Maine boy dies after falling from pickup camper on I 95
An 11 year old from Springvale Maine fell from a door loose on a pickup camper and was killed on Interstate 95 near a welcome center. He had been sleeping in the camper when the door came loose and he fell onto the right southbound lane around 1205 a.m. Wednesday. He had no ID and his father reported him missing at 3 a.m. after stopping in a Savannah area welcome center. Dorchester County Coroner Jeff Rogers said authorities notified South Carolina officials who later informed the father of the death.
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Charleston
Maine
Charles A. Swartz
Springvale
Charles P.swartz
Dorchester County
Jeff Rogers
Ors Aan
Swartz
Savannah
South Carolina
Rogers
Ice thinning in Arctic area prompts warming concern
Nevada-size Arctic region lost about 95 cubic miles of ice over 11 years, a 15 percent drop that alarms scientists. Peter Wadhams cautions that the role of global warming remains uncertain while noting ongoing expectations of Earth's gradual warming from atmospheric gases and greenhouse effects.
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New York
Arctic
Artic
Peter Wadhams
Earth
Deaths in Georgia and nearby areas listed
Obituary notice lists Jessie F Brookins Waynesboro Ga Floyd Dickens Augusta Robert G Dunn North Augusta Maxine S Greathouse North Augusta Eunice B Kaminis Aiken Leola Maloud North Augusta Mary L Peterson Edgefield LW Rountree Barnwell details on Page 98 of the newspaper.
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Jessie F. Brookins
Waynesboro
Floyd Dickens
Augusta
Robert G. Dunn
North Augusta
Maxine S. Greathouse
Eunice B. Kaminis
Aiken
Leola Maloud
Mary L. Peterson
Edgefield
Public Service Benefits Seen Under Sales Tax in Aiken
Aiken County could fund public services through a 1 cent local option sales tax if voters approve the measure in November. Lyons of the South Carolina Association of Counties said the tax would grow with the economy and reduce tax delays tied to property funding. The plan would roll back property taxes in the first year, with specifics varying by county and city.
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Aiken County
Robert E
Bob) Lyons
South Carolina Association of Counties
Aiken
North Augusta
Lyons
Destructive Santa Barbara Firestorm Devastates Towns
A massive arson sparked firestorm destroyed 280 homes in Santa Barbara and burned thousands of acres across Southern California. More than 600 firefighters battled blazes overnight with dozens more expected as four years of drought and a heat wave fueled 60 mph winds. Residents fled as giant flames swept neighborhoods and ash drifted beyond 35 miles. No deaths reported but widespread damage and arson arrest in Orange County.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
California
U.S. Forest Service
Susan Mockenhaupt
Tim Grasey
Santa Barbara County
Mockenhaupt
Larry Ashton
Southwest Tries To Cope With Sweltering Heat
Heat wave grips the Southwest with Phoenix shelters for the homeless and beachgoers seeking relief as temperatures soar above 100 across Arizona and California. An enormous high pressure over New Mexico traps heat, while Los Angeles suffers blackouts and new heat related deaths occur as the region endures a blistering three to four day stretch.
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Phoenix
National Weather Service
Art Lessard
Firestorms rage as six firefighters die in Arizona blaze
Workers raced to cut gas lines while a Tonto National Forest fire killed six firefighters. In Montrose, Colorado, a lightning sparked ponderosa burn scorched about 1,000 acres.
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Arizona
Tonto National Forest
Montrose
Colo
NRC: Low level waste deemed harmless may be disposed as trash
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says about one third of the nation's low level nuclear waste is below regulatory concern allowing it to be disposed of as regular trash. The policy, welcomed by industry, drew consumer fury from Public Citizen's Joan Claybrook who urged removing NRC members. NRC Chair Kenneth Carr defended the plan saying it does not relax disposal rules and will shift focus to greater risks. Representative George Miller warned Congress will scrutinize the policy and a July 2 hearing was scheduled. Carr noted nationwide public forums will follow if not reversed.
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Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Weines
Joan Claybrook
Public Citizen
NRC
Kenneth M. Carr
Commission
Rockville
Carr
George Miller
D-Calif
House
Interior Subcommittee On
Energy
Congress
Hubble Flaw Cripples 1.5 Billion Scope
Washington reports a focusing flaw crippling the Hubble Space Telescope possibly from a prescription error in mirror manufacture. Two of five instruments will be nearly useless until a repair mission, planned for 1998, can be flown. Hughes Danbury Optical Co officials cite potential human error in testing the mirrors.
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Washington
NASA
Space Agency
Space Shurtle
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Danbury, Conn
Jack Rehnberg
Hughes Danbury Optical Co
City Manager Set for Lifetime Adventure Trip
Aiken city manager Roland H Windham will depart July 8 with 29 others on a Citizens Ambassador Program exchange to the Soviet Union. The itinerary includes Moscow Kiev and Odessa with three days in each city meeting officials and business representatives. Wind ham received council approval to use unused vacation time for the journey.
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Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Windham
Soviet Union
Moscow
Kiev
Odessa
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