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Nation in brief
Compiled from Times wires Report: United plans Chapter 11 filing todayCHICAGO -- United Airlines plans to file today for federal bankruptcy court protection, the Associated Press reported Sunday, quoting an unnamed source close to the company. The Chapter 11 filing would be the largest airline bankruptcy in U.S. history, and one of the nation's largest bankruptcies ever. A United spokesman did not return calls Sunday night, including several made to an after-hours pager. The airline had declined to comment earlier in the day, despite reports from union sources that the company's board of directors was meeting for the second day to discuss the situation. Sources: Bush chooses new treasury secretaryWASHINGTON -- President Bush has chosen CSX Corp. Chairman John W. Snow as the new treasury secretary, administration sources said Sunday. Snow, who was a Transportation Department official in the Ford administration, has accepted the job and will be nominated as long as nothing disqualifying turns up in the final stages of the White House's review, the sources said. Snow is chairman, president and chief executive of CSX, a freight and transportation conglomerate. Snow is to replace Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, who was fired by Bush Friday. Guard offers heating advice in cold, dark N.C.DURHAM, N.C. -- In a region left dark and cold by a major ice storm, National Guard volunteers went door to door Sunday to show residents how to safely heat their homes after two people died of carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to keep warm. More than 200 people have sought medical help for carbon monoxide poisoning since the ice storm downed trees and power lines Thursday. Duke Power, which had 1.3-million customers in the Carolinas without electricity after the ice storm Thursday, had restored power to more than half of them as of Sunday afternoon. However, Duke said it would take it until midnight Wednesday before a majority of its Durham customers had service restored. Carolina Power & Light, which serves most of the state east of Durham, was still working to return power to about 142,000 customers. The state's rural electric cooperatives reported about 19,000 without power Sunday. Guam seeks help after severe typhoon strikesHAGATNA, Guam -- A day after Guam was raked by a severe typhoon with wind gusts estimated at more than 180 mph, the U.S. territory today asked for a federal disaster declaration. Although Typhoon Pongsona had moved away from the U.S. territory, Guam still was being shaken by winds up to 70 mph. No deaths were reported, but the entire island was without electricity, and water and sewer systems aren't expected to be fully operational for several weeks, Gov. Carl Gutierrez said today. Also . . .DEAD FAMILY'S PROPERTY SOLD: The Bassett, Va., home and belongings of a murdered family were auctioned off by relatives Saturday to pay family debts. Michael and Mary Short were found dead in their home Aug. 15. Jennifer, 9, was missing until Sept. 24, when her skeletal remains were discovered near Stoneville, N.C. The case remains unsolved. The auction raised about $140,000 to pay off back taxes and other debts, including a home mortgage.
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