Cuban exile flotilla returns after boat sinks near Key West
A flotilla of Cuban exiles protesting Castro was forced back after the Sundown Two sank 10 miles south of Key West. One man, Lazaro Gutierrez, died of heart failure after being rescued. Twenty four boats returned to port as Coast Guard crews saved others. Castro’s daughter Alina Fernandez Revuelta was aboard another craft.
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Profit rises amid stagnant wages in 1990s analysis
Washington AP report from the Economic Policy Institute finds that rising corporate profits in the 1990s largely stem from stagnant or falling wages rather than investment or productivity gains. The study notes after tax profits reached a 25 year high, with pay growth flat for most workers outside top earners and suggests tax trends enable higher profit retention.
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Eight die as plane spins out of control near Mesquite
A twin engine Cessna 421 owned by Adventure Air lines crashed near Mesquite Nevada during an emergency landing. Eight aboard were killed including four Japanese executives and five men two women among the victims. The plane had departed North Las Vegas for West Yellowstone and the wreck occurred at 8 40 a m in hilly sandy terrain. FAA and NTSB investigators were en route. Wayne Hoffman said the executives were on a business trip to Yellowstone.
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Iraq may have used chemical weapons during Gulf War
Washington AP report cites Pentagon documents cited by U S News and World Report claiming traces of chemicals found on the battlefield. The magazine also reports Iraq concealed biological agents and produced toxins amid UN push to disclose WMD programs before lifting the 1990 embargo.
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