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100, 75, 50 Years Ago
An important new link between politics and the underworld was uncovered by New York police investigations today [Sept.21] as the result of the gangland murder at dawn yesterday of Robert (Farmer) Sullivan, former boxer and hijacker and more recently
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:04A
IBM contract cancellation lawsuit costs rise
AP INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's legal bill in its lawsuit with IBM Corp. over a canceled welfare outsourcing contract could grow by more than half its original value, but representatives for the administration of Republican Gov.
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:04A
Rollover accident at Brook and Jefferson; traffic moving again
The vehicle had been removed from the scene by 7 am and traffic was again flowing, according to TRIMARC cameras. The accident was reported at 6:28 am Wednesday morning and involved one vehicle and possible injuries, according to a MetroSafe supervisor.
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:04A
Government proposes single catch-all consumer protection law
Current rights of UK consumers are laid out in 12 Acts and regulations and this number of "overlapping" laws is confusing to consumers and costly to business, the Government said. The new law will bring these rights together and also implement the
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:04A
Lactalis loses lawsuit against blockading farmers
French dairy Lactalis has lost a court case brought against radical farmers' group Confdration paysanne de la Loire, after a judge ruled that a blockade of the dairy in 2009 by farmers had not been substantively damaging to the dairy's operations.
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:03A
Landfill suit in court today
A judge will hear arguments today on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Town of Repton against a proposed landfill near the small community. The hearing, to be held in Evergreen at 11 am, will be presided over by Judge Burt Smithart of Bullock
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:03A
Woman cut free after smash
Witnesses described hearing a loud bang and one who spoke to the trapped woman said she was conscious and talking in the minutes after the accident. The crash forced the temporary closure of a section of Gleninver Road and traffic was slow moving along
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:03A
Sheriff's Log Sept. 20
• 12:18 am — Report of a two-vehicle accident involving two intoxicated drivers at the Lyon County Fair grounds in Mason Val ley. • 9:17 am — Re port of a juvenile de tained at the Walmart in Fernley for assaulting an employee.
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:02A
Furnas County appealing $407K award to Michigan man
OMAHA -- The insurer for Furnas County is appealing a $407000 jury award to a Michigan man who suffered severe injuries in a crash he said was caused by the county's failure to adequately mark a sharp turn in a road. Last month, US District Judge
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:02A
What are the Motorcycle Helmet Laws in Georgia?
According to crash data obtained by the Georgia Department of Transportation, motorcycles were involved in only .6 percent of motor vehicle accidents from 2000-2006. However, in these accidents, bikers were 72 percent more likely to suffer fatal
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:02A
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