Police fire hall stand in Kansas City over overtime dispute
Police manned six fire halls to cover 125 suspended firefighters as the union orders non-emergency duties halted to pressure for a new contract. Mayor Berkley and City Council debate next steps amid court-ordered end to the job action while officials warn residents may pay a price for the protest.
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Kansas City
Richard L. Berkley
Edward B. Quick
International Association of Firefighters Local 42
Berkley
Texas jail break trio captured in Colorado
Three female escapees from a Texas prison were held on 150000 dollar bonds each in Pueblo Colorado after a Monday night arrest following a high speed chase. They faced federal kidnapping charges and were also under investigation for aggravated robbery auto theft and interstate transport of a stolen vehicle.
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Patricia Ann Watson
Mary Lou Santellana
Pueblo City
Texas
FBI
Oklahoma City
Goree
Huntsville
Miss Brown
Miss Santellana
Miss Watson
Pope John Paul II pleads for aid for Cambodian refugees
In St. Peter's Square the pope urged a surge of medical help and supplies for Cambodian refugees describing their plight as dramatic while expressing solidarity with victims of hunger and persecution.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Square
St. Stephen
Christmas Strain for Released Marine From Tehran Hostage Crisis
Prairie View Texas AP Staff Sgt David Walker one of 13 hostages freed from the Tehran embassy faced a difficult Christmas as concern for the remaining 50 hostage brothers weighed on him His mother and brother spoke of his longing for friends and the strain of homecoming He expected to return to Quantico after 30 days leave and has been fixing his car while watching coverage of services for hostages.
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David Walker
U.S
Tehran
David
Anne Ruth Walker
Prairie View
Weekend accident death toll 657
Weekend Christmas traffic toll reached 657, far above safety council forecasts of 450 to 550 deaths for the four day period. Weather across regions worsened driving hazards with fog rain and snow.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Rockies
Pacific storm leaves coast battered with snow and casualties
The Pacific Northwest faces one of the West Coast’s worst storms in a decade with up to 62 inches of snow in three days. Two men are dead and at least 35 presumed missing at sea as the system drives gale winds, heavy rain, and snow from San Francisco to Canada. a Japanese ore carrier overturned near British Columbia and a search was suspended. The Sierra region reported 62 inches since Sunday with 39 inches in 24 hours, while residents like Tom Fort in Prayada, near Soda Springs, endured outages.
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Frances D’emilio
Associated Press
California
West Coast
Tom Fort
Prayada
Soda Springs
Pacific
San Francisco
Canada
Lee Wang Zin
British Columbia
Norden
Sierra Mountains
Mike Ekern
National Weather Service
Fort
Weather pattern shifts with rain and cooling in West Texas
Weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy today and tomorrow with occasional light rain as temperatures fall through Thursday. Highs near 60 north to 70s south, lows 30s to 40s, with colder conditions expected Thursday across most areas.
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Texas
Carter sends message to families of Iran hostages
President Carter, at Camp David, issued a telegram to families of Americans held in Iran saying we will prevail. He described their ordeal as the toughest time, commending their steadfastness and noting efforts to secure safe returns while he works on the budget and the upcoming State of the Union.
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Carter
Washington
Iran
White House
Plains
Rosalynn
Amy
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Congress
Knife attack leaves two dead in Texas suburbs
Police probe a Christmas Eve stabbing near Farm Roads 56 and 1637 in a Waco area suburb. Two men identified as Mike Kilgo and Ervin Haynes, both 23 from Waco, were killed. Loyd Roberson, 22, of Hico underwent surgery and remained in critical but stable condition. a surviving boy provided little detail. No witnesses emerged and no motive is known. Authorities notified Bosque County sheriff’s department at 6:42 p.m. Monday.
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Texas
Ernest V. Meador
Hico News-Review
Loyd Roberson
Hico
Mike Kilgo
Waco
Ervin Haynes
Bosque County
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