Severe European Storm Kills Dozens Across Several Nations
A powerful European storm left at least 73 dead across Belgium Germany France the Netherlands and Britain. Fatalities included a cyclist swept away in Belgium a roof fall in Sint Niklas and a child crushed by a wall in France as winds up to 105 mph disrupted rail road and road traffic and left hundreds of thousands without power.
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Belgium
Wisit
Sint Niklas
Horton-Hazemont
West Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Lower Saxony
Aurich
France
Ted le
Holland
Binnenmaas
Klaas Wilting
Amsterdam
Britain
London
Councilman Presses Cable Reform Amid Service Complaints
The hearing addressed Intermedia’s acquisition and Cooke’s management of the cable system in Aiken. Critics led by Rev. Peter Eisenmann pressed for removing Playboy channel offerings and restoring Christian programming while praising engineering improvements. County officials noted legal limits on local control and pledged focus on quality and consumer concerns ahead of contract renewal.
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Peter Eisenmann
North Aikien Baptist Church
Eisenmann
Playboy
Cooke
Mildred Hodges
John Newton
Randy Brown
Lee Perron
Intermedia
Perron
LaVann ‘McKenzie
McKenzie
Iron
Aiken Cablevision
W. Scott Barnes
Congress
Barnes
Hightower
Tetanus cases drop sharply in four decades to 50 a year
U.S. health researchers say tetanus incidence has fallen twentyfold since the 1940s. CDC reports 1988 had 53 cases, 1987 had five fewer, with an unofficial 1989 total around 47. Most cases arise from unclean wounds and affect mainly Americans aged 50 and up.
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Atlanta
U.S
Centers For Disease Control
CDC
United States
67 Die As Plane Crashes Near Oyster Bay Harbor
A Boeing 707 crash on Long Island near Oyster Bay Harbor leaves at least 67 dead with 92 injured and 78 survived. Investigators recovered the flight data and voice recorders while a makeshift morgue was set up near the McEnroe family home.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Boeing
Tom Cole
Colombia
New York
Federal Aviation Administration
Diane Spitaliere
Spitaliere
Port Authority
Michael Palermo
Aleta Heidt
Wyckoff
N.J
Race
James
Nasau County
Nasau County Police Emergency Medical Bureau. Nassau County
Peter Franzone
America
Jay Krul
Oyster Bay
Phil Montouri
Oyster Bay Harbor
Nassau County
Long Island
Theodore Roosevelt
Modest US Economic Growth Amid Mixed Outlook
Private economists split on the path forward as the economy posted 0.5 percent growth in the fourth quarter, the weakest since mid 1980s. Some warn of downward revisions and potential slower gains, while durable goods orders signal continued weakness into 1990 with a rise in manufacturing unemployment.
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United States
U.S
Major U S Plane Crashes Of The Past Decade
A fragmented list recalls several fatal air disasters from 1986 to 1987. Delta Air Lines Boeing 727 crashed on takeoff at Dallas Fort Worth, 4 died of 14 teen passengers, 95 survived. Pacific Southwest BAe 146 near Paso Robles killed 43. Continental DC 9 at Stapleton killed 156. Aeromexico DC 9 collision over Cerritos killed 82. De Havilland Twin Otter and Bell 206 near Mitchell Field killed 31.
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U.S
Delta Airlines
Dallas Fort Worth
Pacific Southwest
Paso Robles
Los Angeles
PSA
Continental Airlines
Stapleton International Airport
Denver
Aeromexico
Cerritos
de Havilland
Kee
Mitchell Field
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