Dean Sweeps Sable Island As Hurricane Heads Toward Newfoundland
Hurricane Dean battered Sable Island with 89 mph winds and 26 foot seas as it veered northeast toward Newfoundland. Forecasters expect weakening on land near Avalon while St. John’s awaits any warnings. coastal vessels seek safe harbors and ocean ships alter routes.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Dean
Sable Island
Newfoundland
Avalon Peninsula
St. John’s
Jim Cormier
Halifa
Child Dies In Locked Car In Bloomfield Day Care
In Bloomfield Connecticut a 3 year old girl Ebony Skinner died after being left in a closed Cadillac with windows up from 12 30 p m to 4 p m on a hot Friday. The day care operator Carr ie Allison and seven children aged 3 to 6 were involved as police question parents and others. Heat and humidity raised dehydration risk quickly.
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Bloomfield
Conn
Ebony Skinner
Richard Mulhall
Carrie Allison
Unusual Divorce Case Seeks Custody of Pre-Embryos
Mary Sue Davis and Junior Lewis Davis clash in Blount County Circuit Court over seven frozen pre-embryos. Junior seeks to block implantation arguing against single parenthood. Mary Sue insists the eggs are her best chance at motherhood and should be implanted. Judge W. Dale Young presides as testimony continues.
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Maryvillas
Tenn
Lewis Davis
Mary Sue Davis
Davises
Blount County
W. Dale Young
Junior Davis
Father and sister charged after Westland shooting
In Westland Michigan the father Valentine 78 and sister Carol 43 were arraigned on attempted murder charges after authorities say the父 shot his daughter Anna Kwiatkowski 34 who weighed 360 pounds and faced asthma. She was taken to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor in serious condition. A cash bond of 30000 was set. The two gave the wounded woman a ride to the hospital two hours later when she survived.
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Westland
Mich
Anna Kwiatkowski
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Bill Branker
Valentine
Carol
John Reddy
Detroit
Judge Bars Fred Westerman From Discussing Continuity Plan
Former Army intelligence officer Fred Westerman and his attorney Frank Mroz are gagged by U S District Judge Norma Johnson after their names appeared in a magazine piece about the continuity of government program intended to maintain the country after a nuclear attack. The order forbids public discussion of their complaints of waste and fraud in the plan.
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Wading Sun
Army
USS. District Court
Norma Johnson
Fred Westerman
Frank Mroz
Central American leaders urge respect for death sentence plan
Five Central American presidents signed a 120 day plan to disband Nicaraguan Contras with a 30 day UN observer phase and 90 days to demobilize. Ortega urged Washington to respect the accord while US officials disputed charges of blocking it. About 11,000 Contra fighters and 12,000 dependents across Honduras and the Nicaraguan border face resettlement if they choose Nicaragua or other states.
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Tela
Honduras
Daniel Ortega
Washington
United States
Nicaragua
Central America
Managua
Honduran
U.n.organization of American States
Honduas
Guatemala
el Salvador
Costa Rica
Ortega
US S
Contral
Bosco Mata‘moros
State Department
Mata‘Amoros
Costa
Baker
Mass Transit Urged After Jersey Fire
Newark New Jersey officials urged residents to use mass transit after a fire at Hub Recycling Co. closed part of Interstate 78 near Newark. The blaze damaged a 12 lane elevated section, likely closing the route for months and prompting court action for Cleanup. Authorities linked the incident to illegal waste handling by Hub Recycling owners Harvan and Bassi, with no injuries reported. Local officials expect disruption as they seek alternative routes and a court-ordered cleanup.
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Newark
N.J
Debbie Lawler
Department of Tration
Interstate 78
Hub Recycling Co
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Thomas H. Kean
Kean
Ing
Hub Recycling
Essex
Michael Harvan
Richard Bassi
North Berea
Harvan
Clifton
Bassi
Morristown
Big M Trucking Co
North Bergen
Richard Roberts
Orange
Phone Operators Picket Strike Halts Some Calls
About 157000 union workers remained on strike as three regional telephone companies faced a walkout over pay health care costs and local issues. Managers handled calls while operators picketed and direct dialing was encouraged to reduce tie ups with only minor directory assistance delays reported.
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Bob Chez
Nevada Bel
Pacific Telesis
Peo
Ple
Communications Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Negotiators Spark Three-Week Standoff Among Baby Bells
Gea RST cited talks with NYNEX Bell Atlantic and Pacific Telesis where Tom Bonelli said the dispute between the operators technicians sales staff and clerical workers could drag on for three weeks as wage talks stall. The strike involves three regional Baby Bells formed in 1984.
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Tom Bonelli
Nynex Corp
Bell Atlantic
Pacific Telesis
Baby Bells
Greenpeace SRS Contamination Report Disputed by DOE
Greenpeace claims cesium-137 from Savannah River Site travels 150 miles downstream. DOE and state officials counter that levels in the estuary are minimal and pose no risk. Greenpeace urges expanded monitoring and distance testing of emissions.
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Savannah
Savannah River
Greenpeace
Search Technical Services
U.S. Department of Energy
Lew Goibell
DOE
Goibell
Damon Mogien
Moglen
Kaifu Elected Liberal Democratic Party President
Former Education Minister To Shiki Kaifu won the Liberal Democratic Party leadership vote with 279 ballots to become prime minister designate. Yoshiro Hayashi and Shintaro Ishihara trailed, as party members and delegates chose a new leader amid scandals and a weakened ruling coalition.
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Tokyo
Liberal Democrats
Toshiki Kaifu
Sousuke Uno
Japan
Liberal Democratic Party of Tomorrow
Kaifu
Uno
Yoshiro Hayashi
Shintaro Ishihara
Transportation Minis
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