Markets wobble as holiday profit taking cools Santa rally
Wall Street trimmed year end gains as holiday trading thin and dollar weakness weighs on markets. Dow dropped to 10,830.96 while the S P 500 slid to 1,212.60 and the Nasdaq rose to 2,178.52. Grain and commodity quotes from Ottawa Overbrook and Franklin County posted for Tuesday and morning prices show corn soybeans wheat milo oats and related values.
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Holiday sale roundup fills Ottawa and surrounding shops
Local ads list deep discounts across multiple stores including 40 percent off Christmas items at Ad Briefs and half price clearance at COUNTRY LIVING and Christmas Surplus Store. Windy Pines and Cornerstone Bookstore announce inventory and closing schedules while VFW hosts New Year’s dance with band Full House and door prizes.
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Explosion at Yaffe Iron and Metals plant injures and disrupts town
Workers at the Yaffe Iron and Metals scrap plant in Muskogee Oklahoma were two missing after a Tuesday evening blast that sprayed debris up to ten blocks and damaged a nearby shopping center. At least 14 people were hurt, four seriously, as a fire burned for nearly an hour and residents were evacuated briefly.
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US Airways appeals for volunteers after Christmas staffing crisis
US Airways urged employees to volunteer at Philadelphia airport during the New Year weekend to avoid a repeat of the Christmas fiasco when many workers did not show up, canceling hundreds of flights and leaving 10,000 bags undelivered. Union leaders disputed organized sickouts while citing higher absentee figures and public dissatisfaction.
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Yushchenko supporters blockade Kyiv government HQ
About 1,000 demonstrators gathered outside Ukraine's government building blocking entrances as Viktor Yushchenko pressed for a Cabinet session after Viktor Yanukovych refused to concede the election. Protesters wore orange banners and some displayed Una-Unso flags, chanting resign and demanding the government accept the will of the people.
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Abbas Kickstarts Campaign in Jericho Rally for 2005 Bid
Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas drew about 4000 supporters to Jericho’s stadium for his first public campaign rally. He voiced plans to carry on Yasser Arafat’s push for an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, a fair refugee solution, and Palestinian unity ahead of the January 9, 2005 election.
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Dog Drives Truck Into Hardware Store
SPRINGDALE Ark AP Michael Henson left his dog in a running pickup at O Reilly Auto Parts. The dog jumped into gear and the truck rammed into the building, stunning Henson and clerk Josh Hopper. No injuries or citations were reported.
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