Hotel Worker Strike Paralyzes Miami Beach Hotels at Christmas
Picketing maids waiters bellhops and other hotel workers walk out at Coral Beach Shelborne and Hanover hotels in Miami Beach after four months of stalled negotiations with the Southern Florida Hotel and Motel Association. About 300 workers return to the Hanover by Saturday afternoon as a separate contract settlement is reached. the strike involves roughly 2,000 union members across 41 hotels.
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Explosives systems eyed to identify bomb materials
Investigators discuss ultraviolet tagging and model systems to detect explosives after a bombing. A small scale system could be ready in 18 months, aimed at identifying used explosives, with broader building and airport detection facing tougher hurdles and higher costs. Industry says government should fund the lagging material supply as debates over payment continue.
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Kissinger Considers TV Offer and Globetrotter Honor
Kissinger quipped that he would not do TV within a year unless it became a love story. He welcomed an honorary stint with the Harlem Globetrotters but worried how he would look in short pants.
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Christmas Dull Snow Delays Festive Plans Across Nation
Christmas morning brought minimal snow in most of the western world while the eastern regions faced a late snowfall. President Ford vacationing in Vail, Colorado, planned to ski after a family tree ceremony as Carter and Rosalynn rose in Georgia. Queen Elizabeth II and Pope Paul VI urged peace and reconciliation in their holiday messages. Snow fell in the central United States aiding sledding in the Great Lakes and western states, though forecasted harsher conditions threatened travel in Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia with winter storm watches.
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Man Killed As Police Return Fire Near Forestville
In New Market Shenandoah County, deputies shot and killed 45-year-old Clifton man Maynard Wilson McCray after he opened fire on them near a pickup in a ditch five miles west of here. Deputies Phil Crisman Jr. and Greg Lambert returned fire when McCray shot at Lambert. An incomplete state police investigation is underway at the sheriff's department request.
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Greg Lambert
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Deadly jet crash sparks investigation in Thailand
A jet crash during fog at the airport left scorched wreckage with extensive casualties. Firefighters battled flames for nearly two hours as witnesses reported screams inside the factory nearby. An eight-man committee led by Thai officials was formed to probe the disaster, the worst aviation crash in Thai history.
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Lotal
Sersak Sombatsiri
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