France pushes for Palestinian representation in talks
France seeks Palestinians from east Jerusalem to join the Middle East peace conference aligning with PLO chairman Yasser Arafat who accuses Washington of breaking a promise. Israel says it will attend only if east Jerusalem Palestinians are excluded while peace activists cite internal docs showing intensified settlement construction in the occupied territories with thousands of prefabs planned. Saudi Arabia and Egypt offer to end the Arab boycott if settlements halt.
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France
East Jerusalem
Middle East
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Washington
Jerusalem
Israel
David
Levy
Saudi Arabia
Aiken teachers explore Earth science lessons with Soviet angle
Borst from Kennedy Middle School proposes using computers in earth science classrooms and learning from Soviet education shifts. Graves of Redcliffe Elementary notes success boosting environmental knowledge as students work with trees in a greenhouse. Borst’s Russian language skills may aid a forthcoming presentation and his 1971 visit to the Soviet Union informs his inquiry.
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South Carolina
Redcliffe
Soviet Union
Graves
Redcliffe Elementary
Borst
Kennedy Middle School
Heat and power records amid peak July heat across South Carolina
Heat wild with Duke Power and Santee Cooper reporting new peak demands as temperatures soar across the region. Duke Power hit an all time high around 14,805 megawatts on Tuesday, then 14,578 the day before, and 14,721 on Wednesday. Collected airport readings show 99 degrees in Columbia, 97 in Charleston and Greenville Spartanburg. Rainfall remains above normal in Charleston, while York County stays hot and dry with only 1.64 inches this month. A high pressure system off the coast keeps afternoons hot with thundershowers likely through mid August.
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Duke Power
Tim Bowen
Santee Cooper
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Columbia Metropolitan
Charleston
Greenville-Spartanburg
National Weather Service
Ruth Oliver
Ms. Oliver
York County
Bill Culp
Winthrop College
Dr. Smith
South Carolina
Feds and States Under Fire for Toxic Water Cleanups
A GAO report faults the EPA for slow action and cites widespread pollution. It blames states for lax quality checks on waterways and notes only 529 of 18 770 polluted sites were accelerated cleanups under the Clean Water Act amendments. The hearing was set for the day.
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Washington
America
General Accounting Office
Environmental Protection Agency
GAO
Congress
Associated Press
EPA
Mike Synar
D-Okla
House
Government Operations
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Weight Loss Pills Studied By European Researchers
European researchers publish a study in the British Journal of Nutrition on a natural ingredient in a food tablet claimed to aid weight loss. An overweight Daytona Beach woman using the product for 12 years reportedly shed 30 pounds and improved cholesterol, while a Wilmington pharmacist said 14 pounds dropped in 15 days. The product, Food Source One, is available through physicians and pharmacies without a prescription, as it is not a drug. Copies of the study are offered by National Dietary Research with a small postage fee.
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Europe
Journal of Nutrition
Daytona Beach
Florida
Wilmington
North Carolina
National Dietary Research
Washington, DC
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