Diamond mystery widens as brokers vanish in NYC
Chicago broker Abraham Shafizadeh, missing since July 28, is suspected to carry diamonds worth 250000 to 300000. Police probe links to organized crime amid murder of another diamond dealer and a missing fortune of gems in New York and Puerto Rico. Hakimi family seeks clues, noting absence of decisive leads.
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Queena
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Atlas Centaur rocket fails minutes after liftoff at Canaveral
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a 49.4 million Atlas Centaur rocket carrying an Intelsat TVA satellite exploded minutes after liftoff. The failure occurred 55 seconds into flight with all data lost seven seconds later. Officials cited engine area trouble and control loss as the Centaur stage broke apart and debris landed in the Atlantic Ocean. The setback delays the next Intelsat IV A launch and other Atlas Centaur flights pending investigation.
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Franklin teachers end 16 day strike with unanimous contract
Franklin Mass AP reports a 16 day strike by 286 teachers ended as negotiators ratified a three year contract with a seniority clause to shield veterans. Over 3 teachers faced jail or court actions for contempt and were ineligible to vote in person during the meeting.
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Franklin Education Association
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Concorde landing rights move to Supreme Court battle
The Fort Authority of New York and New Jersey will appeal a federal ruling on test landings for the Concorde at JFK Airport. The U S Court of Appeals upheld lifting the ban but allowed the authority to set new noise standards. Chief Judge Kaufman urged faster testing amid fears of delays in the technology.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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New Jersey
John F. Kennedy International Airport
U.S. Court of Appeals
Irving Kaufman
Hijackers Free Four More Hostages In Japan Air Lines Crisis
News from Dacca reports that hijackers of a Japan Air Lines DC8 released four additional hostages including a Japanese woman an Indonesian woman and an Egyptian couple as they seek fourty million dollars in ransom. Authorities continue negotiations while efforts to round up money and remaining prisoners proceed.
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Japan Air Lines
Japan
United States
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Tokyo
Asahi Evening News
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Libya
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Lebanon
U.S
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Jagan
New York
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DCS
Takeo Fukuda
Hijacters
Lottery numbers and Catholic priest joint outreach
Maryland Numbers Game winners 9 eight two and Pennsylvania daily lottery 2a two eight three are reported. In Houston a Roman Catholic Franciscan priest Rev Roberto Flores is installed by three Lutheran congregations as minister of outreach to promote social service in local neighborhoods.
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Roberto ‘Flores
Thirsty rats invade homes near Frisco Bay
Thirsty rats and ants invade San Francisco Bay Area homes amid a two year drought in California. Exterminators report a 10 to 40 percent rise in calls as residents conserve water and dry creeks reduce puddles. Argentine ants travel in large packs seeking water and sweets, prompting nuisance concerns across suburbs like Walnut Creek Concord and Moraga.
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Calif
San Francisco
Bay Area
California
Pater Davidson
Corky
Davidson
Walnut Creek
Concord
Moraga
Oakland
bin Wallace
Contra Costa County
Carl Koehler
The
University
Berkley
Koehler
Joe Threat
Parents ask judge to allow pulling life support
In Madison Wisconsin the parents of an 18 year old man asked Dane County Judge Robert Pekowsky to order removing life support after doctors at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals testified there was no brain activity. The judge had issued a temporary injunction to halt removal last week. Dr Marvin Birnbaum cited fixed eyes and absent brain function while saying biological functions could be maintained artificially.
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Dane County
Robert Pekowsky
University of Wisconsin
Wuanes Wie Sequesumay
Birnbaum
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