Bismarck Found Off Brittany Coast After 48 Years
The German battleship Bismarck lies upright and intact 600 miles west of Brest under 15,000 feet of water after being located by the Argo robot. Expedition leader Dr. Robert Ballard confirms the sunken ship and notes no human remains near the wreck. A memorial service was held aboard an expedition ship.
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Boston
France
Argo
Robert Ballard
Brest
Brittany
Ballard
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cape Cod
Bismarck
City OK to Dig Canal Around Rocky Flats Reservoir
Broomfield officials celebrate EPA approval to resume digging a ditch around a reservoir to divert a stream tainted at the Rocky Flats plant. City Manager George DiCiero says work starts today as Gov. Romer seeks state testing and monitoring of hazardous waste with DOE oversight reduced.
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Broomfield
Colo
Rocky Flats
George DiCiero
Environmental Protection Agency
DiCiero
Roy Romer
Washington, D.C
James D. Watkins
Department of Energy
Romer
Rocky Fats
DOE
Boater Registration Rises While Skills Lag Behind
In Georgetown officials warn 10 000 South Carolina residents register new boats yearly yet many lack basic boating knowledge. Sgt Earl Graham cites examples of inexperienced boaters with large craft and no idea how to operate or what a wake is. Registrations rose from 211 067 in 1984 to 250 835 in 1988 and are expected to grow.
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Georgetown
South Carolina
Charleston
Earl Graham
State Department of Wildlife and Marine Resources
Mail Rates Offer Bulk Savings for Subscriptions
The notice lists mail rates: $5.40 for 3 months, $16.20 for 6 months, $32.40 for 12 months, and $64.80 for 24 months.
Gorbachev Opens New Era With West Germany Visit
Soviet leader Gorbachev begins state visit to Bonn as he seeks postwar European reconciliation. He and Chancellor Kohl plan a declaration of common goals and 11 agreements on cultural commercial and political ties amid East West arms talks and NATO summit references.
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Bonn
West Germany
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Europe
Moscow
NATO
U.S
Gorbachev
Helmut Kohl
Kohl
Klein
Bush
Cologne
Richard von Weizsaecker
Twin Quakes in L A Highlight Hidden Faults Beneath City
Twin quakes measuring 4.5 and 4.3 on the Richter scale struck Los Angeles causing minor damage and one injury. Seismologists warn of ongoing aftershocks while noting the Elysian Park Fault runs beneath many core areas.
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L.A
Los Angeles
U.S. Geological Survey
Lucile Jones
Elysian Park
Montebello
Sheila Dic
Michael Guerin
California Office of Emergency Services
California
Jones
Los Angeles Basin
Corona
Whittier
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Santa Monica
Malibu
Whittier Narrows
Argentina leader quits early amid riot crisis
President Alfonsin announced he would step down on June 30 amid economic chaos that sparked hunger riots. Vice President Martinez would resign with him, as violence left at least 14 dead and dozens injured. Menem said early inauguration would be impossible.
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Washington
Bush
Richard Ayres
National Clean Air Coalition
Alfonsin
Victor Martinez
Carlos Menem
AP Laserphoto
Raul Alfonsin
Army Corps Blasted For Lake Work
U S Rep Derrick criticizes the Savannah River Basin drought management by the Army Corps of Engineers in a GAO report. The district’s plan allegedly underestimated downstream water needs and failed to plan for worst case drought, potentially lowering lake levels and streamflows during recreation and power operations.
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Washington
U.S
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Savannah River
Corps of Engineers
Savannah
Derrick
General Accounting Office
Corps
Georgia-South Carolina
Charleston News and Courier
GAO
Congress
Hartwell
Russell and Thurmond
Supreme Court Asked To Consider D C Death Case
Three days before execution Ronald Rusty Woomer awaits action on a stay from the Supreme Court or Gov. Carroll Campbell. The stay request goes to Chief Justice Rehnquist. a full court vote is needed for a stay or certiorari. Campbell may grant clemency as Woomer faces execution for Della Sellers’s death amid a 1979 crime spree.
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Supreme Court
D.C
Washington
Ronald
Rusty
Woomer
U.S. Supreme Court
Carroll Campbell
High Court
South Carolina
William Rehnquist
Palmetto State
Kathy Arberg
Rehnquist
South Carolina Supreme Court
Campbell
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Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
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Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
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Pacific Ocean
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Army Corps
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Myrtle Beach
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