Humphrey widow Muriel Brown dies at 86 in Minnesota
Muriel Humphrey Brown died Sunday at Abbots Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis at age 86. The former senator and campaigner for Hubert Humphrey became Minnesota’s first and only woman to serve as U.S. senator after Rudy Perpich appointed her in January 1978.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Muriel Humphrey Brown
Hubert Humphrey
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Abbott Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Rudy Perpich
Lockheed Martin to buy Comsat UK in $2.7 billion merger
Lockheed Martin Corp will acquire satellite services provider Comsat Corp in a 2.7 billion deal. Lockheed pays 1.3 billion cash for 49 percent of Comsat and exchanges stock worth 1.4 billion for the rest.
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NASA
Congress
White House
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Office of Space Flight
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Comsat
Lockheed Martin Corp
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Lockheed
Notable 20th Century Milestones Mentioned
The 1937 first publication of The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien is noted alongside the 1949 proclamation of the People's Republic of China by Communist leaders. The items illustrate landmark events in literature and world politics.
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J.R.R. Tolkien
People’s Republic of China
Israel Faces Stalemate as Rosh Hashana Opens Amid Unrest
Israelis celebrated the Jewish New Year as peace prospects remained dim amid a year-long stalemate with the Palestinians. Dennis Ross left for Washington after another inconclusive mission while Netanyahu faces criticism from both supporters and opponents. Unemployment nears 9 percent and inflation concerns persist as Hamas threats loom during the holiday.
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Israel
Dennis Ross
Washington
Benjamin Netanyahu
Eliezer Waldman
Kiryat Arba
West Bank
Netanyahu
Waldman
U.S. and Japan study joint missile defense plan
U S and Japan will jointly research a missile defense system to shield Japan from potential North Korean missiles. Defense officials stress commitment to regional security as talks occur ahead of the U N General Assembly.
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United States
Japan
Asia
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Madeleine Albright
North
South Korea
Pyongyang
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U.s.-Japan
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Clinton
Romano Prodi
Waldorf-Astoria
General Assembly
Keizo Obuchi
Tarrytown
N.Y
Russia
Albania
Kosovo
Masahiko Komura
Hurricane Georges Strikes Caribbean Islands
Hurricane Georges lashed the eastern Caribbean with 150 mph winds, prompting warnings from Dominica to Puerto Rico. Authorities in the U S Virgin Islands imposed a curfew and mobilized the National Guard as residents sought shelter and sandbagged entrances. The storm weakened from category 4 to 3 but forecasters warned of possible reintensification.
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ST. John's
Antigua
Caribbean
Dominica
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
Roy Schneider
National Guard
Georges
Florida
Guadeloupe
Priscilla Nicholas
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Cedar Grove
Georges’ Center
Landing gear parts recovered from Swissair Flight 111
The US Navy vessel USS Grapple retrieved two sections of landing gear from Swissair Flight 111, the largest intact pieces found to date. The front and a rear gear, about four tons each, lay 160 feet underwater along with shattered fuselage and scattered human remains.
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Peggy's Cove
Nova Scotia
Swissair
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Virginia
Britain
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Watt
John Kennedy Jr
Carolyn Bessette
Cumberland Island, Ga
Associated Press
Hamas
Mahane Yehuda
JET River Spas
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Medical Associates
Mercy Family Care Network
Monticello Medical Center
Philip First, D.O
Sherry Tighe, M.D
Philip First
Dubuque
Iowa
Sherry Tighe
Dr. Tighe
University of Iowa College of Medicine
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
D.C
Monticello
M.D
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