Disasters at Sea Claim 30 Feared Lost on Lee Wang Zin
The 741 foot ore carrier Lee Wang Zin overturned off Prince Rupert British Columbia with 30 Taiwanese crew aboard. Searchers spotted a life raft but found no survivors as winds rose and waves reached twenty feet. Coast Guard officials said debris and a torn hull were seen, with distress signals heard earlier.
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Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Lee Wang Zin
Japan
Dixon Entrance
Cmdr
Dick Pepper
Rescue Coordination Center
Victoria
Prince Rupert
Nies
100 Rescued From Movie Ship Lindblad Explorer
The Chilean Navy evacuated 108 passengers and 34 crew from the Lindblad Explorer after it ran aground near Paradise Bay on the Palmer Peninsula while filming a science fiction movie. A salvage effort was underway with two tugs en route as the vessel remained wedged on a reef.
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Associated Press
Antarctica
Piloto Pardo
Punta Arenas
Chile
Cmdr
Rodrigues Solar
Lindblad Explorer
Paradise Bay
Palmer Peninsula
America
Palmer Coast Guard
Grahamland
Anticarthca
Lars Cederqvist
Brostroom Line
Stockholm
Explorer
Lindblad Travel Co
New York
Chuck Connors
Los Angeles
Rudy Alotobelli
Olivia Hussey
Connors
United States
Lindblad
Antarctic
St. George Island
South Shetland Islands
British freighter limp toward Galveston harbor
A 268 foot British freighter Eagles Cliff with 14 aboard took on water and listed toward Galveston Texas after loading from Mexico to Houston. Coast Guard pumps and escort to safe anchorage were deployed as crew battled the tilt. Separately in Milwaukee Lake Michigan harbor the freighter E M Ford broke from moorings in strong winds and rested against a dock. five crew remained aboard to monitor as others evacuated.
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New Orleans
Galveston
Texas
Coast Guard
Eagles Cliff
Mexico
Houston
John Byrd
Point Monroe
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
E.M. Ford
Cement Company
Christmas merry for most merchants in Southern Illinois
The Southern Illinois holiday season showed varied results across stores. J C Penney at University Mall Carbondale reported sales better than expected while Wal Mart Discount City Marion praised high first season sales. Downtown Marion merchants held steady despite new malls. Some Murphysboro shops saw soft goods slip while furniture rose. Overall, higher priced items sold well and traffic remained brisk with waves of shoppers.
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Southern Illinois
Gene Fischer
J.C. Penney
University Mall
Carbondale
Fischer
Hocker Squiters Company
Wal-Mart
Marion
Wal- Mart
Harold Robins
Robinson
Charles Prater
Sherman's
Prater
Bill Bainbridge
Bainbridge Jewelry Co
Bainbridge
Murphysboro
Bob Wilson
Weber’s Men’s Wear
Pauline Althoff
Pauline
Rupert Borgsmiller
B and K Furniture
Bill Jones
P. N. Hirsch’s
Jones
Khomeini says war with U S likely over Iran crisis
Tehran quotes Ayatollah Khomeini warning the U S Iran crisis could escalate into military conflict and an economic blockade. He framed the struggle as Islam against blasphemy while urging readiness. He noted U N sanctions may be pursued and cited foreign influence heightening economic risk.
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Tehran
Iran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
United States
United Nations Security Council
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
U.S
Gas restored to Chester residents before Christmas
Private businesses and city workers repaired a broken natural gas line in Chester after a Christmas Eve break. About 1,500 customers lost service as pilot lights went out. Repairs began around 1:30 a.m. and finished by 4 p.m. with Mayor Stanley Maciejski praising the Christmas spirit of the responders.
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Ghotbzadeh
Day
U.S
William Sloane Coffin
Thomas Gumbleton
William Howard
Coffin
Carter
Shah
Iran
State Department
George Hansen
Tehran
Idaho
Hansen
Ann Schottman Endl
Southern Illinoisan
Chester
Stanley Maciejski
Jack Enloe
Herb Eggemeyer
Weather outlook: cold nights and chilly afternoons ahead
The National Weather Service expects partly cloudy and colder tonight with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Thursday will be mostly sunny with highs in the lower 40s. The Illinois forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Friday through Sunday with highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s and lows generally 25 to 35.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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British Columbia
Vancouver
Australia
Africa
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South Pole
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Leon Zwick
Zwick’s Ladies Store
Herrin
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Ellis Herrin Supply
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Chester's Gas
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