31 Dec 1992
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1992
Page
1
President Bush arrived in Mogadishu to praise about 1,000 American troops and relief officials active in Operation Restore Hope. He spoke of pride and gratitude for the humanitarian effort as he toured a refugee center near the capital amid famine and disease.
State Highway Patrol shifts to harsher tactics for New Year’s Eve, deploying more troopers and checkpoints on risky roads to curb drunken driving. Officials cite declines in highway fatalities but warn holidays still bring higher deaths. Mothers Against Drunk Driving calls for accountability amid persistent risk from alcohol related crashes.
Secretary of Energy James Watkins authorized restart of the HB-Line plutonium processing facility at Savannah River Site. The line will refine plutonium-238 into oxide for NASA Cassini mission power needs, with an 18 to 24 month campaign aiming to process about 50 kilograms. WSRC said restart followed safety board oversight and DOE readiness reviews after upgrades worth 100 million dollars to withstand earthquakes, with final fabrication at Los Alamos for fuel forms.
Forecasters predict a foggy New Year with dense fog tonight and Friday morning. Expect mostly cloudy skies, a 20 percent rain chance afternoon, highs mid 60s, then Saturday near mid 50s and Sunday in mid 40s with nights in upper 30s. Long range notes from state climatologist David J. Smith warn of more moisture for winter and possible January February snow or sleet, plus tropical storm risk next summer or fall. July could be pivotal for farmers as El Nino influences weather.
Claims fell in mid December marking the first drop in three weeks and the ninth decline in 13 weeks. The report noted the average number of unemployed filing initial claims near a low point, with the national figure around a thousand higher on some days and steady into year end.
Ling Ling the National Zoo’s 28 year old giant panda died under unknown causes on Wednesday ending America’s only resident female panda’s two decade reign. Zoo officials call her a celebrity who helped raise awareness for wildlife conservation and drew millions of visitors.
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