Boy Drowns Near Hospital Pond in Tampa
In Tampa, a 9-year-old, Darren Shincharan, wandered from his father and drowned in a five-foot pond outside Centurion Hospitals of Carrollwood. Police said the body was recovered by sheriff's divers as the family rested in a nearby station wagon. the father described a sudden disappearance amid caregiving for a sick sibling.
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Tampa
Fla
Darren Shincharan
Centurion Hospitals
Carrollwood
Hillsborough County Sheriff's
Four more Legionnaire's cases at Western Maryland Center
Four additional non fatal Legionnaire's disease cases were confirmed at Western Maryland Center, raising total confirmed and probable cases to 23. Five patients have died since November 1988, with a sixth death suspected but unconfirmed. The latest patients, three women and one man, have recovered and remain hospitalized as records were reviewed.
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Hagerstown
Western Maryland Center
Mike Golden
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Hikers Rescued After Whitney Summit Lightning Death
Rescuers pulled more climbers from Mount Whitney in Lone Pine California after a lightning strike hit a stone hut during a thunderstorm. A 26 year old hiker died, his name withheld until relatives were notified. Four others were rescued with minor injuries, one admitted to hospital.
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Lone Pine
Calif
Mount Whitney
Whitney
United States
Automakers and UAW launch coordinated labor talks
The United Auto Workers begin negotiations with General Motors on Wednesday Ford on Thursday and Chrysler on Friday as all three national contracts covering more than 450,000 workers approach expiration at midnight September 14. Automakers seek cost cuts and possible shifts in benefit costs while unions push for job security and health and retirement protections. An average UAW assembler earned about $15 an hour before benefits.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
UAW
C P rate freeze sparks regulators and public outcry
In Baltimore the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. proposes a two year rate freeze drawing criticism from regulators and customers. Critics say rates should fall and that concessions to other areas could harm customers long term. Hearings run statewide this week as regulators weigh granting C P pricing freedom for competitive services and profits.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Maryland
C&p
Kennedys mark mom's 100th birthday in Hyannis Port
Rose Kennedy celebrated her centennial with 370 guests under a tent near Nantucket Sound though frail health kept her indoors. Four of her five children and many grandchildren attended as Senator Edward M. Kennedy recalled her joking remark about aging wine. Imelda Marcos faces new grand jury questioning in a Pittsburgh nuclear plant case tied to Westinghouse and the Marcos era.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Rose Kennedy
Nantucket Sound
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
New York
Imelda Marcos
U.S. Justice Department
DeLauro seeks peace dividend split for defense shifts
Congress candidate Rosa DeLauro proposes using part of the peace dividend to aid defense workers and industries as Cold War savings may reduce military spending. Critics warn the dividend may vanish due to deficits and bailouts, with observers insisting any windfall is uncertain and likely redirected to deficit reduction.
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Washington
Rosa DeLauro
Dan Rostenkowski
Anakon
Otte
Bob Becker
Ike
Rostenkowski
Linda DiVall
GOP
Maryland Faces Potential Loss of 187000 Defense Jobs
A CEP study warns Maryland could lose as many as 187000 defense related jobs due to Eastern Bloc reductions, surpassing other states. Maryland officials dispute the projection citing a University of Maryland study showing losses near the national average and a 2 percent real decline in defense spending. Westinghouse and other local contractors deny planned layoffs beyond temporary cuts, while some experts warn losses could exceed predictions if defense projects die.
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Europe
Maryland
Council On Economic Priorities
California
Randall Evans
Maryland Department of Economic and Employment Development
Evans
Lorraine Sullivan Monaco
University of Maryland
CEP
Fairchild Communications and Electronics
Germantown
AAI Corp
Hunt Valley
Pressure Science
Beltsville
Northrop Corp
Missouri
Texas
Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group
Westinghouse
Fairchild Space
Defense Corp
Martin Marietta Corp
Harvey Kushner
Montgomery County High Technology Council
Aris Melissaratos
Melissaratos
Congress
Witness says FBI pressure at Barry trial
A trial witness testified he faced intense government pressure and that his recollections of cocaine use timing with Mayor Marion Barry were heavily influenced by the FBI and prosecutors in Washington.
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Washington (Ap
Marion Barry
FBI
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