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Thursday, March 17, 1977


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I ft Long both Spills would be environmental nightmares Peaceful island examines proposed super port's impact By ANDREW H MALCOLM KOROR Palau An international consortium of oil banking and industrial interests led by a New Yorker is planning a oil storage and transshipping station for supertankers on this island in the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific The Palau port to be called Port Pacific would be the first in a proposed network of such 1 ate oil entrepots on thinly populated islands where the waters are deep and the opposition is light The piers storag...
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New Castle News
December 4, 1918

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1918: Wilson travels to Europe for peace talks

President Woodrow Wilson made history today as he sailed to Versailles for World War I peace talks. In doing so, Wilson became the first U.S. president to travel to Europe while holding office. Read Full Story

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Zimbabwe hit by cholera

Zimbabwe has requested urgent international aid for a growing cholera outbreak which has killed more than 500 people in the African nation. The disease, which travels through contaminated food and water, is spreading rapidly through polluted rivers and ground wells. Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare, does not currently have running water as the government is unable to purchase the chemicals needed to clean tap water. Residents are using rivers or digging holes in the ground for drinking water. Unicef has pledged... Read Full Story