Friday After Christmas Faces Mixed Workweek
A survey shows 36 percent of employers give Friday as a paid holiday, down from 46 percent in 1986, while 10 percent offer Jan 2 off. Big retailers plan post holiday sales and plants like Boeing pay double time for days worked, yet many small shops stay open.
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Frank Messina
Philadelphia
Bureau of National Affairs
Washington
U.S
Britain
St. Stephen's Day
Sanford Jacoby
UCLA
Nordstrom
Microsoft Boots
Intel
Microsoft
Nintendo of America
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Boeing Co
Machinists Union
Retailers eager for postholiday discounts spread nationwide
Retailers including Sears Macy's and J C Penney launch deep post Christmas discounts as inventories overflow. Shoppers flock to cut prices with up to fifty percent off on apparel electronics and jewelry amid cautious spending and a weak holiday season. Vendors aim to lift sales with Valentine’s Day prep and clearance items.
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Sears
Macy's
Kurt Barnard
Barnard
U.S
Con
Duncan Muir
J.C. Penney
Bloomingdale's
Lord & Taylor
Debbie Katz
Katz
Hong Kong reports four more bird flu cases as outbreaks rise
Hong Kong officials disclosed nine human infections with the AH5N1 poultry virus and three deaths, while 732 chicken blood tests were negative. Latest suspicions include a critical 25 year old woman and three children ages 7, 3 and 1. China imports halted, markets cleaned, U.S. CDC experts aiding investigation.
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Hong Kong
Agriculture and Fisheries Department
Radio Hong Kong
United Christian Hospital
China
Texas records 37 executions in 1997 at death row unit
Texas set a record with 37 executions in 1997 at Ellis I Unit, half the national total, as deaths rose after a court challenge to a state law slowed appeals. Notable figures included Henry Lee Lucas, Longtime inmates, and Richard Brimage, first to die in the year.
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Max Soffar
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Ellis I
Henry Lee Lucas
Lucas
Austin
Texas
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Richard Brimage
Kingsville College
Brimage
Gurney
Earl Behringer
Michael Lockhart
Bliss Returns Home After Russia Spy Trial Echoes
Richard Bliss, 29, greeted by about 20 friends and family after arriving on a Lear jet from Russia, hailed by his father with tears and a hopeful hug. His return follows a lengthy, weather-delayed journey through Moscow and Paris to Los Angeles on Christmas Day amid lingering uncertainty about the duration of his stay.
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San Diego
Russia
Richard Bliss
Bliss
Robert
Moscow
Paris
Los Angeles
Queen Elizabeth I Marks Diana Death and 50th Wedding Anniversary
The Christmas speech mingles sorrow over Princess Diana’s death with joy at the queen’s 50th wedding anniversary. The broadcast adopts a personal, modern tone, signaling a shift toward greater access and relatability for the royal family.
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London
Elizabeth I
Diana
Europe
Harold Brooks- Baker
Burke’s Peerage
Times
Hundreds of travelers stranded at Milwaukee airport on Christmas Eve
AP reports heavy Chicago snow stranded hundreds of holiday travelers at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. United Flight 952 from Los Angeles and Flight 1536 from Orange County were diverted from O Hare, with about 150 on the first plane and many on the second enduring over five hours aboard. Both flights were canceled as conditions worsened.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
United Airlines
Los Angeles
United
O'Hare International
Tony Molinaro
Orange County
Calif
Mitchell International
Elmore Leonard Day to be celebrated in Birmingham
Michigan Gov. John Engler proclaims January 16 Elmore Leonard Day in Leonard's home state. The Birmingham bookstore appearance marks the author's hometown event as he continues a career spanning 1951 to present with best selling novels since Glitz in 1985 and a 1992 Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. Several works have been adapted for films, including Rum Punch which became Jackie Brown.
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Michigan
Birmingham
Mich
Elmore Leonard
John Engler
Leonard
Mystery Writers of America
Quentin Tarantino
Jackie Brown
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