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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1997
Page
4
South Korean shoppers mobbed major outlets as panic spreads after currency collapse. Kim Dae Jung warned of a crisis worse than war while candidates debated wage cuts versus layoffs amid rising prices and inflation.
Union Pacific will restart daily service of containers and truck trailers from Chicago to Houston and Dallas with northbound service resuming Wednesday. The restart follows a six week suspension to ease congestion after the merger with Southern Pacific. The carrier aims for nationwide normal service by early January, as customers shift to trucking to cope with delays.
Elton John will receive a knighthood for his charity fundraising next month, the New York Post reports. He will be knighted under his real name Reginald Kenneth Dwight, joining artists like Paul McCartney as a Sir.
President Clinton weighs bypassing the Senate to install Bill Lann Lee as assistant attorney general for civil rights. Rahm Emanuel says a recess appointment or acting capacity could be used, while Orrin Hatch warns of backlash and a possible stalemate. Lee would be the first Asian American in the post.
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