Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 4, 1995 TAG: 9510040062
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-4 EDITION: METRO
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - A federal judge considered Tuesday whether Nancy Mellette may take up where Shannon Faulkner left off in her fight to get women into the corps of cadets at The Citadel.
U.S. District Judge C. Weston Houck indicated he would dismiss Faulkner as a plaintiff in the 21/2-year court fight. Then he took up Mellette's motion to intervene and another to make the lawsuit a class action.
``It seems to me Ms. Faulkner's claim in this case is moot,'' Houck said.
He said he would make a formal ruling after considering the other motions.
Mellette, 17, is a senior at North Carolina military preparatory academy. Her father is a Citadel graduate, and her brother is a Citadel cadet.
She responded with a quiet ``Yes, sir,'' when asked by Houck if she was willing to represent the interests of other women who hope to become cadets.
- Associated Press
Soon, cars may call 911 after accidents
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. - Just as an air bag bursts open on impact, cellular phones in cars could someday be programmed to automatically dial 911 to report an accident.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the technology they are working on could help in situations like a June crash in which a Baltimore County woman was trapped in a pickup for four days with a broken neck before she was found.
The system would link a cellular phone with satellites already used for navigation in airplanes and at sea to give authorities the location of an accident.
Researchers said the system could be ready in three years.
- Associated Press
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