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McVeigh inches closer to execution
DENVER (AP) – Timothy McVeigh could be put to death as early as May now that a federal judge has granted the convicted Oklahoma City bomber’s request to drop all appeals and get a prompt execution
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Retailing pioneer Montgomery Ward closes after 128 years
CHICAGO (AP) – Besieged by competition from specialty retailers, Montgomery Ward, a progenitor of mail-order shopping that operated general merchandise stores in 30 states, is closing down after 12
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Volunteers begin fund drive
Next week, unpaid volunteers from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency will begin ringing the doorbells across the state, according to a release from Estelle Rucker, public relations person
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Workers battle icy lines, power outages
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – A high-wire act by two Michigan men was just part of the monumental task facing electric workers Thursday in Arkansas.
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FEMA director Witt also without power, water
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – You know it’s a disaster when the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency can’t escape the damage.
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Judge asked to dismiss suit
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – Arkansas’ secretary of state and governor asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss a suit by the loser of a Nov. 28 runoff for mayor of Pine Bluff, who wants the runoff voided.
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Scott Koettel
NEWPORT – Scott Koettel, 36, of Little Rock died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at Little Rock.
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George Shaver
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – George Van Shaver, 89, of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Cave City, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at a nursing home in Charlotte.
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Deborah Clark
Deborah Jean Clark, 42, of Batesville died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, in Jonesboro.
Born June 17, 1958, in Jonesboro, she was the daughter of Charlie and Ruth Hayes Clark. She was a homemaker.
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Calvin White
MELBOURNE – Calvin White, 66, of Melbourne died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at a nursing home in Sidney.
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Jewell Shaver
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jewell Juanita Sherrill Shaver, 82, of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Cave City, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at a nursing home in Charlotte.
