1. Massachusetts State Police said Vaughn failed a series of sobriety tests before he was arrested. 2. NetOptix Corp. of Sturbridge had tried and failed a series of high-tech ventures before getting into the business of fiber-optic communications. 3. State police said Vaughn failed a series of sobriety tests before his arrest. 4. Vaughn subsequently failed a series of field sobriety tests, state police said, and he was arraigned on charges later the same day in Dedham District Court. 5. A Great Lakes tour ship that had failed a series of health inspections was cleared to sail again Saturday after passing federal scrutiny. 6. Suffering after spinal surgery, she must fail a series of government-designed housewife tests to prove that she can no longer manage her home. 7. The Agriculture Department has tried to temporarily close Supreme Beef after the plant failed a series of federally required tests for salmonella bacteria, which can cause digestive ailments. 8. The department tried unsuccessfully last year to shut down a Dallas beef processor after the plant failed a series of salmonella tests. 9. The plant had failed a series of salmonella tests. 10. The plant has failed a series of USDA-mandated tests for the salmonella bacteria. |