Fire at Dupont Plaza kills dozens in Puerto Rico
A major blaze at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan killed 50 to 100 people and injured at least 100 as explosions preceded the flames. FBI will lead the probe amid union sabotage speculation. officials did not rule out arson.
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Commonwealth
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Maria ‘Asso
Lodi
N.J
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Baltazar Corrada del Rio
Jose Cadiz
Hotel Workers’ Union
Teamsters
Cement and Steel
Philip C. McGuire
US. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire
Cuomo Plans Five State Trips In Early Term
Governor Mario Cuomo outlines five out of state visits during the first five months of his second term. The trips include Iowa for a college event, California, and three states hosting primaries Florida North Carolina and Louisiana. Cuomo notes the tours aim to promote New York while avoiding overt politics.
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Mario Cuomo
New Hampshire
Iowa
Cuomo
California
Florida
North Carolina
Louisiana
New York
Edward Lane
New York State Republican Committee
Notre Dame
Yale University
Democratic Party
Rea- Ban
Los Angeles
Calif
Center For Law
New Orleans
Tulane University
Roca Raton
Fla
Consor
Celebrants greet 1987 in many ways
Elizabeth Wasserman reports diverse Central New York New Year scenes as 1987 begins. At Hotel Syracuse Mark Phillips 31 and his wife Lori 30 celebrate amid champagne and friends while police monitor drunken driving, and others mark the moment through prayer at North Central Assembly of God and gatherings at bowling alleys.
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Mark Phillips
Syracuse
Marcellus
Phillips
Lori
New York
Pam
Tumes Square
Syracuse University
Mike Antongiorgi
North Central
All humans descend from a single ancient African woman
New York scientists working with 147 women from diverse backgrounds concluded that all humans trace ancestry to a single female who lived in Africa about 200 000 years ago. The study, reported in Nature, used mitochondrial DNA to build a global family tree and note migration to Europe and Asia began around 70 000 years ago. Critics caution that the theory remains debated among anthropologists.
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Africa
Brush Science
Nature
California
Europe
Asia
University of California At Berkeley
Berkeley
George J. Armelagos
University of Massachusetts At Amherst
American Anthropolocial Association
Missing Iran arms payment funds puzzle Congress probes
Congressional investigators seek about 2 million of the 4 million Iran paid for the last U S arms shipment. A Swiss bank account linked to Tehran held the money before 500 TOW missiles were delivered from Israel to Iran on Oct 31, 1988. Hearings by select committees led by Sen. Inouye and Rep. Hamilton may begin in February.
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Iran
U.S
Tran
David Jacobsen
Lebanon
Washington Post
Tehran
Israel
Congressional
Congressional Select Committees
Daniel Inouye
D-Hawaii
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
Congress
WFBL Goes Off Air Amid Sale Talks in Syracuse
WFBL AM Syracuse oldest station has been off air for at least two months as owners pursue a sale. Linda Hayes says tower relocation plans are under way to avoid the airport flight path while negotiations target WKFM Fulton as new owners. 12 full time staff remain.
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Syracuse
WFBL
Linda Hayes
Old Collamer Road
Thruway
Syracuse Hancock International Airport
WKFM
Fulton
Hayes
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