Ozone Depletion Linked to Human Emissions
Scientists report evidence from Antarctica linking chlorine monoxide to ozone loss at high altitudes. The studies point to man made chlorofluorocarbons as the cause, a finding discussed at a Senate hearing and noted after U.S. bans on aerosol uses.
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New York
Antarctica
Nature
Senate
Philip Solomon
State University of New York
Stony Brook
United States
Genes linked to heart disease risk found in mice
Beverly Paigen of Oakland Children’s Hospital told a Jackson Laboratory gathering in Bar Harbor that mice with varying HDL levels helped uncover genes that may govern heart disease susceptibility. She suggested similar human genes could identify people at high or low risk of atherosclerosis.
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Bar Harbor
Maine
Beverly Paigen
Oakland Children’s Hospital
Oakland
Calif
Jackson Laboratory
Paigen
Weather outlook with a chance of storms tonight and tomorrow
Skies will be mostly fair tonight with a 20 percent chance of thunder showers and a low in the 70s. Partly cloudy tomorrow with a 40 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers and a high in the 90s. Details on Page 9A.
Death notices for several residents listed
Obituary notices list Azilee Jackson Wagoner George L Jackson Augusta Mery Lyon Johnston George A Yarbrough and Alfred J Zeller with details continued on Page 9A and notification of their passing in the local paper.
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Azilee Jackson
Wagoner
George L. Jackson
Augusta
Mery Lewis Lyon
Johnston
George A. Yarbrough
Aiken
Alfred J. Zeller
Regan Says He Warned Reagan on Secret Iran Arms Sales
Former White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan told congressional investigators he urged President Reagan to drop secret arms deals with Iran. He said he did not know of a formal December 1985 document approving the weapons sale and noted other aides met with Reagan without his knowledge. Regan’s testimony came as Iran-Contra hearings edge toward a conclusion with Defense Secretary Weinberger expected to testify.
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Washington
White House
Donald Regan
Congressional
Reagan
Iran
Regan
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
National Security
John Poindexter
CIA
William Casey
U.S
National Security Council
Poindexter
Casey
Oliver L. North
NSC
Edwin Meese III
North
Economy Outperforms Forecasts with 0.8% June Gain
The Commerce Department index of leading indicators rose 0.8 percent in June, the fifth straight monthly advance and the best showing since March. The report supports a view of moderate growth with the 56th month of expansion in progress, and analysts expect 2.5 to 3 percent GNP growth in the second half.
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Washington
Commerce Department
GNP
David Wyss
Data Resources Inc
Lexington
Mass
Wyss
Protections Could End Saturday at Savannah River Plant
Du Pont may withdraw from SRP contract as protections under Price Anderson act expire Saturday. House vote 226-193 defeated amendment to raise contractor liability. Rep. Derrick pressured colleagues to block the change while Du Pont warns of possible DOE withdrawal without extended legal protections.
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du Pont
Savannah River
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
House
Derrick
Edgar S. Woolard
Aiken
Department of Energy
SRP
Couple Dies In Home Fire In Aiken County
Aiken County coroner reports Henry Horn age in his 70s and Doris Horn age 65 died after a mobile home fire just after 11 PM near Shiloh Heights Road. Neighbors and 31 firefighters responded. the blaze was caused by a smoldering cigarette on a living room sofa and is under routine investigation.
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Aiken
Henry
Doris Horn
S.C
Aiken County
Sue R. Townsend
Townsend
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Fire Department
ADPS
Charles Cupp
Cupp
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