Inner core hotter than the sun claims geophysics study
Scientists using diamonds and laser pressure simulate Earth's inner core to estimate iron melting and core temperature around 12 420 degrees Fahrenheit far above prior estimates. The work by UC Berkeley and Caltech places the inner core hotter than the surface sun at about 10 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
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University of California At Berkeley
California Institute of Technology
Science
Thomas J. Ahrens
Caltech
Weather Warm But Cloudy Tomorrow Forecast
Tomorrow stays warm with mostly cloudy skies and a 30 percent chance of thunder showers. Tonight will be partly cloudy with temperatures in the upper 40s. Details on Page 12A.
Deaths in Several South Carolina Areas
Obituary brief lists deaths of Ernest J. Bryan of Edgefield Julian Hill of Aiken Alma Mae Gannus of Harlem Ga Floyd W. Gordon of Greenville Millwee Owens of Augusta Harry A Parker of Aiken Blanche Z Reynolds of Sumter details on Page 4B notification of passing with full obituaries to follow
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Ernest J. Bryan
Edgefield
Julian Hill
Aiken
Alma Mae Gannus
Harlem
Floyd W. Gordon
Greenville
Millwee Owens
Augusta
Harry A. Parker
Blanche Z. Reynolds
Sumter
Cook defies Masters greens for first round lead
John Cook used a new attitude and an old putter to tame glass slick greens at Augusta National. He shot 69 to grab the first round lead in the 51st Masters, noting the greens were as fast and scary as any he has faced and using just 24 putts.
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Augusta
John Cook
Cook
Augusta National Golf Club
Wholesale prices rise 0.4 percent in March driven by food costs
Wholesale prices increased 0.4 percent in March led by a 0.5 percent rise in food items including a 21 percent jump in fresh vegetables and 1.1 percent rise in pork. Coffee fell 2.3 percent while energy costs eased. The Producer Price Index stood at 29.23 with broader inflation trending at 5.5 percent annualized.
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Washington
Labor Department
Thurmond Seeks 25 Million for New Production Reactor
U S Senator Strom Thurmond urged the Senate Armed Services Committee to include 25 million dollars in next year’s defense spending bill for a new production reactor. House panels previously approved 20 million for design as concerns over aging DOE facilities at Savannah River and Hanford grow.
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Strom Thurmond
S.C
Department of Energy
Senate
House
Sen. Thurmond
Senate Armed Services Committee
House Armed Services Committee
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Appropriations Committee
Rep
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Les Aspin
NPR
Energy
John S. Herrington
DOE
Savannah River
Hanford
Richland
Wash
Chernobyl
SRP
Congress
Academy Denies It Is Looking At Plutonium Needs
The National Academy of Sciences says its review of DOE reactors focuses on safety and operations not material needs for defense. NAS spokesman Rick Borchelt and officials emphasize the panel has no mandate or security clearance to assess production quotas or plutonium supply.
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Academy
Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Savannah River
Columbia
S.C
Kai N. Lee
Northwest Power Planning Council
Seattle
Rick Borchelt
Associated Press
Department of Energy
Chernobyl
DOE
Borchelt
NAS
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