Computer crash at Boston FAA center causes chaotic tracking
In Nashua a computer failure forced FAA controllers to track hundreds of flights on slips of paper for 37 minutes, then failed again the next day. An FAA spokesman said the cause is under investigation and safety concerns were raised by union officials.
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Nashua
N.H
Air Traffic Control Center
Federal Aviation Administration
Jim Peters
FAA
Boston Center
William Johannes
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Greenbelt, Md
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA
Holocaust victims sue Degussa over Nazi gold and Zyklon B ties
A class action filed in Newark accuses Degussa AG of aiding the Nazi regime by refining gold from Jewish dental remains and supporting Zyklon B production via Degesch. Survivor Michal Schonberger recalls witnessing his father’s teeth pulled for gold as he and others watched in Auschwitz. The suit seeks Degussa assets as Swiss bank settlements put pressure on German firms to address forced labor crimes.
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Newark
N.J
Degussa AG
Degussa
Europe
Michal Schonberger
Auschwitz
Degesch
IG Farben
Germany
U.S
Degussa Corp
Ridge
Field Park
Dennis J. Taylor
Edith Pollack
Federal Courthouse
Swiss central bank rejects Holocaust settlement aid
The Swiss National Bank refused to contribute to the $1.25 billion Holocaust settlement reached in New York, stating Switzerland had fulfilled its obligations under international law. UBS and Credit Suisse expressed regret, while the government welcomed the decision and noted the SNB was not part of settlement negotiations.
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Bern
Switzerland
Swiss National Bank
New York
UBS
Credit Suisse
SNB
U.S
United States
Britain
France
Titanic fragment arrives in Boston after 86 years
The 26 by 20 foot hull piece, the largest Titanic fragment ever recovered, arrived in Boston Harbor after salvage by RMS Titanic Inc. The rusted fragment, with four complete portholes, is believed to be from two empty first class suites near the Harris state rooms and a Stead suite.
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Boston
Allan Carlin
RMS Titanic, Inc
Boston Harbor
Coast Guard
Atten
Rusticles Consurme
North Atlantic
New York
Henry B. Harris
W.T. Stead
RMS Titanic Inc
Arabs criticize U S attacks as Clinton scandal escape
In Cairo mosques and public spaces Arabs condemn U S missile strikes on Sudan and Afghanistan as a Clinton distraction from Lewinsky scandal, warning the action will fuel anti U S sentiment while questioning targets and evidence. Protests vary across nations with leaders and editors weighing sovereignty and terrorism.
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Cairo
Egypt
McDonald’s
U.S
Sudan
Afghanistan
Clinton
United States
Pan Am 103 families angered by U S action after attacks
Washington AP families of Pan Am Flight 103 victims react to U S strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan with mixed feelings. Rosemary Wolfe of Justice for Pan Am 103 calls Clinton line about expendable targets ironic as 189 Americans died. Libyan suspects linked to 1988 bombing, trials discussed in the Netherlands. relatives oppose unilateral action and neutral-country trials.
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Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
Washington
U.S
Kenya
Tanzania
bin Laden
Sudan
Muammar Gaddafi
Tripoli
USA
Iraq
Iran
Libya
Pan Am
U.S. Action
Lockerbie
Scotland
Clinton
Rosemary Wolfe
Pan Am 108
White House
Britain
United States
Netherlands
Wolfe
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gaellivare
Venice
Italy
Tiziano Spinadin
Carless City
AGI
NASA Center
Phillip Z. Tapper
Say Group
Schonberger
New York City
Swiss Bank
Hans Meyer
United Bank of Switzerland
Hosni Mubarak
Syria
West Bank
America
Sheik Hamed Bitawi
Nablus
Foreign Ministry
Mahmoud Mohammadi
Monica Lewinsky
Beirut
al Kifah al Arabi
Lewinsky
Joes
Bones
United States Armed Forces
Times Square
Han
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