Talks Continue Between Northwest Here and Pilots
Talks to see if there should be more talks between Northwest Airlines and its striking pilots. Representatives of both sides planned to sit down with a member of the National Mediation Board in Chicago today to seek common ground. The sides remained dug in on compensation and job security issues and an agreed date for further negotiations was expected.
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Hospital mixups tied to corny remains and baby switch
In Charlottesville a hospital that sent two babies home with wrong parents also gave a grieving mother the wrong remains when her child died. Officials cited a single employee's failure to check a body bag tag as the root cause and noted the incident differs from the earlier Nes case. Later in Los Angeles jurors acquitted Mykelti Williamson of attempted manslaughter in the January stabbing of his ex-wife's companion, after a day of deliberation.
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Albany Daily Number Draw Ends With Unclear Result
Albany residents awaited the Friday drawing of the Daily Number game as officials reported the Win Four number but did not disclose the full result. No prize details or winning numbers were confirmed by press time.
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Black box search continues for Flight 111 crash site
Halifax Canada aging submarine HMCS Okanogan scanned the ocean for the Flight 111 black box with no signal from the recorder. Investigators consider terrorism unlikely but new ties to a Saudi royal family member raise questions as victims' relatives arrive seeking closure at Peggy’s Cove amid harsh weather and media presence.
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Burton admits extramarital child in Clinton era row
Indiana congressman Dan Burton acknowledged fathering a child from an affair in the early 1980s. He said he would apologize to constituents after criticizing President Clinton and arranging meetings with the woman and their son. Burton warned of a forthcoming national magazine story about his private life.
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Mel B to wed in Leeds in eight days says Sun
The Sun reports Mel B alias Scary Spice will marry dancer Jimamy Gulzar in eight days in Leeds. The Spice Girls will attend as maids of honor with white outfits. Mel confirms pregnancy and says the group will not split. The couple had been house hunting in New York and London and may settle in London.
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Bird interrupts United flight at Dulles delays London-bound trip
United Airlines Flight 920 to London was delayed three hours after a small bird entered the Boeing 777 cockpit at Dulles International Airport. Officials said the bird may have come from the terminal or through a jetway. Technicians searched the cockpit and removed an electrical panel but did not locate the bird until later. The flight departed at 10:10 p.m. and was described as a rare occurrence by United spokesman Tony Milinaro.
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Fixing Year 2000 computers climbs to 5.4 billion
The U S government now estimates at least 5.4 billion dollars to fix the Year 2000 computer problem, about 400 million more than before. President Clinton’s Y2K chief and the Office of Management and Budget warn costs may rise as seven large agencies lag in progress. The two digit year format could default to 1900 when reaching 00.
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Turnabout isn't fair play for San Francisco workers
San Francisco eyes motorizing cable car turnarounds as aging crew face injuries. Mayor Willie Brown supports replacing the century old hand turn with powered rotation after liability and safety concerns reduce passenger assistance. Al Grimaud, 27 years on the job, cites knee strain from the hard labor.
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Weather data codes and online forecast access
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