Manchester police drop Victorian helmets for American caps
London and Manchester police shift from conical Victorian helmets to flat-topped American-style caps to fit cars and quick foot chases. Officials defend the move despite nostalgia for the traditional bobby look. critics warn it erodes a familiar public image.
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London
Manchester
England
Brian Mackenzie
Police Superintendents Assn
Wales
David Wilmot
Greater Manchester
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ray Seal
Metropolitan Police Museum
Metropolitan Police
Seal
Keith Gotch
U.N. and Iraq open talks on oil sales to fund aid
U N and Iraqi officials began negotiations on resuming limited Iraqi oil sales to buy food and medicine. Baghdad pledged cooperation while Western diplomats stress no changes to the embargo and sanctions aimed at dismantling weapons programs.
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United Nations
U.N
Baghdad
World Organization
Security Council
Saddam Hussein
Abdul-Amir al-Anbari
United Nations Secretariat
Council
Iraq
Kuwait
Saddam
Al-Anbari
Dynamite blast toll rises to 122 in Hunan village
A dynamite explosion in Jiqi village near Shaoyang, Hunan province, killed 122 people and left 117 hospitalized while officials warn the final count may rise as rescue work continues. State newspaper Wen Hui Bao cited the death toll and blamed lax safety standards for the disaster.
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Sun Xianliang
Wen Hui Bao
Jiqi
Shaoyang
Hunan Province
Beijing
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