Divers Prepare To Revisit Edmund Fitzgerald Mystery
Traverse City reports two expeditions plan to search the Lake Superior shipwreck 556 feet down for clues. Michigan producer Fred Shannon leads a July voyage to probe new areas while a three day sea study expedition begins Sunday. The task remains to explain what sank the Edmund Fitzgerald during a severe November storm.
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Refugee Wave May Rise More Haitians Flee by Sea
Port of Prince reports a major Coast Guard mission intercepting boats jammed with Haitians as calls grow for more asylum decisions. Over 6,700 fled in the past two weeks with 1,365 picked up Friday, amid changes allowing hearings for political refugee status in the United States.
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Guantanamo Haiti Refugees Face Transit Challenges
At Guantanamo Naval Base a 12,500 capacity tent city rises as a U S task force led by Army Col. Mike Pearson braces for Haitian refugees. With 1,700 crew, he still struggles as ships continue daily arrivals. He stresses humane processing, food, shelter, medical care and swift decisions on asylum versus return.
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Cockpit Coffee Break Triggers Nose Dive On Airliner
An in-flight attempt to bring coffee and soft drinks into the cockpit caused a three second nose dive. Seventeen passengers were injured aboard American Airlines Flight 901 from Miami to Buenos Aires when a reserve first officer and a seat misadjustment disrupted the control column.
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Walesa vows veto of Poland abortion bill
President Lech Walesa said he would veto legislation relaxing Poland's strict abortion ban. If parliament overturns, he might resign for a day to avoid signing. The bill, narrowly approved in the upper chamber, faces uncertain support for a two-thirds override.
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Wales
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U N Peacekeepers Attacked In Past Week Amid Bosnian War
In Bosnia Herzegovina attacks on U N peacekeepers rose to 39 in the past week with seven Friday assaults. A British soldier was killed in Gorazde, while UN figures show 94 peacekeepers killed and over 1 000 injured in former Yugoslavia since deployment began.
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Civilian rule sought as protests flare in Myanmar crisis
Protests intensified after Defense Minister Gen Saw Maung seized power on September 18. The military crushed demonstrators in bloody attacks. Separately in Yemen, Marib and Aden faced shelling as southern warplanes forced a halt to oil at the country’s largest field. A northern oil official warned production could resume in a week. Six bombs from MiG-21 jets damaged oil transport infrastructure, underscoring the war’s impact on energy. In South Africa, violence surged in a Soweto township where ANC supporters clashed with rival Inkatha members over housing dormitories and political power, leaving several dead.
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