Canceled Flights and Suicides Highlight Holiday News Clusters
In St Louis, about 20 Trans World Airlines flights were canceled as flight attendants called in sick in a holiday weekend protest. A restraining order ordered the union to end the illegal stoppage and restore work. Separately in Japan, seven people ordered cyanide online with two more suicides suspected. In Australia, gale winds and high seas in the Sydney to Hobart race left two dead, three yachts missing, and 37 boats forced out of the 725 mile event.
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Six inmates escape Riverbend prison in Ramadan holes
Six inmates including three killers escaped from Riverbend maximum security prison near Nashville after overpowering guards, binding them to chairs, and slipping through a breached fence. The group used a control room entry and ladder to flee, with blood on the razor wire indicating injuries amid a roller of checkpoints, helicopters, and a $5,000 reward per escapee. Included are Coffelt, James, Riley, Denton, Perry, and Van Ulzen.
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Aaron Tyrone James
William Kirk Riley
Jay Roy Denton
Michael Wayne Perry
Lyle Thomas van Ulzen
Coffelt
van Ulzen
Robert Parker
Tennessee Department of Corrections
Nashville
Tenn
Crime rate hits 25 year low in 1997 survey
The Justice Department report shows violent crime fell to 39 per 1000 residents age 12 plus in 1997 from 42 in 1996, with nearly 35 million crimes against people. Robbery contributed most to the decline while rape and sexual assaults held steady. West region saw highest victim rates. Blacks, men, and younger people faced higher risks.
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Iraq vows to expel U.N. aid workers amid oil for food row
Iraq refuses continuation of the oil for food program and demands sanctions lift threatening to oust U.N. monitors. Trade Minister Mohammed Mehdi Saleh did not set a departure date as the six month phase allows $5.2 billion in oil sales with funds partly used to pay monitors and compensate Kuwait invasion victims.
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Walters and Chan headlines mixed views on love and fame
Barbara Walters weighs Monica Lewinsky as a daughter figure and would have urged an end to her Clinton relationship, while Jackie Chan jokes about wasteful soap use and pride in The Rise of Rush Hour. Elton John tops 1998 concert earnings, with Brooks, Twain, Strait also among yearly leaders. World events frame Dome opening plans and industry trends as stars age into new roles.
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New York
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Tony Blair
Thames Banks
London
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Shania Twain
George Strait
Strait
John Michael Montgomery
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Yanni
Rolling Stones
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Susan Hess Reports From Wire on Local Developments
Susan Hess compiles wire reports on recent local developments detailing civic actions, industry shifts, and community impacts. The brief summarizes ongoing municipal decisions and potential effects on residents and businesses with emphasis on timely updates.
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al Hirschfeld
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