Ex mob boss loses federal witness protection perks
Ex mob boss Jimmy Fratianno, longtime government witness, is dropped from the federal program after about ten years. DOJ officials note termination ends public funding while security and relocation may continue if needed. Fratianno, 73, now relies on Social Security and book income as he leaves the program.
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Washington
Ai Anena
Jimmy the Weasel
Fratianno
Justice Department
Dennis ‘McDonald
Uh Fratianno
Los Angeles
John Russell
Russell
U.S
McDonald
Hayward
Calif
Mine Shaft Closed in South Africa Strike Showdown
Anglo American Corp closed the No. 6 shaft at Vaal Reefs as 2,000 to 3,000 NUM members refused to return to work after an 11 day strike. The union says workers were on a legal strike and will challenge the dismissals. Anglo warned it will close a shaft at Western Holdings if 4,000 strikers do not report for shifts.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Anglo American Corp
Vaal Reefs
National Union of Mineworkers
Cyril Kamaphosa
Ramaphosa
Marcel Golding
Anglo
Vaal Reef
Western Holdings
Police clash with demonstrators in Panama City protest
Police fired tear gas and birdshot at hundreds of protesters in Panama City demanding an end to military rule. Witnesses said more than a dozen youths were arrested in the first major violence since July 10 as over 20 officers arrived at the Church of El Carmen for a youth march led by the National Civic Crusade.
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Panama City
Panama
Church of el Carmen
National Civic Crusade
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Cargo jets collide at Stewart Airport in New Windsor
A cargo jet landing crashed into another freighter taxiing on the runway injuring two crew members. The collision severed the tail of an Airborne Express DC-9 and damaged an Emery Cargo DC-8 as debris and a small fire prompted an airport closure and an NTSB probe.
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New Windsor NY
Stewart International Airport
Emery
Dale Huber
National Transportation Safety Board
Valise of jewels found in Titanic salvage dive
Divers retrieved a valve style valise with jewelry coins and currency from the Titanic wreck on the ocean floor since 1912. The haul also includes a small safe 160 dishes four bottles seven pieces of furniture a propeller and three art objects.
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Paris
French Institute For Research and Exploitation
Ivage
Flap alarm failure linked to Northwest 255 crash findings
A federal official said the flap warning system could have prevented the Northwest Flight 255 disaster if active. NTSB officials noted no evidence the warning sounded and that cockpit checks and other factors may have contributed to the MD-80 crash near Detroit.
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Amulus
Mich
Northwest Flight 255
Detroit
John Lauber
National Transportation ‘Safety Board
NTSB
CDC urges AIDS testing for hospital patients
Federal health officials released guidelines proposing hospital patient HIV testing for the first time while stressing consent confidentiality and that a positive result will not deny care. The stance marks a shift from prior CDC policy against widespread hospital testing amid rising health worker anxiety.
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Washington
Pas
Centers For Disease Control
Harold Jaffe
CDC
Two Japanese expelled from U.S.S.R. over spy and secrets
The Soviet Union ordered the expulsion of naval attaché Nobuhiro Takeshima and Mitsubishi deputy representative Takao Otani for spying at Odessa and seeking Soviet commercial secrets. Tokyo answered by expelling a Soviet deputy trade representative for allegedly obtaining stolen aviation documents.
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Washington Post
Moscow
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
Tokyo
Toshiba Machine Co
Gennadi Gerasimov
Nobuhiro Takeshima
Black Sea
Odessa
Gerasimov
Takao Otani
Mitsubishi Corp
Otani
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Chernobyl
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Enrique Bermudez
Nicaragua
Census Bureau
Ruth Sanders
Gazete Wre
Cancer Research
Cedar Rapids
Mayo Based
North Central Cancer Treatment Research Group
St. Luke's Center For Cancer Control
Pat Meier
CNS
Oncology Associates
Dean Gesme
Martin Wiesenfeld
Keith Wright
Stuukes
Titanic
Tom Rose
London
Robert Chappaz
Southampton
New York
Vfictims
Chappaz
Electricite de France
Lauber
Alan Pollock
U.S.S.R
Iowa City
Artist Colony and Country Store
Sates Evers
Hawkeye
Ctyline
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DowPhone World
DowPhone
DowPhone Financial
Dow Jones
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