Coast guard hunts for missing after gulf mine incidents
Reports say a U.S. escorted convoy is en route from Kuwait with a fourth tanker, the Bridgeton, anchored offshore amid mine dangers. An Anita supply boat sank near Fujairah after a mine strike, with survivors and a rising search effort. Iran and Iraq trade threats as mines appear near the Straits of Hormuz.
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Aoyage
Kuwait
Gulf
U.S
Coast Guard
Fujairah
United Arab Emirates
Emirates
Anita
Texaco Caribbean
Ali Khamenei
Tehran Radio
America
United States
Bri
France
Guadalcanal
Gulf of Oman
Hormuz
Farsi Island
Iran
Strait
Khor Fakkan
Plane DC-9 Crash Overpass Scene Reported by Motorist
Witnesses describe a DC-9 strike on an overpass with a ball of fire and fatalities. FAA said early reports showed the jet banked left and right before crashing, weather not a factor. Airport onlookers saw the plane tilt on takeoff and smoke two miles away. Westland Medical Center treated three ground passengers with no serious injuries.
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Joe Taylor
CNN
Don Zochert
FAA Public Affairs Office
Chicago
Emanuel Christofis
Storm Lashes Oelwein with High Winds and Hail
Oelwein weather brought winds up to 50 mph and brief power outages. Marble sized hail fell near Van Horne in Benton County and pea sized hail in Le Grand and Marshall County areas. A vacant house near First National Bank suffered minor damage from lightning and roof smoke, while rainfall totals reached 0.15 inches initially and 1.2 inches after a second storm.
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Iowa County
Larry Nace
Emergency Disaster Services
Benton County
van Horne
Marshall County
le Grand
le Grand Fayette County
Oelwein
Weather Service
Mike Thoma
Thoma
Eece
First National Bank of Oelwein
Iowa City closes three homes for mentally retarded youths
Iowa state budget cuts force Children’s services agency to shutter three group homes in Iowa City, risking reinstitutionalization as funds to support up to $66 per child daily are slashed. DHS and local counties face mounting deficits as reimbursements shrink and critics warn of broader closures and destabilized care.
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Iowa City
Leonard
Iowa Association of Rehabilitation and Residential Facilities
Terry Branstad
Glenwood
Woodward
Harold Templeman
DHS
Templeman
Kent Jackson
Linn County
Jackson
Iowa
Linn
Helen Hall Place
Hiawatha
Linnhaven
Jetliner with Engine Fire Makes Emergency Landing at Frankfurt
An American Airlines Boeing 767 with 175 aboard diverted to Frankfurt Sunday after an engine caught fire. Four passengers were slightly injured during evacuation as firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. The jet, en route to Chicago and Los Angeles, landed safely at 11:58 am after leaving Frankfurt at 11:12 am.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
American Airlines
Chicago
Hans-Henning Greef
Greer
Los Angeles
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