Bus Victims Regulars on Casino Junkets Die in New Jersey Crash
Eight people were killed when a 23 passenger bus overturned on the Garden State Parkway. Regular casino trip participants from Brooklyn included Donya Aronov and Mira Tsarskin, longtime friends who traveled together. Investigators reviewed road conditions and driver Valentin Viner’s record as a dozen others remained hospitalized.
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New York
Donya Aronov
Mira Tsarskin
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Garden State Parkway
Bernice Geller
Ms. Aronev
Mrs. Tsatskin
Minnie Hirschhorn
Fred Lewis
Shirley Weiss
Michael Grumet
Paul Ludy
Rosa Avrutsky
Brooklyn
National Transportation Safety Board
Valentin Viner
Viner
TWA sickout slows as judge orders workers back
Trans World Airlines saw far fewer cancellations after a judge ordered union flight attendants to return to work amid a holiday sickout. Hundreds remained stranded in St. Louis as taillines and waits stretched into Christmas Eve and Day while contract talks resume next month.
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St. Louis
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Jim Brown
Brown
U.S. District Court
Nina Gershon
Gershon
Collec
Mark Abels
Abels
International Association of Machinists
Endangered Species Act marks 25th anniversary
Washington AP marks the 25th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act as a landmark yet controversial law. Supporters call it visionary while critics note limited recoveries. Since 1973 the act has protected 1177 species, with debates over its impact on landowners and policy goals shaping public discourse.
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Washington
Bruce Babbitt
Babbitt
Congress
Senate
House
Nixon
Maine
Rob Gordon
National Wilderness Institute
Mark van Putten
National Wildlife Federation
Rodger Schlickeisen
Defenders of Wildlife
Grandparents Join War on Drugs Ad Campaign
The Office of National Drug Control Policy launches a campaign urging grandparents to talk with their grandchildren about drugs. The effort, co sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug Free America, features a full page Boston Globe ad showing a boy with his grandmother and urges adults to start ongoing dialogues about addiction AIDS and violence. Local advocate Ruth Blackman and Boston programs support expanding the role of grandparents in child guidance.
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Boston
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Leigh Leventhal
Partnership For
Boston Globe
Leventhal
Ruth Blackman
Blackman
Tom Delaney
Boston Alcohol & Substance Abuse Programs Inc
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Vadim Permuter
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Sheepshead Bay
Hirschhorn
Ruth Hochman
Barbara
Louis
AP Phate
Myst
Journal-Worth
Niehoff Htg. & Air, Inc
America
TerraWorld
WebSerf Internet Services, Inc
Lawrence
Webserf.net
Bullseye Distribution
Journal-World
Sunflower Cablevision
Sunflower Datavision
Ottawa
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