100 Killed In Malaysian Hijacked Plane Crash
Investigators probe if hijackers of a Malaysian airliner triggered the crash that killed about 100 aboard. A witness described the jet wobbling and exploding over swampy terrain near Johore Strait. Among the dead were the Cuban ambassador to Malaysia and two World Bank officials.
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Malaysia
Johore Strait
Singapore
Malay Mail
Mario Garcia
World Bank
Washington, D. C
Hoerr
S. S. Naime
Ali Haji Ahmad
State predicts tough desegregation fight shifts to small districts
Illinois School Superintendent Joseph Cronin says the hardest desegregation battles will come from small districts downstate rather than Chicago. He cites five districts including Chicago Heights 170 East Aurora 131 Rock Island 41 Joliet 86 and Moline 49 as suing the state Board of Education to challenge its power to withhold funds from segregated schools.
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Chicago
Joseph Cronin
Cronin
Rockford
Decatur
Chicago Heights
State Supreme Court
East Aurora
Rock Island
Joliet
Moline
State Board of Education
Illinois
Richard Buck
Joliet District 86
Buck
District 86
William Dailey
Rock Island District 41
Wayne Weiler
James C. Wrenn
Argo- Summit District
Bokassa crowns himself emperor in $30 million coronation
Jean-Bedel Bokassa, once a French sergeant, proclaimed Emperor Bokassa I as crowds fill Bangui for a lavish coronation costing about 30 million dollars. Few foreign dignitaries attended as the Central African Empire showcases its new ruler amid lasting poverty and political spectacle.
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Associated Press
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Africa
Bokassa I
Napoleon’s
Bangui
Letter bomb explodes injuring Oakland teen at bus stop
A 13 year old Alejandros Morales remained in very critical condition after opening a letter bomb found on a bus stop bench in Oakland. The device caused abdominal surgery burns and metal fragments in his eyes and arm with the family saying he may lose his left hand and sight. Teammate David Zamora 16 was hospitalized with metal fragments in his eyes in stable condition. Three Morales siblings and a friend were treated and released.
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Oakland
Calif
Ray Birge
Alejandros Morales
Morales
Birge
Susanne Coffey
David Zamora
Trading halt placed on National Bank of Georgia stock
Federal regulators imposed a 10 day trading suspension on the National Bank of Georgia stock. The move aims to curb volatile prices amid Lance related negotiations. Bert Lance, former bank president and Carter administration budget director, holds about 16 percent of bank shares.
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Washington
National Bank of Georgia
Bert Lance
Carter
John Heimann
Currency
Heimann
Lance
Bank
Office of Management and Budget
Georgia
OMB
Woman acquitted in husband slaying pleads self defense
Sharon McNerney, 42, acquitted of second degree murder in George McNerney's Feb. 12 death, describes a history of beatings and fear. A Marquette County judge ruled the state failed to prove she was not acting in self defense.
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Sharon McNerney
George
Marquette County
Detroit Free Press
McNerney
Faith Seminar by Jerry Lavelle at Christian Bookshelf
Jerry Lavelle of Ft Worth will lead a non denominational faith seminar at the Christian Bookshelf Fellowship on December 7 8 and 9 with sessions at 10 AM and 730 PM daily. Lavelle is pastor of Overcoming Faith Center and former associate minister with Kenneth Copeland Evangelistic Association. A nursery will be provided and the public is welcome.
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Jerry Lavelle
Ft. Worth
Texas
Christian Bookshelf Fellowship
Lavelle
Overcoming Faith Center
Kenneth Copeland
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Alex
x-Lance Bank
Marquette, Mich
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Cartondale Fres Press
Herrin Dally Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Tri-County Mobile Home & Camper
A Complete Service CO
Twinkle Tree Farm
Rt. 1
Blairsville
Carterville
N. Park Ave
Wretrus Jewelers
Zippo
University Mall
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N. 13Th St
ELECT
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ROLEX
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Ellen
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