State senator recalled by Mich. voters
In Pontiac Michigan state Sen Philip Mastin became the first Michigan lawmaker ever recalled amid anger over a proposed 38 percent income tax hike to close a $900 million deficit. Organizer Mick Steiner of CAUSE said voters sent a message about high taxes while Mastin called the move dangerous and warned of precedent. Another Democratic senator, David Derotian, faces a recall vote next week.
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Mich
Philip Mastin
Michigan
David Derotian
Mick Steiner
CAUSE
Ciizens
Mastin
Conrad of Hill Street Blues Dead at 58
Michael Conrad, Emmy winning actor who played Sgt. Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues, died at 58 after a two year cancer battle. He spent his final days at Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital and had filmed parts for the new season. Survived by his fourth wife Sima.
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Los Angeles
Michael Conrad
Conrad
Kenneth Norris Jr
Phillip Freemason Esterhaus
Charles Haid
Andy
Cowboy” Renko
Esterhaus
NBC
Gene Walsh
New York City
New York
City College
Drama
Ford Mustang II death award tops $100 million in Texas trial
A Texas jury found Ford Motor Co. grossly negligent in designing the Mustang II and awarded $106.9 million to the family of 20 year old Devary Durrill of Robstown. The verdict included $6.86 million in actual damages and $100 million in punitive damages after a fiery crash in 1978.
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Texas
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Devary Durrill
Robstown
Detroit
Ms. Durrill
Bonnie Watkins
Ms. Watkin
James Rathmell
28Th District Court
Rathmell Waa
WLUIE
William Durrill
Durrill
Meredith
Tom Foote
Foote
Rathmell
Fires terrorize Amherst dorms at UMass complex
AP reporting from Amherst Massachusetts details more than 20 suspicious fires at the University of Massachusetts with 13 in Crampton Dorm and eight in Cashin Hall. A fifth blaze in four days drove 182 women to flee. Students report toilet paper set alight. no injuries reported. State Fire Marshal James O Keefe investigates as Gov Dukakis’s office receives concerned calls.
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Mass
University of Massachusetts
Crampton
Cashin
Kristin Peterson
Kim Stoll
James O’keefe
Michael Dukakis
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