Two C-130 planes crash at Canadian air base anniversary
At Edmonton Namao base during a 61st anniversary celebration two Hercules C-130s from Canadian and US crews collided in low formation, crashing into a warehouse. Ten crew members died including US exchange pilot Capt Lonnie B Register Jr. Names were withheld pending relatives. Witnesses described a wing touch and a large fireball. Weather was clear and flames spread toward a fuel area but were kept from storage.
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Washington
Pentagon Today
U.S
Lonnie B. Register Jr
Register
Canadian Forces Base
Namao
Edmonton
Canada
Richard Lake
Pentagon
el Paso
Texas
Alberta
Bers
Air Force
Peter DeTracey
Canadian Air Force
U.S. Air Force Exchange
Winnipeg
DeTracey
Frank Boogman
Jane
Namago
Cathleen Webb Recants Rape Claim That Freed No One
Cathy Webb tears up as she explains she lied about a 1977 rape, saying her revelation aims to free Gary Dotson after six years in Joliet Correctional Center. She faces possible perjury charges. Dotson’s hearing on release looms. Her sorrow and motive center on his life behind bars and her wish to rectify the wrong.
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Illinois
New York
Gary Dotson
Cook County
Webb
New Hampshire
Dotson
Joliet
Cathy
Gary
Rape-dropping judge suspended in Pittsburgh case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspended semi-retired Allegheny County Judge J Quint Salmon after he dismissed rape charges against Geoffrey Adams for the victim being late to trial, then reinstated them five days later. Prosecutors criticized the decision as improper while demonstrations surged at the courthouse. The court ordered an investigation of Salmon and ADA Lisa Winder, and Rothey appealed, arguing double jeopardy.
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Pittsburgh
State Supreme Court
Allegheny County
J. Quint Salmon
Salmon
Beaver County
Guardian Angels
Robert N.C. Nix Jr
Geoffrey Adams
Hill District
Adams
David Rothey
Rothey
Port Authority
Winder
Vineler
Commonwealth
Robert Colville
Pennsylvania
Colville
Honduras judge escort to new Supreme Court benches
Honduras Congress held an emergency session to escort four new Supreme Court justices to their offices after police detained the court president Ramon Valladares Soto amid a bitter power struggle with President Roberto Suazo Cordova. The president opposed the replacements, calling the move unconstitutional, while allies argued it defended democracy and the constitution. The labor federation backed Congress in the confrontation.
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Supreme Court
Associated Press
Suazo Cordova
High Court
Congress
Valladares Soto
Efrain Bu Giron
Raul
Honduras
Bu Giron
Liberal Party
Oscar Mesilla Arellano
Federation of Honduran Workers
Quinlan 31st birthday marked at bedside vigil
Priests and family gathered at Morris View Nursing Home in Morris Plains New Jersey to mark Karen Ann Quinlan's 31st birthday. A Mass was held after 7 p.m. with about a dozen attendees including family and three priests. The annual rite began after Quinlan fell into a coma nearly a decade ago and followed the 1976 New Jersey Supreme Court ruling permitting removal from life support.
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Morris Plains
N.J
Karen Ann Quinlan
Morris View
Msgr
Thoms Trapasso
Ms. Quinlan
Trapasso
New Jersey Supreme Court
Sidd Finch 168 mph fastball tale fools readers in April issue
New York AP reports Sports Illustrated created a spoof feature about Hayden Sidd Finch, a 28 year old Mets pitching prodigy who could throw 168 mph. George Plimpton wrote the April Fool's piece with photos and fake quotes from real Mets figures, aiming for a memorable hoax.
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NEW York
New York Mets
Tibet
Sports Illustrated
Mark Mulvoy
Hayden
Sidd
Finch
Mets
George Plimpton
Detroit Lions
Paper Lion
Archie Moore
Boston Bruins
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Idaho
Montana
Cathy Crowell
Today Show
Ann Marie Lipinski
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Cathleen Crowell Webb
Nbc-Tv
Barbara
Mrs. Dotson
John McLarne
Menomonee Falls
Wis
Philadelphia
Lisa Winder
U.S. Senate
Latin America
Europe
Ramon Soto
Quinlan
Seville
Spain
Plimpton
Mulvoy
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
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