Hoffa Jr or Leedham Lead Teamsters Rerun Election
The Teamsters began a rerun election Monday with ballots mailed to 1.4 million members. Voters face Hoffa Jr of Jimmy Hoffa’s legacy or Tom Leedham, warehouse division head, with John Metz also in the race. The government supervises under a 1989 consent decree after Carey’s 1996 loss and related scandals.
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First cord blood transplant patient dies at six years old
A 6 year old boy with a rare immune disease died October 24 after his parents chose an experimental umbilical cord blood transplant following failed standard drug therapy.
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Washington
Derek Kuhs
Gloria
Rick Kuhs
Laguna Hills
Calif
GM Oil-Life System to guide oil changes nationwide
GM announces a patented Oil-Life System that monitors oil quality and prompts drivers when service is needed. It aims to reduce unnecessary changes and save up to 40 million quarts of oil annually, with standard installation on about 90 percent of GM cars and light trucks in five years.
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General Motors
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Officials estimate at least 7,000 dead after hurricane Mitch
Central American officials said more than 7,000 people died from floods and mudslides after Hurricane Mitch. In Nicaragua as many as 1,500 feared buried, Honduran president appealed for aid and declared a state of siege to combat looting.
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Iraq defies U N to back down amid looming U S strike
Iraq, defiant after halting all U N arms inspections, seeks curbs on sanctions with U S and allies weighing options. Saddam's government and Tariq Aziz defend the stance as Richard Butler warns of enforcement of U N law. Clinton consults with allies as Britain calls Iraq to retreat.
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Flood hits Kansas and Oklahoma prompting hundreds to evacuate
In Augusta Kansas and nearby Oklahoma towns, rivers swollen by heavy weekend rains displaced hundreds. National Guard trucks ferried residents to safety at First Christian Church while officials counted about two million dollars in Augusta damages and declared emergencies in four Kansas counties.
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Three Hunters Dead Found After Arctic Boat Sinking
Bodies of Billy Kuniluisee 37, his son Charlie 10, and Henry Auklukjuk 23 from Pangnirtung on Baffin Island were recovered near an overturned boat in arctic waters. They disappeared October 22 after leaving a hunting camp. coast guard ship and two military aircraft aided the search.
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Spanish trawler sinks off Cork coast. four dead
A 120 foot Spanish trawler Pesca Lanza sank eighty miles off County Cork in bad weather killing four crew members. Two remain missing and six survivors were rescued by a second Spanish vessel Argorita as British Irish and French forces helped recover the bodies. The incident followed another trawler sinking off Donegal two days earlier with two fishermen lost.
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Scientists probe tomb of Frederick II in Palermo cathedral
Researchers from the University of Palermo enter the marble sarcophagus of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II to study mummification methods and preservation. Over the next six weeks they will collect tissue, bone, and cloth samples and attempt to obtain a DNA specimen. Frederick II died in 1250.
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Sicily
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Frederick II
Alfredo Salerno
Dance hall fire in Sweden kills teens in Gouteborg
The Sweden dance hall blaze that killed many teens rose to 62 dead with two more youths succumbing, as officials disclosed one was a boy and others remain in intensive care. About 400 people were at the Macedonian immigrant hall when the fire started late Thursday, highlighting immigrant families among the victims.
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