Deadly 7.6 quake hits El Salvador and neighbors
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake centered off El Salvador's coast devastates Las Colinas near San Salvador with a landslide destroying hundreds of homes. At least 81 dead across El Salvador and neighboring Honduras and Guatemala. about 1,200 missing. Salvadoran president declares national emergency and appeals for international aid as rescuers search collapsed houses, hospitals report casualties, and power and phone services fail.
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Carmen de Marin
Jaime Ernesto Marin
United States
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Santa Ana
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el Calvario
Robert Castro
Sosonati
U.S. Geological Survey
Denver
Jalpatana
Drunken driver crashes into home,woman dies in bed
Police report a speeding 30-year-old man, Jorge Bueno of Corning, crashed through a fence into Junie Miller’s home in South Corning late Saturday, killing 41-year-old Miller. Bueno faces second degree manslaughter and driving while intoxicated charges. held without bail. The crash caused power outages in the area for hours.
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Junie Miller
Steuben County
Nuclear warhead oversight program flawed GAO finds
Congressional investigators report management problems delay two years and cause overrun of more than 300 million dollars in the nuclear warhead refurbishment program overseen by Energy Department. The Defense Programs Office is cited for a dysfunctional structure and unclear lines of authority, reducing accountability.
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Defense Programs Office
Clinton promotes Web site to quell youth violence
In a Saturday radio address President Clinton announced a new government effort to curb teen violence. A hotline and www.safeyouth.org will offer tips for resolving disputes nonviolently, alongside a parent teenager communication guide detailing development, warnings, and help options. National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center runs the site.
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Safeyouth.org
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Wireless device pioneer Al Gross dies at 82
Al Gross, inventor of the walkie talkie, wireless pager and cordless telephone, died December 21 in Sun City Arizona at age 82. He helped pioneer citizens band radio and set the stage for cellular phones, though his pager faced skepticism at a medical convention years earlier.
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