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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1997
Page
2
Strong winds disrupted the Macy's parade injuring four as Big Bird, Pink Panther, and the Cat in the Hat collided with street fixtures. Officials say most of the 17 balloons barely rose, while handlers struggled to control them along the parade route near Central Park West and 72nd Street.
Following the TWA 800 disaster, the FAA urged airlines to install shielding equipment and shield wiring near the center fuel tanks of some Boeing 747s and to inspect fuel-pump wiring in older 747s over the next 12 months.
Climate scientists at the Hadley Center and University of East Anglia estimate global temperatures so far in 1997 are about .77 degrees above the 1961-90 average, with El Niño boosting readings. They caution final figures may differ by a few hundredths of a degree.
A 368 foot foreign freighter the Kuroshima ran aground in 90 mph winds off Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians leaving two crewmen dead and 16 others stranded for hours. Coast Guard rescuers pulled survivors to safety. air or sea rescue was impossible due to high seas. The captain was Japanese and most crew members were Filipino. Names of the victims were not released.
At Blank Children’s Hospital Iowa the McCaughey septuplets, seven siblings born November 19, are now breathing independently. Nathan, the smallest, has been weaned from a ventilator and can suck, while nourishment is provided by a tube. Removal of intravenous lines lowers infection risk as all seven improve from serious to fair condition.
U N inspectors resuming work in Iraq visited 96 sites with eight teams, reporting no illegal activity or materials. INA cited not finding anything out of the ordinary while noting three sites were under camera surveillance and that inspectors proceeded on a Muslim Sabbath despite criticism.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed what he called maximal Palestinian self governance while ruling out Palestinian statehood and tying any troop withdrawal to Palestinian cooperation in fighting terrorism. He pressed for talks but warned peace would hinge on security and potential future Israeli positions.
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