Urgent call to curb warming of Earth atmosphere
Scientists warn Congress of rapid accelerating global warming that risks fundamental changes to civilization. George M Woodwell and Stephen Schneider urge stabilizing atmospheric gases and expanding research to buy time to assess and mitigate damage.
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Washington
George M. Woodwell
Woods Hole Research Center
Congress
Stephen Schneider
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Huge Cash Gap After Wells Fargo Bag Falls on I 95
More than 100 drivers halted on a four lane highway as a bag containing up to 400000 dollars spilled from a Wells Fargo truck. Trooper Dennis Yeager described chaos while authorities assess the missing amount. The incident occurred when the armored back door opened near midnight on Interstate 95.
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Miami
Wells Fargo
Florida Highway Patrol
Dennis Yeager
C.M. Firth
Sentiment: Heat expected this afternoon and tonight
Temperatures may rise above 100 this afternoon with a low in the 70s. Tomorrow skies are mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and a high in the upper 90s.
Deaths Roy C Hickman Aiken Maggie Oliphant Aiken
Obituary notices list Roy C Hickman Maggie Oliphant and Lee Peeler and Pearl E Powell with notice to see details on Page 9A for more information.
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Roy C. Hickman
Aiken
Maggie Oliphant
Lee Peeler
Edgefield
Pearl E. Powell
North Augusta
Soviets Present Global Zero-Range Missiles Proposal in Geneva
In Geneva the Soviet side will formally present Mikhail Gorbachev's plan for global elimination of intermediate and shorter range missiles. The talks aim to remove a key obstacle in disarmament negotiations with the United States, with Alexei Obukhov leading the Soviet team and Maynard Glitman heading the U.S. delegation.
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Geneva
U.S
Mikhail Gorbachev
Evguene Yagozkin
Terry Schroeder
Washington
Moscow
Tass
Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Asia
United States
Alexei Obukhov
Maynard Glitman
Obukhov
Shultz Reveals Lag in Iran Contra News Discovery
Secretary of State George P. Shultz testified he learned the United States had sold weapons to Iran only from news reports published months after the act. He said he felt sick to his stomach upon realizing the scope of the secret arms transfers and the lack of informing him.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
United States
Iran
Shultz
Reagan
White House
National Security
John Poindexter
Lebanon
House
Senate
George Shultz
Contributions Pouring Into North Defense Fund
More than 1.2 million dollars in public contributions have flowed into the Oliver North Legal Assistance Fund since he testified at the Iran-Contra hearings. Fund trustees, all former U.S. Naval Academy classmates, said the response was unbelievable with mail piling up and staff hired to handle it. North, a Marine lieutenant colonel, testified about arranging diverted proceeds from weapons sales to aid the Nicaraguan Contras and faces possible prosecution by special counsel Lawrence E. Walsh.
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North
National Security Council
Reagan
U.S
Iran
Lawrence E. Walsh
House
Senate
Sea Lobster Auction Opens Brunch Fundraiser
A Christian Women's Club brunch at Houndslake Country Club featured a 23 pound lobster donated by Kroger of Aiken. The crustacean was auctioned for 105 dollars and later grilled at a pool party by several local couples to support Stonecroft Ministries missionaries.
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Christian Women’s Club
Houndslake Country Club
Kroger of
Aiken
Huston
Lois Johnson
Mark
Janet Taylor
Gale
Harry Smiley
Barry
Missy Johnson
George
Dawn Mitchell
Suort
Stonecroft Ministries
Mac Tyler
Kroger
Hitchcock Plaza
NASA Faces Criticism Over Responsibility in Shuttle Safety
A National Research Council panel accuses NASA managers of dodging accountability by hiding behind oversight boards. It urges officials to name individuals responsible for final shuttle decisions and notes staffing concerns in NASA safety offices while praising some progress.
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Washington
National Research Council
NASA
Space Agency
Alton D. Slay
NRC
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
James C. Fletcher
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Huff
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STS
Alton Slay
Slay
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