Higbee's Sold for 165 Million by Dillard DeBartolo JV
Dillard Department Stores and Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. will buy Higbee Co. for 165 million dollars. They plan to keep the Higbee name, expand in and around Cleveland, and evaluate management. Higbee’s operates 14 stores with three in DeBartolo malls.
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Rampage in Arkansas: Ronald Gene Simmons kills family
Russellville police describe a chilling Christmas murder spree by Ronald Gene Simmons Sr., an unemployed clerk with prior sexual offenses. He killed 14 relatives in two incidents near Christmas, then killed two others and wounded four during a Monday spree before turning himself in. Infants were reportedly placed in car trunks, and victims ranged from sleeping family members to those found in pajamas. Sheriff James Bolin, who discovered the first body, leads the investigation amid intense national media attention.
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Ark
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Leap second pauses New Year countdown in 1988
The planet slows and timekeepers add a leap second to official time ending 1987 and starting 1988. At 11 59 60 p m New York drops ball after 61 seconds while global audiences of about 100 million watch. Atomic clocks in Washington adjust between 6 59 59 and 7 00 00 p m UTC as celebrants toast.
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Allied Chemical
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Four adults and three children slain in Algona family gathering
In Algona Iowa four adults and three children were shot to death at a holiday gathering in what authorities call a murder death by own action at the residence of John and Agnes Dreesman. The victims include the couple’s son Robert and his sister Marilyn Chuang and her three children. Investigators say no survivors remained and a motive or shooter identity is unclear as the case proceeds with medical examiner and laboratory work scheduled.
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Robert
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Honolulu
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