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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2001
Page
2
Georgia Supreme Court ruled the electric chair cruel and unusual punishment under the state constitution. The 4-3 decision ends the chair in Georgia, shifting all death row inmates to lethal injection and leaving only Alabama and Nebraska with the chair as a sole execution method.
Mike Mansfield, Montana Democrat and longest serving Senate majority leader, dies at 98 from congestive heart failure in Walter Reed Army Hospital. He left copper mines at 14 and later served as ambassador to Japan, guiding U S policy under two presidents. Flags at half staff were ordered for his burial by President Bush.
A 37-year-old man fired a bullet into the trans Alaska pipeline north of Fairbanks causing a large oil leak and shutdown. About 150000 gallons spilled as crews, aided by a clamp and trucks, worked to contain the release and prevent migration toward Tolovana River. Authorities said there was no terrorism link and noted the line’s 800 mile length and 1 million barrels per day capacity.
A government study by the VA and Johns Hopkins found Gulf War veterans have two to three times the rate of birth defects in their children versus other vets, with higher miscarriage reports. About 21,000 veterans answered surveys about health and reproduction, with many nonrespondents reached by interview. The Pentagon notes many Gulf vets report Gulf War Syndrome symptoms, while a presidential panel urged more research to identify causes.
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