All Stories from May 19, 2012 (Change date)
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Helium sought for Civil War replica balloonMay 19, 2012 5:31 pm - BUFFALO, N.Y. — A helium shortage is threatening to deflate a western New York museum’s plans for the July 4 launch of a manned balloon like the ones used in t...
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Plane makes emergency landing in MinnesotaMay 19, 2012 5:31 pm - DULUTH, Minn. — An airplane headed from Duluth, Minn., to Las Vegas had to turn around and make an emergency landing after running into engine trouble. Brian Ryks, execu...
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Richmond’s experience too much for St. EdwardMay 19, 2012 5:29 pm - Host and top seed Richmond-Burton, which advanced last season to a Class 3A sectional final, erupted for 7 runs on 5 hits in the second inning and cruised to an 8-0 vict...
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Utah men accused of rigging booby trapsMay 19, 2012 5:29 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — Two Utah men accused of setting potentially deadly booby traps along a popular hiking trail have been charged with felony aggravated assault. Benjamin R...
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Four-year-old calls 911 to help save choking brotherMay 19, 2012 5:29 pm - AMITYVILLE, N.Y. — They talked about calling 911 in Grace Varley’s prekindergarten class. She must have been listening. The 4-year-old New York girl calmly dialed for he...
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Arizona tribes talk significance of solar eclipseMay 19, 2012 5:26 pm - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Seven years old and lounging in a tree listening to the radio, Baje Whitethorne Sr. wasn’t aware of the lesson he was about to learn. His gr...
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Rescuers free man stuck overnight in Iowa caveMay 19, 2012 5:26 pm - An Illinois man was trapped for more than 20 hours in a cave at an Iowa state park before being rescued Saturday. Iowa Department of Natural Resources spokesman Kevin Ba...
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NAACP backs same-sex marriageMay 19, 2012 5:26 pm - MIAMI — The NAACP has passed a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts “to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.” The Ba...
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Lake Forest ends Grayslake North’s runMay 19, 2012 5:24 pm - Grayslake North’s girls soccer team stood out all season. The pink cleats worn by several players, including Lyz Steinhoff, were just a part of that. “I figured it was m...
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Buchelt leads Lisle past Wheaton AcademyMay 19, 2012 5:20 pm - Mackenzie Buchelt hit a two-run homer, her 10th, in a three-run third inning, and top seed Lisle rallied from an early hole to beat Wheaton Academy 3-1 in the Class 2A P...