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December 3, 2004China: Mine disaster claims 166 lives The death toll in a major coal mine explosion in central China rose to 166 on Dec. 1, making it the deadliest accident in the country’s mining industry in years....
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Charges dropped against Methodist 3
December 3, 2004Cuba News MILWAUKEE — All charges against the “Methodist 3” travelers to Cuba have been dropped. The three, Theron “Terry” Mills, Dollara Greene-Evans and William Ferguson Jr., each faced $7,500 fines stemming from their participation in...
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U.S. investigating travelers to Cuba
December 3, 2004Last summer, the Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan went to Cuba with over 100 volunteers, the vast majority of them from the U.S., as did a comparable number of persons organized by the Venceremos Brigade, a...
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Top Indian cleric charged with murder
December 3, 2004CHENNAI, India — A high- profile Hindu religious leader, Shankaracharya Jayendra Saras-wathi, has been arrested as a primary suspect in the Sept. 3 killing of one his most vocal critics, A. Sankararaman, the manager of the...
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Buoyed by struggle, CPUSA readies for fight
December 3, 2004NEW YORK — An overflow crowd of more than 200 Communist Party (CPUSA) National Committee members and guests packed the Winston Unity auditorium here Nov. 20-21 to assess the Nov. 2 election results. The CPUSA’s national...
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