Maggots Force US Airways Flight Back To Gate In Charlotte
Passengers aboard a Monday US Airways flight from Atlanta to Charlotte encountered a maggot infestation from a spoiled meat container carried in a bag. The crew returned to the gate for cleaning and fumigation as the plane was taxiing, and the offending passenger was rebooked on another flight.
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Atlanta
US Airways
Donna Adams
Charlotte
N.C
Todd Lehmacher
Adamo
Lehmacher
Des Moines residents fear levee failure amid delays in new wall
In a working class Des Moines district 135 homes and businesses were flooded when the river breached the levee in 1993 and 2008. Residents complain the Corps of Engineers feasibility study won approval in 2007 and funding only later, delaying construction. Officials warned rain and snowmelt strain Saylorville Lake and the inflatable dam as guards consider evacuations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Andrew Krantz
Eagle Iron Works
Bill Heinold
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
National Guard
Larry Clark
Clark
Heinold
Saylorville Lake
Oldest postal worker retires after 37 years
Chester Arthur Reed, 95, retires from the U S Postal Service in Redlands California after 37 years as a mail handler and forklift operator. Hired in 1973, he worked the 2:30 pm to 11 pm shift with no sick days, earning $4 an hour early and reaching a $25 ceiling years later.
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Redlands
Calif
Chester Arthur Reed
Reed
U.S. Postal Service
Mary Brunkhorst
Postal Service
Air Force
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