Turtle pies recalled

Turtle pies recalled

The following recall has been announced:

American Pie LLC is recalling 1440 cases of Marie Callender Turtle Pies, because of elevated amounts of bacteria. The pies were on hold due to a bacterial count that was higher than company standard when they were accidentally shipped from a warehouse. The company warned that eating the pies could lead to gastrointestinal illness, nausea, or vomiting.

The pies were sold in Kroger, Giant Eagle and Hy-Vee supermarkets in the following states: Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Maryland, Nebraska and South Dakota. The recalled pies have a UPC code of 12781 10280 and a production code ending in 143.

Nuke plant guard asleep

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A federal inspector found an armed guard asleep at a gate inside the Indian Point nuclear power plants, but officials said Monday there was no security breach. The inspector spent two minutes trying to rouse the unidentified guard Sunday afternoon before the guard “stood up and opened his eyes,” said Neil Sheehan, spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The five-year veteran was alone on the second of three security rings around the two plants in Buchanan, about 35 miles north of New York City, Sheehan said. He said other security measures at the gate remained in operation during the guard’s nap and tapes showed there was no breach, “but that doesn’t make it any less serious.”

Seismologist called 911

HUNTINGTON, Utah — A seismologist who detected ground tremors was the first to notify authorities of the cave-in that trapped six miners, even before mine officials called for an ambulance, according to 911 recordings. University of Utah seismologist Walter Arabasz made his call about a potential problem at the Crandall Canyon mine early on Aug. 6, four minutes before mine officials made their call.

The 911 tapes obtained Monday by The Associated Press showed that from the earliest moments scientists suspected the shaking came from a mine collapse, not a natural earthquake, as mine co-owner Bob Murray has maintained throughout the ordeal that has entered its fourth week. Also Monday, bad weather delayed drilling on a seventh hole and also postponed plans to drop a $100,000 robotic camera into an earlier hole for a long-shot effort to locate the men.

Arabasz told the dispatcher the seismic event registered as 4.0 magnitude at 2:48 a.m., and it was 3.1 miles west-southwest of the mine entrance. The severity of the event was later revised to 3.9 magnitude. The six miners have not been heard from since the cave-in, which filled a mine shaft with rock and coal in the area where the men were working.

U.S.-Cuba custody case

MIAMI — A judge hearing arguments in a custody case over a 4-year-old Cuban girl criticized state officials Monday for saying she would be irreparably damaged simply by being taken from her foster family and returned to her father in her communist home country. Cuban farmer Rafael Izquierdo is fighting his daughter’s wealthy foster parents for custody. He allowed the girl’s mother to take her to the U.S., but the woman later attempted suicide and allowed the state to take custody of the child.

Rebecca Kapusta, an attorney for Florida’s Department of Children & Families, argued that the girl should be allowed to remain with former baseball agent Joe Cubas and his wife, and that the Cuban-American couple be allowed to begin adoption proceedings. Izquierdo, 32, is seeking to return the girl to Cuba. The DCF maintains that he abandoned the girl by allowing her to come to the U.S., didn’t provide child support and didn’t send birthday or holiday cards.

Tornado kills resident

NORTHWOOD, N.D. — A tornado destroyed two mobile home parks, killing one person, and blew out windows in homes and buildings across the town, officials said Monday. At least 18 people were injured. The roof was torn off the town’s school and water was inside the classrooms. Monday was supposed to be the first day of classes for the school year, but classes were canceled for the week.

National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Gust estimated the twister’s wind hit 170 mph, and said it was nearly a mile wide when it hit the town. The tornado demolished two neighboring trailer parks on Northwood’s north side, which had 19 units in all, and killed Larry Weisz, 57, who was pinned between the base of a mobile home and a tree, Grand Forks County Sheriff Dan Hill said.

Associated Press