Lutheran president re-elected after bloc bid at synod
In St Louis conservatives failed to oust Rev Gerald Kieschnick as president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod after a bid rooted in his 2001 interfaith prayer approval at Yankee Stadium. Kieschnick won 52.8 percent of 653 votes, while Rev Daniel Preus was ousted as first vice president. William Diekelman will lead the Oklahoma district.
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Stinky clue solves missing halibut case in Alaska
In Anchorage Alaska an airline official traced a missing 40 pounds of halibut to a rotting fish odor at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport The cooler owner Ray Bolanos reported the loss after a June 24 flight to Seattle The fish was discarded after discovery and Bolanos disputes the securing explanation by Continental Airlines
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Isabel Sanford dies at 86 after long career on stage and TV
Actress Isabel Sanford known as Weezie on The Jeffersons died of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She was 86 and had been hospitalized since July 4 after preventive surgery on a week artery. Sanford won an Emmy in 1981 and later appeared in The Simpsons and Denny's and Old Navy campaigns.
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