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Obituary: John A. Jenkins
WAYNESBURG — John A. Jenkins, 90, of Kings Mountain, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. He was born Monday, July 11, 1921, in Lincoln County, to the late James Harvey and Laura B. Floyd Jenkins. John A....Tags: Human Interest, World War II (1939-1945), American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obituary: Alberta Adams Jenkins
WAYNESBURG — Alberta Adams Jenkins, 86, of Jenkins Road in Kings Mountain, passed away Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at her residence. She was born July 1, 1925, in Highland to the late Delmar and Bertha Bastin Adams. She attended Pleasant Point Baptist... -
Dale Earnhardt's legacy stays strong a decade after death
The brokenhearted still wrestle with the pain 10 years later.
It stings in so many different ways: a mother overcome by grief after burying a son. A best friend mustering the strength to rev the engines again because quitting would sully the man's...Tags: John Wayne, Daytona 500, ABC (tv network), Michael Waltrip, Fishing
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Obituary: Robert Hubbard
LANCASTER — Robert L. Hubbard Sr., 75, of Paint Lick, died Thursday. He was the son of the late Robert L. and Ellen Dockery Hubbard and widower of Dee Hubbard. Survivors include his sons, Robert Hubbard of Kentucky, Teddy, Donald and Robert...Tags: Athletes, Kentucky, Human Interest
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Lemak's 911 call--and her chilling admission
Tribune staff reporterA judge on Thursday officially unsealed the transcript of the anguished 911 emergency call that Marilyn Lemak placed to authorities, telling them she had killed her three children and tried to take her own life but failed. "My three kids are dead, and...Tags: Dog (animal), Zoloft (drug), Judges, Prosecution, Chemical Industry
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Insanity or vengeance?
Tribune staff reportersEven her attorneys acknowledge Marilyn Lemak ended the lives of her three young children on a late-winter day nearly three years ago, doping them with prescription drugs and suffocating them with her hands. So her murder trial comes down to this: Was...Tags: Carl Sandburg, Judges, Health and Medical Professionals, Prosecution, Mental Illness
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From the archives: Dale Earnhardt was hero of the masses
DAYTONA BEACH -- It was Earnhardt, guys. It really was. Not some rookie or also-ran. Earnhardt. Your leader. Are you clear on that now? Are there any more questions? Apparently there are. Half of you, at best, will be wearing the life-saving HANS...Tags: Science, France, General Motors Corp., Auto Racing, Science and Technology
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NASCAR slow to learn from racing tragedies
of the Sentinel StaffMario Andretti awakens a split-second before dying. "I still wake up from dreams that I am crashing or that I'm upside down -- things I used to dread and fear." He is now 60. "Thank God I survived that era." In his time, he did it all: dirt-track...Tags: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Speedway, Niki Lauda, Automotive Equipment, Sports
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Commentary: NASCAR, it's time to change
of the Sentinel StaffIt was Earnhardt, guys. It really was. Not some rookie or also-ran. Earnhardt. Your leader. Are you clear on that now? Are there any more questions? Apparently there are. Half of you, at best, will be wearing the life-saving HANS device Sunday at...Tags: Science, Death, General Motors Corp., Auto Racing, Michigan State University
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Violent head motions often kill in crashes
of the Sentinel StaffAt least 12 of the 15 drivers killed in major auto racing since 1991 -- including seven of the eight killed in NASCAR and all three in 2000 -- died of injuries caused by violent motion of their inadequately restrained heads in crashes. At least nine,...Tags: Death, General Motors Corp., Neck, Championship Racing Teams, Auto Racing
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Head restraints: Simple in theory but hard to refine
of the Sentinel StaffRestraining the human head in racing crashes -- thereby eliminating the overwhelming common cause of death in the sport in recent years -- isn't a simple proposition. Tethering race drivers' heads safely and practically is a scientifically...Tags: Death, Head, General Motors Corp., Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology
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