Hostages kill gunman at Subic Bay bank after threat
At Subic Bay on the U S Naval Base a gunman held 14 Filipino hostages for 48 hours inside a Prudential Bank and Trust Co branch. Enraged by the threat to burn a pregnant woman, male hostages attacked and killed him. Two others were injured while bank staff were spared. The bank serves base employees and the Filipino community nearby.
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U.S. Naval Base
Navy
Michael
Sherman
U.S
Nicomedes Villaluz
Manila
Prudential Bank and Trust Co
U.S. Navy
Patriotic Iowa hike by former Marine Alan Jones unfolds across state
Alan Jones, 30, ex Marine, begins a 4310 mile winter trek across Iowa carrying U S and state flags. He aims to reach Dubuque by December 31 and end with a Mississippi dip, planning a future river swim with his hands cuffed. He promotes fitness and patriotism as he endures cold and wind challenges.
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Lowa
Alan Jones Jones
Mississippi River
U.S
Jones
Dubuque
Marines
Spirit Lake
Town
All is calm in the coalfields lull amid holiday pause
The coal talks are recessed after Christmas as violence in the nationwide strike subsides. Lt. Ernest Bivens of the Kentucky state police notes a holiday lull and hopes workers avoid violence, contrasting with the prior day’s caravans of miners.
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Associated Press
Ernest Bivens
Kentucky
Weather and labor update for Middletown and beyond
Temperatures ease into the mid to upper 20s tonight with fair skies and a Friday high in the low 40s. Lows near 20 this morning and 26 yesterday, a trace of precipitation noted. weekend highs in the 40s and nighttime lows in the 30s. In eastern Kentucky and northeastern Alabama, rain chances Monday accompany non union mine picket activity. in Washington, D.C. UMW officials to be sworn in today.
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Kentucky
Alabama
Washington, D.C
United Mine Workers
UMW
Coalition strike strains coal supply and unions
President Arnold Miller was re elected in June with a reshaped leadership Sam Church becomes union VP and Bill Esseltyn secretary treasurer The nationwide strike began December 6 halting half of UMW coal production Labor Secretary Kay Marshall downplays threat to coal supplies while FBI monitors for violence and prosecutors review complaints officers say no prosecutions yet
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Arnold Miller
Sam Church
Bill Esseltyn
UMW
Kay Marshall
Washington
Marshall
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
FBI
Cincinnati bus mechanics defy court order
Mechanics in Cincinnati did not return to work as ordered by Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge William R. Matthews. Ed Harvey of Queen City Metro said most buses stayed idle as about 200 to 400 workers remained on strike, delaying operations on the 16th day of the walkout. drivers are set to return Friday under the court order.
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Egypt
Israel
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Menahem Begin
Anwar Sadat
U.S
George Sherman
Morsi Saad el-Din
Begin
Sadat
West Bank
Sinai
Vatican
Paul VI
Middle East
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Jordan River
Cincinnati
Common Pleas Court
Ed Harvey
Queen City Metro
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Hamilton County Dominon Pleas Court
William R. Matthews
Weather Delays Could Thwart Christmas Mail Delivery
Weather across the United States is slowing postal service efforts to deliver Christmas mail by Sunday. Snow in the Midwest, up to 9 inches in Chicago and O Hare disruptions, and 80 mph winds in California hamper routes and reroute mail. Officials say current system mail may still arrive, but distant-address mail likely won t be delivered by Christmas Day.
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O'Hare
Lou Eberhardt
California
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