Handshake Day Reflections And Local Reactions
Jim Kelly and Marion Mayor Bob Butler weigh in on the proper handshake as National Handshake Day prompts social ritual. A 1999 University of Alabama study linked firm grips to extroversion, while career experts stress eye contact and body language in making first impressions during job interviews.
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Bank of Lesser
University of Alabama
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Michelle Garrett
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Marion
Bob Butler
Railroad killer executed in Huntsville Texas
Angel Maturino Resendiz a 46 year old serial killer known as the Railroad Killer was executed after a spree that left at least 15 victims across the United States. He spoke prayers and asked forgiveness as relatives watched and acknowledged his crimes including the murder of Claudia Benton in Houston in 1998 and the slayings of a church pastor and his wife near tracks outside Houston. He admitted to killing George Marber and his daughter Carolyn Frederick in Gorham in 1999.
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Claudia Benton
Resendiz
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U.S
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Houston
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el Paso
Mexico
Jackson County
George Marber
Carolyn Frederick
Gorham
Israeli troops push into southern Gaza amid strikes on bridges
Israeli tanks and planes pressed into southern Gaza near Rafah as bridges were struck and the territory’s power grid was knocked out. Palestinian officials report rebels braced for a major offensive while international diplomats urged diplomacy. Cpl. Gilad Shalit remains the key demand for a ceasefire.
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Rafah
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MooreApology On Absence Not Resigning At West Frankfort
Embattled West Frankfort Commissioner Doug Moore faced calls for ouster at a crowded city council meeting. Living in Mississippi, he has attended only two meetings this year and did not tender resignation, choosing a low-key address before SEE MOORE / PAGE 8A.
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