Call for choppers to speed delivery
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HELICOPTERS are urgently required in Sri Lanka, with relief workers and supplies unable to reach many parts of the devastated country because of the collapse of the local transport system.
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Preparing for the launch of 50 new flights from Reagan National Airport on Sunday, the airline has demanded that baggage handlers work overtime to prevent service disruptions like those that angered customers over Christmas weekend.
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By By Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Sep.
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By Glenn Garvin, The Miami Herald  Sep.
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By R.A. Dyer, and Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep.
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Paul Casey and Colin Montgomerie   issued a plea for European captain Ian Woosnam to spread the   workload around the team at next week's Ryder Cup in Ireland.
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By MARK WILSON, Courier & Press staff writer 46
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Leaders of the union representing mechanics and baggage handlers at US Airways would like to present a concession package to members within several days, the union said on Friday.
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By Serdar Tumgoren, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif.  Dec.
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The Prime Minister with a partially built Collins-class submarine in Adelaide yesterday. Photo: Penny Bradfield. Iraq&#39;s interim Government has requested that Australian troops
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 10--Emergency management officials in Johnston County enlisted a state helicopter equipped with a heat-sensing capability to fly over a smoldering debris dump fire Friday and identify hot spots.
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But the problem is far more serious for the local population. The lack of street names means unreliable postal delivery and potentially life-threatening delays in answering emergency calls.
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By Elaine Guregian, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 24--Better rev up.
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The Corps orders up a passle of new South African-designed and Israeli-made bomb-deflecting vehicles. Plus: Walter Reed is not the only problem -- so many docs deployed to Iraq means a military MD shortage at home. In Danger Room.
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The UK force in Afghanistan needs helicopters, a top commander says, after Tony Blair offers more resources.
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Bell/Agusta AB139s seem to be headed far and wide at the moment. Deliveries of the new medium twin to the Namibian government and, most recently, to philanthropist the Aga Khan (see sidebar) are recent ...
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BOGOTA/CARACAS  - Venezuela rushed to organize an air convoy for the handover of hostages held in Colombia by Marxist rebels, but said it would not go ahead until Friday or the weekend.