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...battle began when a phone call about a purse-snatching brought the police to a black, working-class neighborhood in north Memphis. No suspects were found, so they left. A second call complaining about the handling of the case prompted two patrolmen to visit 2239 Shannon, where they were set upon by the occupants. Two other officers then arrived on the scene. Shots were fired, and three patrolmen fled the house. But one, Robert Hester, 34, was captured and held hostage...
...trouble began Tuesday afternoon when officers visited the house at 2239 Shannon in response to a phone tip about a shoplifter. They failed to find the suspect. But later, they were called back to the brick and frame dwelling to answer a complaint from one of the cult members about the police's handling of the investigation. As two officers entered the house, the occupants jumped them, and shots were exchanged. One officer put out a call for help, which was answered by two more policemen. When all four officers were inside the house, a short gun battle took...
...been treated for "a major psychotic disorder" at a psychiatric hospital and had stopped receiving treatment last month. He and his fellow religionists, one of whom was Sanders' 26-year-old son, refused to eat pork or drink water. Sanders had decorated the back of the house on Shannon with pink half moons and big yellow stars. On a tree in the yard hung a sign: WANTED FOR MURDER. MR. HOG. KNOWN ALIASES: PORK, SWINE...
...session bills traditional targets for pork-barrel amendments? "They're the last trains out of the station," explained Massachusetts Congressman James Shannon. Normal debate and decorum were all but abandoned. Some of the Senate amendments to the omnibus spending bill were handwritten. Even after the Senate voted on the amendments, few members knew what action had been taken. When the final 300-page spending bill emerged from the House and Senate conference committee, pasted together and hastily photocopied only 35 copies were circulated to the 435 House members voting on the measure Not that it mattered...
Diving is perhaps Harvard's strongest area. After the Crimson lost high-scoring Pam Stone to graduation, two capable freshmen--Shannon Byrd and Sharon Daly--have helped to fill the void Highly acclaimed sophomore Jennifer Goldberg, senior Adriana Holy, junior Cathy Josman and sophomore Missy Karas all contribute to give Harvard great stability. After three meets and six diving events, five different women have placed first for the Crimson...