One in Five Flights Late Despite Better October Delays
U S officials report October airline on time performance improved with 80.3 percent of over 400 000 flights arriving on time. American Airlines led delays with 86.1 percent on time while Pacific Southwest Airports ranked lowest at 60.3 percent. San Francisco and Los Angeles had the worst regional on time figures among 27 airports.
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Cuban inmates hear appeal from bishop
Cuban inmates holding 89 hostages met with a lawyer in Atlanta to discuss terms of talks to end the standoff and heard a taped appeal from Auxiliary Bishop Agustin Roman of Miami. The tape urged charity toward hostages and an honorable end. A settlement faces one remaining obstacle, according to Gary Leshaw of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society.
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Spuds MacKenzie Santa Ad Fight Faces Ohio Rules
An Ohio rule bans Santa Claus depictions in beer advertising to protect children, prompting Anheuser Busch to seek a stay after the Ohio Liquor Control Department ordered halt of Santa themed Bud Light cartons. A hearing on the appeal is set for December 10.
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Independence native among prison hostages
Leon Mormann of Independence Iowa a corrections officer and Marine Corps veteran is named among 89 hostages held by Cuban detainees at a Atlanta penitentiary His family says he has worked at the prison since 1985 and previously in Milan Michigan He is 34 and has a heart condition and a 9 year old daughter Christina
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Senate panel drops two tax provisions in deficit plan
The Senate Finance Committee tentatively eliminated from its deficit reduction plan higher taxes on upper income workers and defense contractors. The move follows administration pressure while preserving several revenue ideas including higher Social Security taxes on tipped workers and inactive reservists.
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Galileo Jupiter probe plan hinges on a Venus Earth flyby
NASA announced the Galileo space probe, a 1.3 billion U.S.-West German mission, will launch in fall 1989 aboard the space shuttle Discovery. The craft will reach Jupiter in six years via gravity assists from Venus and Earth, after the shuttle Challenger disaster halted earlier plans.
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