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Cemetery worker admits larceny - Courier-Post

Cemetery worker admits larceny - Courier-Post
A ranking employee at historic Harleigh Cemetery has pleaded guilty to third-degree grand larceny — but not here. Nancy M. Hilliard, 48, managed two municipal cemeteries in Rochester, N.Y., before she took a job as operations director for Harleigh

Security tightened in Myanmar amid possible demonstration - Boston Globe
YANGON, Myanmar Security was tightened Sunday in Myanmar’s largest city as rumors spread that pro-democracy activists would launch protests against an upcoming referendum on a draft constitution backed by the ruling military. Riot police and junta

North Korea mobilizes thousands to welcome first Olympic torch relay - Minneapolis Star Tribune
PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea mobilized tens of thousands of citizens on Monday to celebrate the Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang, the flame’s first visit to the authoritarian nation. Men in their best suits and women wearing traditional high

No disruptions as Olympic torch is celebrated in North Korea - International Herald Tribune
PYONGYANG, North Korea : North Korea mobilized tens of thousands of citizens on Monday to celebrate the Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang, the flame’s first visit to the authoritarian nation. Men in their best suits and women wearing traditional high

Truckers Rally In DC - WUSA
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Gares, an independent truck driver since 1974 who hauls mostly soft drinks these days, never dreamed he d be paying more than $4 per gallon for diesel. It takes 220 gallons to fill up his tractor-trailer rig, which gets a

Truckers protest high gasoline prices - Birmingham News
WASHINGTON (AP) Dave Gares, an independent truck driver since 1974 who hauls mostly soft drinks these days, never dreamed he’d be paying more than $4 per gallon for diesel. It takes 220 gallons to fill up his tractor-trailer rig, which gets a

Councilwoman seeks trust fund to maintain Freedom Corner - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Tonya Payne said today that she has a plan to fix and maintain the Hill District’s damaged Freedom Corner monument that involves transferring ownership to the city and raising money for a trust fund. Freedom Corner

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