Osco Sierra hit by missile in Gulf of Oman
A Liberian-registered tanker Osco Sierra was struck by a missile from an unidentified patrol boat in the Gulf of Oman. Lloyds Shipping Agents reported one of two missiles hit the 20,578 tonne vessel managed by Osco Shipping A S of Oslo with no immediate casualties and unclear damage.
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London
Reuter
Gulf of Oman
Lloyds Shipping
Lloyds
Osco
Persian Gulf
Iran
Iraq
Hess dies in British hospital after attempted suicide
Rudolf Hess, last imprisoned member of Hitler's inner circle, died in a West Berlin hospital after an apparent self harm attempt. Authorities said autopsy and inquiry will determine the exact cause, noting Hess died Monday at age 93.
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West Berlin
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
Hess
Anderson Purdon
Officer Shot in His Home in Forresters Falls
Ontario Provincial Police officer Ralph Millar aged 46, with 20 years service, was found dead from a single gunshot in his bed at 1 40 a m in Forresters Falls while off duty. He leaves a wife and three children Terry Wally and Tracy. Police offered no custody or questioning details. Forresters Falls is about 100 kilometres northwest of Ottawa.
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Ont
Ralph Millar
Ontario
Forresters Falls
Millar
OPP
Toronto
Terry
Wally
Tracy
Owl Rafting Co
Ottawa
City official urges reserve policy for PGRT surplus
Mayor Ted Grimm says the council must ensure the four point two million dollar PGRT surplus benefits utility customers and inform the public. He calls for an annual reserve review and a formal policy, warning lack of information fuels public suspicion.
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Grimm
Sheri Murphy-Wright
Ted Grimm
PGRT
Hat woman's truck found in gravel pit amid missing Wanda Woodward
Wanda Lee Woodward, 24, remains missing after her GMC half ton with Alberta plates was found Monday in a gravel pit south of Medicine Hat. Police treat disappearance as abduction and consider a possible link to a Friday armed robbery at Safeway. investigators seek sightings and verify tips while private searches are not yet organized. Her father Les Woodward and employer Maddaford provide details on her routine and appearance. Contact city police with information.
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Wanda Lee Woodward
Medicine Hat
Don Kylle
Hope
Woodward
Les Woodward
Division Avenue S.E. Safeway
Wanda
Lindsay Fraser
Les
Kyllo Sai
Seventh St. S.E
K-Mart
13Th Avenue S.E
Auto
Dale Maddaford
Maddaford
MetLife eyes $15 million Principal assets in Edmonton deal
Metropolitan Life offered to buy Principal Group’s mutual funds arm and parts of a dormant trust unit for about 13 to 15 million. The deal targets Principal Securities Management Ltd and related staff while freezing Principal Trust deposits and pursuing a new Canadian branch network in Western Canada.
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Edmonton
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Principal Group Ltd
Metropolitan Life
Principal Group
Principal Securities Management Ltd
Mutual Funds Management
Principal Savings and Trust Co
Steve Allan
Mutuals
Charles
Skip) Armstrong
Principal Trust
Allan
Collins Barrow Ltd
Armstrong
Western Canaa
Cormie
Bruce Cormie
Don Cormie
Crash survivor clings to life in Northwest Flight 255 tragedy
A sole survivor, Cecilia Cichan, fights for life after Northwest Flight 255 crashes just after takeoff from Detroit Metro. The eight year old girl suffered burns while her family perished. Investigators found no engine failure and reports of prior engine malfunctions are being reviewed.
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Northwest Flight 255
New York Times
Detroit
U.S
Cecilia Cichan
Detroit Metropolitan
Phoneix
Ariz
Los Angeles
Journalist Charles Glass escapes Lebanese captivity
American journalist Charles Glass says he outwitted his captors and escaped after two months as a hostage in Lebanon. He arrived at the Summerland Hotel in west Beirut and thanked his family, noting he plans to fly to London soon.
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Charles Glass
Lebanon
Farouk al-Sharaa
Glass
U.S
David Ransom
London
Summerland
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Charlie Glass
Beirut
Ouzai
Ali Osseiran
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Hezbollah
Party of God
ABC
Middle East
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Good Morning America
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