Declines in Orders and Construction in February Reported
US factory orders dropped 1.4 percent in February 1985 led by defense equipment and petroleum fuels cuts, the Commerce Department said. Construction rose 1.2 percent with single family homes fueling the gains. San Francisco aftershocks followed the previous day’s quake, while Indianapolis authorities said James A. Cooley was murdered, not suicided, by hammer blows.
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Washington
U.S
Feffie Commerce Department
Commerce Department
Department
San Francisco
Calif
San Francisco Bay Area
Edna King
U.S. Geological Survey
Menlo Park
King
Indianapolis
Lake County
Jack F. Crawford
Indianapolis Star
Hobart
James A. Cooley
Carbide Faces Record Fines Appeal in West Virginia
Union Carbide will appeal nearly 1.4 million in federal safety fines after OSHA cited 221 violations over three years. Eight violations were willful including lack of respirators for workers exposed to phosgene, company president Robert D. Kennedy called the allegations outrageous.
Fox Killing Project Targets Aleutian Foxes on Kiska Island
On Kiska Island in Alaska thousands of poison pellets were spread by helicopter to cull foxes endangering the Aleutian Canada goose. About 700 to 750 foxes are expected to be affected as the aim is to restore a goose colony for the species.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Kiska Island
Aleutian Island
U.S. Fish and Wildife Service
Jon Nelson
Oil Slick Spreads 61 Miles on Ohio River
Coast Guard and EPA officials trace a heavy black oil slick stretching 61 miles from Pomeroy Ohio down the Ohio River. Lt Kevin Maehler says a sample tested black heavy and oily with a strong odor. EPA Philadelphia leads the investigation with Coast Guard help.
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Huntington
W.va
Coast Guard and
Environmental
Pomeroy
Ohio
Kevin Maehler
U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office
Environmental Protection Ency Office
Philadelphia
Coast Guard
Maehler
Plane Crash in Mexico Kills 166 Passengers and Crew
Mexicana Airlines jet crashes into El Carbon mountain 90 miles northwest of Mexico City. Nine Americans among 166 dead. Bodies returned to the capital as coroners collect evidence for identification. NTSB team assists, cockpit and flight data recorders examined. Witnesses describe the blast and fire, the disaster the worst in Mexican history.
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Mexico City
Mexicana Airlines
Mexicana
U.S
Vincent Hovanec
el Carbon
Federal Communications and Transporation Department
Enrique Mendez Fernandez
Civil Aeronautics Agency
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Los An
Geles
Puerto Vallarta
Mazatlan
Robert Jimenez
Morelia
April Fool's Day Prank Shuts Down Providence Airwaves
Rhode Island capital faced a flood of calls after WHJY FM host Carolyn Fox announced a faux Providence Labor Action Relations Board decision to close the city. Police and City Hall received hundreds of inquiries before Fox revealed the joke at 7 30 a.m. The luncheon of ruses mocked by Glenn Stewart of WHJY.
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Providence
Kul
Rhode Island
Glenn Stewart
Whjy-Fm
Carolyn Fox
Providence Labor Action Relations Board Committee
Fox
Wproam
WPRO
Stewart
City Hall
WHJY
Commission Urges Stronger Fight Against Organized Crime
Washington AP The Presidential Commission on Organized Crime urges state law enforcement to use electronic surveillance and grand juries to tackle mobs outlaw motorcycle gangs and ethnic crime groups. It projects annual organized crime proceeds up to 55 billion dollars with over 400 000 jobs lost and a 100 billion dollar annual impact.
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Washington
Commission
Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates of
Philadelphia
Irving Kaufman
Challenger salvage chief says joint section destroyed in disaster
Cape Canaveral AP chief of the Challenger salvage says the exact rocket joint that triggered the explosion was undoubtedly destroyed in the crash. He expects surrounding pieces to aid cause analysis and notes a section from the right booster has been identified.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Edward A. O'Connor
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Contact Details
Aiken Standard provides numbers for subscriptions and classifieds. Offices are at 124 Rutland Drive and mailing address is Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Customer service hours are 5 30 p m to 7 p m weekdays and 8 a m to 10 30 a m Sunday.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Emergency numbers list from Aiken Standard
Poison Control Center 648-7000 S C Highway Patrol 648-1346 Salley Fire 258-3700 Salley Police 256-2449 Sheriff’s Department 648-6811 Sheriff Long Distance 100-922-9709 Volunteer Fire Departments 648-6811 Wagener Fire 564-5555 Wagener Police 564-5411 Widowed Persons Assn. 649-7505.
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Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley Police
Sheriff's Department
Volunt Fire Departments
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
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Lisa DeVries
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Holland
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Lansing
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Ala
University of Alabama
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Mike Ellis
Ohio River
Notimex
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Coroner's Office
Mickey Mouse
Katerina Lycheva
Disneyland
Katya
Samantha Smith
Soviet Union
United States
Mitchell Zuckoff
Associated Press
Sandra Mashburn
Augusta
Southside
Aiken, S
Aiken
SPS
PBM
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken Police
Emerg
HCA
Aiken Regional
Jackson
New Ellenton
North Augusta
Imuncations Inc
P.O
Rutland Dr
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