Vacationers Evacuate As Hurricane Nears
Vacationers from Puerto Rico to the eastern Caribbean evacuate as Hurricane Dean nears. PR National Guard readies to evacuate nearly 2,000 more along east coast low-lying areas. Dean, 80 mph, tracked Leeward Islands then shifted toward land, prompting warnings from authorities.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
British Virgin Islands
National Guard
Dean
Island of
Barbuda
National
Puerto Rico Braces for Heavy Rain. Evacuations Planned
Weather Service issues advisory for San Juan and Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands residents to secure loose objects move belongings indoors board up windows and stock emergency supplies. Humacao Mayor Vega Sosa calls on Governor Hernandez to mobilize National Guard to evacuate 1966 residents along a coastal highway as flood risk rises.
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Weather Service
San Juan
U.S. Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Old San Juan
Humacao
Ramon Vega Sosa
Rafael Hernandez
Colon
National Guard
Police Convention Divided On Gun Issue
Oklahoma City delegates to the Fraternal Order of Police convention split over gun controls. Some support waiting periods and restrictions on semiautomatic weapons like the AK-47, Uzi and AR-15, while others back NRA opposition. The vote could come at the national meeting with about 5,000 attending.
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Oklahoma City
Fraternal Order of Police
Steve Cain
Oklahoma Fraternal Order of Police
National Rifle Association
NRA
FDP
National Legislative Committee
Indictments Draw First Step in Futures Trade Crackdown
46 commodities traders at Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange faced 608 counts in four indictments, accused of skimming profits and hiding earnings from the IRS. U S Attorney Anton Valukas called it the opening salvo of a broad DOJ white-collar probe, with 16 charged under RICO and asset freezes possible upon conviction. Fourteen have agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with investigators.
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Chicago
U.S
Anton Valukas
Wedn
Mahlmann
Chion
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Internal Revenue Service
Department of Justice
Wall Street
LaSalle Street
Main Street
Dick Thornburgh
Valkas
Jury rejects Home Shopping libel suit against GTE
A Pinellas County jury ruled against Home Shopping Network in its 1.5 billion claim against GTE, awarding GTE Florida and GTE Communications 50 million each for reputational damage. HSN officials said they will appeal.
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Clearwater, Fla
Home Shopping
GTE Corp
GTE
Nando DiFilippo
Home Shopping Network
GTX
Stamford
James C. Carideo
GTE Florida
Five Dead After Gulf Rig Capsize Near Morgan City
Morgan City La Divers recovered two more bodies from a movable oil rig that capsized in the Gulf of Mexico bringing the death toll to five The Coast Guard said divers still search for five crewmen possibly trapped in compartments The rig about 20 miles south of Morgan City capsized in 30 feet of water Monday as Hurricane Chantal approached
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Morgan City
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Matt McGovern
New Orleans
Chantal
Pilots Seek Ban On Cockpit Tapes Release
Federal safety officials and the Air Line Pilots Association pressed Congress to bar public broadcast of cockpit voice recorder tapes from airliner accidents. The Delta 1141 tape release drew strong protest from ALPA and FAA who seek legislation to limit tapes to safety investigations. The move follows a Dallas crash that killed 14 of 111 aboard and prompted a special NTSB meeting.
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Congress
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Line Pilots Association
Delta Air Lines
Dallas
FAA
ALPA
National Transportation Safety Board
Henry A
Duffy
Delta Flight
Delta Tape
Fed
Eral
Delta
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