Missile Dropped From US Jet Lands on Mountain Near Hiroshima
A Sparrow missile fell from an F-4 Phantom during a training flight near Iwakuni, Japan, about 489 miles southwest of Tokyo, with no explosions or injuries reported. Officials could not determine why it dropped. The incident involved a US defense facility and a Marine base. The other item notes the IRS backlog and filing progress for the tax season with refunds typically around five weeks.
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Tokyo
U.S
Hiroshima
Defense
Setsuko Sakuraba
Defense Facilities Administration Agency
Iwakuni
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
House members urge NRC to keep local approval rules for reactors
More than 100 House members press the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to maintain current rules requiring state and local consent for accident contingency plans before licensing any reactor. They oppose a February proposal to license Shoreham and Seabrook without local evacuation plans. Both plants cost over 4 billion dollars and sit near New York Massachusetts and New Hampshire borders. The governors of New York and Massachusetts refuse to cooperate on evacuation plans within a 10 mile zone. The NRC began a 60 day rulemaking clock after a 4 1 vote to consider full power licenses over local objections.
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Washington
House
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Shoreham
Seabrook
New York
Massachusetts
Long Island
New Hampshire
Commission
Byrd Pushes $3.5 Billion Acid Rain Research Plan
Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd urged the Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee to back a 10-year, 3.5 billion plan to study cleaner coal burning. He argued the proposal would balance environmental needs with economic impacts while expanding the Reagan era 2.5 billion, five-year program.
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Washington
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Capitol Hill
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Energy Research and Development
Reagan Administration
Congress
Buddy Rich Dies at 69 in Los Angeles
Jazz drummer Buddy Rich died at 69 in UCLA Medical Center after outpatient chemotherapy for a brain tumor. A vaudeville child star turned Big Band standout, Rich toured for decades and led his own group after World War II claiming to be the best drummer.
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Los Angeles
Buddy Rich
Rich
Ucla Medical Center
Curly Rocks
Artie Shaw
Tommy Dorsey
Ted Williams
Lehman Warns New Zealand on Nuclear Policy in Farewell Speech
John F. Lehman, ending six years as Navy secretary, criticized New Zealand for anti nuclear policies and signaled changes in Marine Corps embassy guard training. He announced his resignation set for February and a departure by late next week. Lehman urged reduced trade with New Zealand which bans port calls by ships declaring nuclear weapons free. He accused Wellington of plotting to appease leftists by striking at the U S Navy.
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Washington
Navy
John F. Lehman
New Zealand
Marine Corps
Lehman
National Press Club
United States Navy
Senate Passes Welfare Reform Measure
The Senate unanimously approved the Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals Act sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy. The plan offers states cash bonuses for placing long term welfare recipients into private or unsubsidized jobs, with about 3700 dollars per person over three years after welfare savings are shown.
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Washington
Senate
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Jobless Rate Falls To 6.6 Percent In March
The Labor Department reports unemployment at 6.6 percent in March, the lowest in seven years, as total employment declines by 127,000 while payrolls add 165,000 jobs. The Household survey shows a 14,000 drop, and manufacturing loses 24,000 while construction falls 47,000. Janet L. Norwood notes service industries led growth. goods producing lagged.
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Washington
Labor Department
Janet L. Norwood
Department
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Norwood
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Pope urges Chileans to fight evil and seek democracy
Pope John Paul II addressed about 80,000 in Santiago urging action against evil while bishops backed democracy. He noted violence at demonstrations and clashes with police and troops and met opposition figures, planning Mass and a beatification in the capital.
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Santiago
Chile
John Paul II
Augusto Pinochet
John Paul
Conference of Bishops
Pinochet
ORBE
Santia
Go Park
Teresa
National Stadium
Freddy Ormeno
Filamir Landeros
Soviet Union conducts third underground nuclear test
Moscow reports a third underground nuclear test at Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan after resuming tests post a unilateral moratorium. Tass described the blast as aimed at perfecting military technology with no yield details provided.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Central Asia
Tass
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Kremlin
United States
Semipalatinsk
Kazakhstan
U.S
Hiroshima
Japan
Triple Crown Alert eMac and Cheese Hash Rice
A brief item notes a novelty dish or menu item named eMac and Cheese Hash Rice attracting attention in a dining context. It hints at a playful food twist likely featured at a restaurant or event. No specific people or organizations are named.
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Contact Details
Advertisements and news tips can be reached via listed phone numbers 649-5316 649-1555 and 648-2311 for ideas ads and customer service. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays with mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 subscription payments to Aiken Standard PBM.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
PBM
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Utland Drive
Emergency numbers aid North Augusta residents in crisis
Local agency list shows contact points for emergency services including the Salley Fire, Salley Police, Sheriff's Department, and North Augusta through the South Carolina Highway Patrol and a dispatch center. Names appearing include Sheriff Long and a state control center for deaf and emergency access.
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Jazz Dummer
Tegan
Pope John Paul II
Pope
la Bandera
Ximena Cornejo
U.S.S.R
Bobby
Augusta Road
North Augusta
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken Police
Emerg
HCA
Jackson Police
New Ellenton
New Holland
Ulance
Volun
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
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