Tragic Honda Point disaster remembered by survivor
Navy destroyer squadron 11 wrecked on Honda Point coast in 1923 killing 23 sailors with 800 saved. Surviving sailor Gene Bruce recalls sirens, misnavigation by USS Delphy, Chauncey run aground, and rescue helped by locals before commemoration at Van Nuys base 75 years later.
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Los Angeles
Gene Bruce
Navy
California
U.S. Navy
Bruce
Chauncey
Destroyer Squadron 11
Santa Barbara County
Young
Delphy
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Edward H. Watson
Channel Islands
Thad
Lompoc
Southern Pacific Railroad
West Coast
Watson
Anne
Point Honda
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Labor unions show mixed results in revival push
U S unions exhibit greater visibility and assertiveness amid strikes and organizing wins while facing ongoing declines in overall membership and private sector strength. AFL-CIO leader John Sweeney cites gains, but long term union growth remains uncertain as labor fights political and sectoral headwinds.
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Washington
Northwest Airlines
America
National Labor Relations Board
Afl-Cio
John Sweeney
Beas
Sweeney
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Thomas J. Donohue
Labor
Teamsters
International Association of Machinists
United Airlines
Communications
Workers of America
Bell Atlantic
Northwest
US West
Alexis Herman
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Missouri high court to rule on lesbian custody case
In a high profile Jefferson City divorce, Janice DeLong seeks joint custody as Missouri Supreme Court weighs whether a parent's homosexuality can affect child custody. The case follows prior rulings favoring the father and restricting the mother’s contact with her daughters.
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Missouri High Court
Jefferson City
Janice
Frederick Joseph DeLong III
Ms. DeLong
Special Circuit
Ronald M. Belt
Belt
DeLong
Missouri Supreme Court
William Botts
Missouri
Supreme Court
The
Roger Krumm
Ken Lewis
Philadelphia
Lewis
Cathleen Connealy
Kansas City
National Center For Lesbian Rights
Connaly
American Psychological Assa
Botts
Jay Nixon
Duane Benton
Benton
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Lawrence
Jayhawk
Holton
Seth
Nand
Prairie
Sale Wed
Iris & Daylilies
Hickory Ridge Gardens
Zarco
Co. Rd
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