Doctor assists death by own action in fifth case
Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted in the death of 52 year old Lois F. Hawes of Warren using carbon monoxide after she asked for the gas, Hawes died at about 10 45 a.m. The case marks Kevorkian's fifth assisted death by own action and follows a vow to continue despite Michigan Medical Society opposition.
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Southfield, Mich
Jack Kevorkian
Kevorkian
Lois F. Hawes
Warren
Geoffrey Fieger
Southfield
Fieger
Hawes
Michigan State Medical Society
Portland
Ore
Detroit
Royal Oak
Michigan
Oakland County
David Breck
Medical Society
Janet Adkins
Marjorie Wantz
Sodus
Sherry Miller
Roseville
Wantz
Miller
Susan Williams
Clawson
Richard Thompson
Waterford Township
Gaston rally backs pro football for Carolinas team
About 500 fans gathered at Franklin Square in Gastonia to urge awarding a Carolinas NFL team to Charlotte next year. The crowd sang danced and cheered as North Gaston High School cheerleaders performed and organizers touted strong regional support for pro football.
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Gastonia
Greater Gaston
NFL
Franklin Square
Frank Mitchem
North Gaston High School
Carolinas
Richardson Sports Group
Charlotte
Spartanburg
S.C
Carolinas bid remains unblemished
The NFL expansion plan for Charlotte is on hold after a federal antitrust ruling, delaying the selection of two expansion sites until possibly March or later. An economic study estimates the team would inject about $389 million into the Charlotte metropolitan area and $110 million to surrounding counties, underscoring the potential financial stakes for expansion.
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Gastonia
Carolinas
NFL
Charlotte
NFL Players Antitrust
Chicago
Sur
Kennedy denies book claim of Kennedy cocaine use
A book by ex aide Richard E. Burke accuses Senator Edward Kennedy of using cocaine in the 1970s and snorting with his children. Kennedy and his children deny the allegations as Burke describes drug use as part of a hard party life.
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Kennedy
New Book
Washington
Richard E. Burke
Edward Kennedy
Burke
Ted Kennedy
Paul Donovan
Inside Mostly Cloudy Weather Update 2A
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high near 75 and a low around 65. Details on conditions appear on page 2A.
Mouse house cigarette lab shut down by RJ Reynolds
Greensboro AP reports that RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co ended a mouse house study on smoking health effects in 1970 after firing 26 biochemists. The lab tested mice rats and rabbits and was cited in legal disputes as potential evidence of hidden harm.
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Greensboro
RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Tobacco Company
Reynolds Laboratory
Reynolds
U.S. Supreme Court
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