Tennessee Explosion <<CAT:General News-US Domestic>>

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apa431686-Response to a Question--McEWEN, Tenn.-(Guy McCormick, supervisory special agent, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)-“safe the area”-At a news conference, Guy McCormick, a supervisory special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says the scene is still very volatile.

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apa431688-Actuality--McEWEN, Tenn.-(Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis)-“they're very upset ((NOTE LENGTH))”-At a news conference, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis, who fought back tears says this is an emotional time for the community.

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apa431687-Response to a Question--McEWEN, Tenn.-(Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis)-“those victims involved”-At a news conference, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis says they are investogating what caused the explosion.

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National Guard Memphis History <<CAT:General News-US Domestic>>

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apa431692-Actuality--MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Joe Calhoun, participated in the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis)-“Memphis saved Memphis”-In an AP interview, 75-year-old Joe Calhoun says Memphis has crime, but he feels sending in the National Guard is not the right move in the city where Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated.

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apa431691-Actuality--MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Joe Calhoun, participated in the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis)-“way to school”-In an AP interview, 75-year-old Joe Calhoun recalls his feeling in 1968 when the National Guard were deployed in response to demonstrations and unrest during the strike by predominantly Black sanitation workers.

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National Guard Memphis History-intro wrap

apa431689-Wrap--MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Jennifer King, AP correspondent, with Joe Calhoun, participated in the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis)-“I'm Jennifer King”-For some in Memphis, the appearance of National Guard troops is bringing fresh memories of deployments in response to unrest during the Civil Rights Movement. AP correspondent Jennifer King reports.

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Tennessee Explosion <<CAT:General News-US Domestic>>

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apa431694-Wrap--McEWEN, Tenn.-(Julie Walker, AP correspondent, with Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis and Guy McCormick, supervisory special agent, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)-“I'm Julie Walker”-AP correspondent Julie Walker reports there are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory according to the local sheriff.

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Tennessee Explosion-intro special report

apa431693-Wrap--McEWEN, Tenn.-(Julie Walker, AP correspondent, with Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis and Guy McCormick, supervisory special agent, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Felicity Howell, reisdent and Hickman County Middle School Nurse)-“I'm Julie Walker”-AP correspondent Julie Walker reports there are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory according to the local sheriff.

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