Woman 83 Survives Eight Days Stranded in Car
Mae Wardell survived eight days in a stranded car in desolate Wyoming grasslands by drinking fruit juice and scraping frost from the hood. She layered clothing as temperatures fell into the upper 20s, staying with her vehicle until a hunter party found her near Midwest. She was taken to a hospital in weak but alert condition and praised for staying with the car.
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Wyoming
Paige Wells
LAPD Chief Williams urges force to hang in there after verdicts
Los Angeles Police Chief Willie Williams addresses 8,400 officers in a 54 minute video urging morale recovery after not guilty verdicts in the O J Simpson case. He defends the LAPD and its robbery homicide division while condemning Fuhrman’s racist remarks and calls for leadership beyond the force.
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Simpson
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Rockingham
Mark Fuhrman
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LAPD Chief Reshaping Goals Face Long Run
LAPD president Whetsel sees Williams reshaping the department with patience. He notes large agencies resist change but eventual results will come. Young officer Javier Rodriguez, 23, an ex Marine, credits LAPD role models with steering him away from drugs and gangs.
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LAPD
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Simpson
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Democrats warn GOP plan endangers nursing home care
Senate Democrats and elderly advocates say a Republican Medicaid overhaul would repeal federal nursing home quality standards and financial protections for families. They cite a 1987 framework credited with reducing abuse and improving care, while Republicans push block grants to states.
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