Banks, Gramps, and Duck's Breath: A Rambling Memoir
A narrator recalls his mistrust of banks echoing his Ukrainian grandfather's warning that institutions are “all in it together.” He details bounced Maryland S and L checks, private insurance woes, and the chase to open a checking account. The piece ends with a theater anecdote about Duck's Breath Mystery Theater touring Washington and small audience turns.
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Detroit
Gramp
Maryland Savings and Loan Association
Maryland
Maryland Savings and Loan
S&l
Sonny
Washington
Iowa
Iowa City
Minneapolis
Rockford
Jim Turner
Zany
Holiday traffic death toll climbs over Memorial Day weekend
The AP reports nearly 200 fatalities by Sunday noon and 215 by 9 p.m. on the Memorial Day holiday period as the nationwide highway toll rises through the weekend. The count began 6 p.m. Friday and ends at midnight Monday.
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Chicago
Atrocities Alleged in Beirut Refugee Camp Fighting
Witnesses say Amal militiamen and 6th Brigade soldiers killed more than 45 Palestinians at Gaza Hospital in Sabra refugee camp amid eight days of fighting. Police report 360 dead and 1,650 wounded since May 19 attacks on Sabra Chatilla and Bourj Barajneh camps.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Amal
6Th Brigade
Gaza
Sabra
West
Israel
Chatilla
Bourj Barajneh
Imam Alai
London
Sunday Times
United pilots strike drags on as talks end
United Airlines and its 5000 striking pilots anticipate a long walkout after contract talks broke off Sunday. ALPA leader Dale Richter says morale is high and mediators remain available, while United spokesman Eileen Golab notes the carrier hired over 100 pilots since the strike began and trains new hires for command and type qualifications.
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Chicago
United Airlines
Dale Richter
United
Striking Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Eileen Golab
Richter
Helen Witt
National Mediation Board
Golab
Free World
Mexican stadium crush kills eight during title playoff
Thousands of fans pressed into a stadium tunnel for a Mexican national soccer championship playoff. Eight died and 29 injured by asphyxiation as doors were shut and crowd chaos erupted. game continued and telecast viewers were unaware of the incident.
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Mexico City
Red Cross
Fernando Corona
Notimex
Warsaw Priest Denounces Communism at Mass for Homeland
Thousands of worshipers in Warsaw applauded as Rev Teofil Bogucki denounced godless communism during a militant sermon in support of Solidarity. He framed Poland as defending itself from atheism and communism from the East amid a West indifference.
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Warsaw
Solidarity
Poland
Teofil Bogucki
Stanislaw Kostka
Associated Press
Explosions Hit Oil Tankers Off Cadiz Kill 16
Two tanker explosions at CEPSA refinery near Algeciras killed 16 and left 19 missing. Most crew were South Korean with Japanese among dead. Campanavia Spanish crew of 31 safe. Fire halted by 1 hour. 800 feet from refinery tanks, no spread.
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Algeciras
Spain
Rock of Gibraltar
Mariano Baquedano
Cadiz
Madrid
Baquedano
Campanavia
Gibraltar
CEPSA
Jose Maria Pons
Associated Press
Libya
Pons
Antonio Fernandez
EFE
Umbile Masasika
Gijon
Fernandez
Petragen
Bac Sang Sun
Eduardo Lopez Gil
San Roque
Kuwait Ruler Survives Attack as Dragnet Tightens
Security forces round up suspects in Kuwait after a car bomb attempt on Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah. The emir resumes duties with regional leaders and international figures sending support. Jihad Islami claims responsibility from Beirut, threatening more for freed detainees. Palestinians voice solidarity with Kuwait.
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Kuwait
Persian Gulf
Emirate
Sheik Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah
Gulf
Reagan
Jaber
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Lebanon
Jihad Islami
Iran
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Donald Kaul
Rubber Bank
Gazette Wire Services
Cancer
Vancouver
British Columbia
Steve Fongo
Fonyo
B.C. Place Stadium
Atlantic Ocean
Trans-Canada Highway
Victoria
Pacific Ocean
Sean
Coll
Todey Klopp
Owa Theatre
Uilding Cedar
Ari
Yihage
Hearing Alp Center
Ruth
Stinger
2Nd Street
Kurt A. Johnson
Johnson Chiropractic Center
21St Avenue
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
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