Tritium Gas Leak At SRP Falls Short Of Alert Levels
A small amount of tritium gas escaped the Savannah River Plant during routine maintenance but did not trigger state emergency procedures. No injuries occurred and no evacuations were needed. Officials say the projected dose beyond plant boundaries is 0.2 millirem, with monitoring continuing to track the plume.
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Savannah River
Chris Leyes
du Pont
SRP
Defense
Leyes
South Carolina
Georgia
Picasso Noted In Seized Porn Shop Art Discovery
Orlando police planned to burn a charcoal nude drawing found with seized pornography but realized it bore Picasso markings after inspection. City property manager Phil Edwards noticed the framed piece and identified the abstract image and pencil markings.
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Orlando
Fla
Picasso
City
Phil Edwards
Local Obituaries of Aiken and North Augusta Names
Death notices list individuals Edward Berry Aiken Bernard Blocker Albert Brodie Perry Carver Mary Coward Patricia McCool Leon Cutts Bennie Padgett. The brief entries provide basic identifications and places in Aiken North Augusta and Bath.
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Edward A. Berry
Aiken
Bernard M. Blocker
Albert L. Brodie
Perry
Eugene Carver
Mary S. Coward
Patricia G. McCool
North Augusta
Leon R. Cutts
Edgefield
Bennie A. Padgett
Bath
Liability Could Be Increased Tenfold For Nuclear Power Plant Operators
The House approved a major overhaul of the no fault insurance for nuclear power plants raising liability to 7 billion dollars and sending the measure to the Senate amid warnings from Du Pont over SRP operations. The Price Anderson act expires Saturday and critics warn costs could reach 150 billion in a severe accident.
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House
Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
du Pont
Savannah River
SRP
Soviet Union
Chernobyl
Philip Sharp
D-Ind
House Energy and Commerce
Morris K. Udall
Dariz
Interior Committee
Sharp
Energy Department
General Accounting Office
United States
Maine
Plane Crashes Into Mexico City Traffic Killing Dozens
A Boeing 377 cargo plane en route to Miami slammed into crowded Mexico City traffic on the eight lane Mexico-Toluca Highway, then hit a restaurant and exploded. At least 37 people died and 18 horses onboard were bound for events in Virginia and Massachusetts.
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Mexico City
Miami
Mexico-Toluca
Jose Domingo Ramirez Garrido Ab
Pina
Alejandro Perez Palma
Perez
Lomas Santa Fe
Elaine Carey
Carlos Padilla
Rick Moore
Robert Banta
Bryan Stuart
Federico Fernandez
Ruben Rodriguez Monterde
Ruben Rodriguez Enriquez
Mexican Equestrian Federation
Virginia
Massachusetts
Reagan to have skin cancer removed at Bethesda
President Reagan plans a late day procedure at Bethesda Naval Hospital to remove a basal cell carcinoma from the tip of his nose. He acknowledged sun exposure caused the recurring cancer and said the operation will use local anesthesia with the president awake.
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Washington
Reagan
Bethesda Naval Hospital
America
Reagan rejects pardon for Iran Contra figures, Regan testifies
Former White House aide Donald Regan testified that President Reagan shot down a pardon for Iran Contra figures John Poindexter and Oliver North last December. He recalled Reagan saying he would not accuse them of a crime in advance and that the issue never came up again.
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Washington
White House
Donald Regan
Reagan
John Poindexter
Oliver North
Regan
Poindexter
Iran
Bill McCollum
R-Fla
CIA
William Casey
Casey
Oliver L. North
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Pardon Idea
Caspar Weinberger
Robert McFarlane
Lebanon
Oval Office
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