Time runs out on Iowa seat belt law crackdown
Law officers across Marion Cedar Rapids Davenport Dubuque and statewide Iowa stations issued seat belt citations on New Year s Day ending a six month grace period. About 28 Marion motorists faced $21.50 in fines each with $10 fine and $11.50 costs while Cedar Rapids troopers logged 41 tickets. Most drivers accepted the citations and few excuses were offered.
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Neuhaus
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Patrol
Linn
Johnson Counties
Davenport
Dubuque
Waterloo
John Quinn
Quinn
Arson suspected after deadly Dupont Plaza Hotel blaze
Rescue workers found 60 bodies at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan after a New Year fire and explosions with possible arson tied to a labor dispute. Officials warned the death toll could rise and noted the building lacked a sprinkler system while authorities reviewed fire regulations.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Dupont Plaza
Rafael Hernandez Colon
Hector Rivera Cruz
Central Medical Center
Hernandez Colon
Mini hurricane storms lash South Carolina and coast
A rare sun moon earth alignment created unusually high tides and 50 mph winds along both coasts. In South Carolina civil defense reported millions in damage to about 20 condominium and motel complexes as sand washed away and windows broke. North Carolina saw extensive waterfront home damage at Long Beach and flooding at Topsail Beach with dunes eroded and porches gone.
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Garden City
S.C
South Carolina
North Carolina
Sunset Beach
Calif
Washington State
Washaway Beach
Civil Defense
Eddie Carraway
Civil Defense Director
Georgetown County
Carraway
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Pawleys Island
Patrick Dowling
Myrtle Beach
Long Beach
Earl Gilbert
Gilbert
Doris Brock
Topsail Beach
Pat Doyle
Grayland
Wash
Washington
U.S
Chinese students defy ban march for Tiananmen detainees
About 5 000 students at Peking University pressed on through Beijing to demand the release of peers held after a pro democracy march at Tiananmen Square. Eleven students were freed early today and welcomed back by thousands. Police blocked larger protests at Tiananmen as hundreds chanted and marched.
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Peking
Peking University
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen
Ther
China
Today’s Chuckle The Hardest Part of Climbing the Ladder
A light humorous note about the challenge of rising to success. It likens the climb to overcoming a crowded base, implying persistence and effort are required to advance.
Kohl speech sabotage claim shocks German election run
Officials charge a TV network aired last year's speech instead of Kohl's New Year address. The incident occurred as parties brace for the January 25 elections with polls favoring Kohl. ARD aired the error speech while ZDF had the correct version an hour earlier.
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Los Angeles Times
CNN
West Germany
Helmut Kohl
Gerald Tandler
The
Christian Social Union
Kohl
Christian Democratic Union
Heiner Geissler
Chance
ZDF
ARD
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