Mail profits drive USPS toward debt-free goal by 1999
Post office money manager Michael J. Riley cites three-year profits topping 1.5 billion and forecasts a small 1999 profit as rate plans and efficiency efforts boost morale. He notes bonuses under the federal cap and upcoming costs for construction and equipment, including trucks, as the agency eyes year-end gains.
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Candlelight vigil held for JonBenet Ramsey a year after death
In Boulder Colorado on Friday night about 30 people gathered for a candlelight vigil for JonBenet Ramsey the 6 year old beauty queen found slain at her home a year earlier The crime remains unsolved and authorities say her parents who deny involvement are a focus of the investigation The Boulder gathering featured a Christmas carol and snow covered Pearl Street Mall While at her grave in suburban Atlanta visitors left fabric angel figures and flower arrangements near stuffed animals marking the site
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JonBenet Ramsey
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Atlanta
Patricia Walsh
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Versace killing spurs pawn shop data reforms in Miami
Miami police computerized pawn shop records after Cunanan left his true name address room number and thumbprint when pawning a gold coin on July 7 prompting new checks to prevent fugitives from slipping through. The FBI had traced Cunanan to South Florida after the Minnesota Illinois and New Jersey slayings and the July 15 Versace killing.
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Andrew ‘Cunanan
Miami
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Cryptic diary key to Unabomber case
Sacramento AP reports Theodore Kaczynski kept a cryptic two decade diary using numbers and symbols for words. Prosecutors call the encoded journal central to the case against the mathematics professor turned recluse and plan to have FBI cryptographer Michael Birch translate the document for jurors.
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MiniBridge opens path for beginners in Britain
Phillip Alder notes bridge basics are lengthy while chess offers quick insight. MiniBridge, now a common first step in Britain, uses point counts and a dummy to reveal strategies. The English Bridge Union launches Young Bridge magazine with MiniBridge problems for under 25s, illustrated by a West hand example leading a low club to avoid blocking diamonds.
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