
Fire at Winn-Dixie triggers chaos in Clair Mel City
Shoppers report a man entering the Winn-Dixie in Clair Mel City east of Tampa, pouring gasoline and lighting a blaze. Witness Richard Serrano recalls a fast sequence as people fled the front and hid in the rear to escape smoke and flames. The forecast calls for hot humid weather with highs near 90 and a 50 to 60 percent chance of rain later today and tonight.
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Winn-Dixie
Clair Mel City
Tampa
Man 49 Drowns After Briar Lake Incident
Edward Brennen, 49, of 788 North Abbe Road Elyria drowned in Briar Lake after being seen near the water with his dog. He was pulled from 8 to 10 feet of water and pronounced dead at Elyria Memorial Hospital about 6 p.m. Witnesses noted he may have jumped or fallen in. relatives helped recover him and CPR was performed en route to the hospital. Coroner to rule on cause.
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Elyria
North Abbe Road
Briar Lake
Edward Brennen
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Majoral
Fire Department
Oliver Murray
Brennen
Murray
James L. Dall
Mark Mazurek
Amherst
Dall
J.R. Dall Ford Sales
Lorain County
William Kishman
Thunderbird carnival ride malfunctions injuring nineteen at Anderson fair
At the Anderson Free Fair the Thunderbird ride halted abruptly when its hydraulic system failed causing riders to be thrown from cars. Nineteen injured, one critically, with some thrown up to 30 feet. ACA Link Shows Inc. operated the ride.
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Anderson Free Fair
ACA Link Shows Inc
Fremont
Ohio
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Ms. Gaw
Vance
Richard Serrano
Cb Farm AG
Sapelt
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Cleveland
Burke Lakefront
al Unser
John Kenney
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