Drivers arrested as truck protests block Ohio highways
Eight drivers were arrested and more than 1,000 protesters had their tractor-trailer trucks towed as Ohio Turnpike blocks disrupted traffic. Governors warned arrests would follow, while truckers in several states tied fuel prices and speed limits to the protests.
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French workers stage 24 hour general strike over prices
Paris reports a 24 hour walkout across France as workers from factories, journalism, transport, civil service and other sectors join thousands of rail workers. Labor leader Edmond Maire says the action aims to force society to bear the high cost of living.
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Wholesale prices jump as fuel costs soar globally
Wholesale prices rose last month driven mainly by a near 35 percent surge in gasoline and other petroleum products. Fuel and power costs jumped 19.1 percent, while consumer finished goods rose 6.4 percent to a record high, though farm goods and processed foods fell 1.4 percent. In Paris, beef reached four dollars a pound and eggs a dollar per dozen amid inflation fears tied to protests and government anti inflation measures.
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Ex SBA official tied to Vesco bank director role
Former Small Business Administration associate administrator for minority enterprise Arthur McZier, who resigned December 1, is named in New York court papers as a director of the Bahamas Commonwealth Bank, a Bahamas based institution linked to fugitive financier Robert Vesco. SEC briefs say Vesco and allies used the bank to siphon IOS mutual funds. The United States seeks Vesco extradition from the Bahamas for securities fraud in New York.
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Lexicographers favor Merry Christmas over Xmas usage
The American Heritage Dictionary panel says Xmas is inappropriate for formal usage by 88 percent of its Usage Panel. The publisher notes Xmas appears mainly in advertising copy and is historically long, while MA abbreviation guidance is Mass. The report, dated Boston, was released amid House Small Business Subcommittee hearings amid questions of potential conflicts of interest involving former SBA staff. A separate item from Annapolis reports State Sen Clarence Blount urging revision of Maryland's civil war era state song Maryland My Maryland citing warlike lines like avenging gore and northern scum and calling for a contest to select a new song before the bicentennial.
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Judge rules heart removed for transplant caused death
In Santa Rosa a judge ruled Colenda Ward died from removal of her heart for transplant, not from brain injuries from a crash. Francisco Flores, 23, faced manslaughter charges. he was cleared as to death but remains to answer drunken driving charges. Doctors testified she reached brain death yet could have lived briefly with life support.
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Werewolf of Washington heads Twin Cinemas double bill
A politico werewolf terrorizes Washington in The Werewolf of Washington starring Dean Stockwell. Twin Cinemas offers two feature sets: Cinema I presents Midnight Cowboy and Slither. Cinema II features The Swinging Models and Swinging Pussycats. A separate show in Manchester offers Cops and Robbers with Cliff Gorman and Joseph Bologna.
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