Eagle nest halts $75 million Florida waste plant
In Lakeland a discovered bald eagle nest on an 86 acre site near Mulberry delays the planned $75 million hazardous waste treatment plant by Florida First Processing Inc. Wildlife officials warn eagles and habitat are protected. Local residents oppose the project, with some calling the nest a blessing while others fear the impact. Federal and state laws may block relocation or disturbance of the birds.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida
Florida First Processing Inc
Don Palmer
Jacksonville
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Group Claims Responsibility for Recent Letter Bombing
An unidentified group calling itself Americans for a Competent Federal Judicial System claimed credit for bombs that killed Judge Robert S. Vance and attorney Robert Robison. The letter to WAGA-TV threatened to kill NAACP leaders and lawyers if a black man rapes a white woman, prompting enhanced security plans for Martin Luther King Jr. day. Authorities say the letter appears authentic and originated from individuals in Georgia Florida and Alabama.
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Atlanta
NAACP
Tas
Waga-Tv
Americans For
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King Jr
FBI
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert S. Vance
Birmingham
Ala
Savannah
Robert Robinson
William L. Hinshaw
Hinshaw
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Julie Love
Eastern cuts 600 jobs and salary reductions at airline
Eastern Airlines plans 600 more layoffs with wage cuts for about 10 000 workers as it reorganizes under bankruptcy. The action follows the sale of Latin American routes to American Airlines and aims to save about 100 million next year amid continued losses and market pressure from Pan American.
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Miami
Eastern Airlines
Air Line Pilots Association
Eastern
American Airlines
Tom Matthews
Pan American World Airways
Phil Bakes
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Erie
Pennsylvania
Sandra Lancaster
Krista Hussing
Nicole Lawson
Redken
Studio 404
N. Galena Ave
Dixon
Sterling
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