Northwest Airlines Fined Over Blue Ice Engine Loss
Federal officials propose a 200000 fine against Northwest Airlines for improper maintenance after an engine separated from a Boeing 727 en route from Miami to Minneapolis on January 4 landing safely in Tampa. The incident caused no injuries and involved blue fluid fumes linked to fuel system contamination. Northwest seeks bond to reduce the penalty.
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Eagan
Minn
Northwest Airlines
Northwest
Florida
Miami
Minneapolis
Tampa
Fla
Ana Transportation Safety Board
Endara Warns Aid Delay Threatens Panama Democracy
Panamanian president Guillermo Endara warned democracy could fail without rapid U.S. economic aid as he enters day one of a hunger strike in the Metropolitan Cathedral. Endara, sworn in secretly after Noriega ouster, laments economic distress as Bush aid promises faced Congress and funds remained partly withheld. Suffering and hunger highlight the tenuous fiscal situation amid political turmoil.
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Panama City
Panama
U.S
Guillermo Endara
Endara
Associated Press
Metropolitan Cathedral
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Noriega
Ennara
United States
Bush
Congress
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates Note
Aiken Standard lists subscription rates for 3, 6, and 12 months. An odd line mentions The Akan Star and a mailing address PO Box 456 Ruslan Ore SC with unclear references to Commandatone inc and Anen SC 29002. The readable details mix pricing with garbled text and stray names.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Nase
Mewasey Mraz
Sen Commandatone Inc
S.C
Radioactive Pellet Traced Through Cross Country Shipment
Officials hunted Saturday for workers and drivers possibly exposed to a radioactive pellet found loose in a shipment of empty containers headed to Massachusetts. The source, used for industrial X-ray like weld testing, leaked due to missing shielding. NRC spokesman Karl Abraham warned the incident is extraordinarily rare and urged contact with anyone exposed. the pellet's radiation levels were far above normal environmental exposure.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Amersham Inc
Burlington
Karl Abraham
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Tures
Bus Strike Leaders Called To D.C Meet
Federal mediators invited the Amalgamated Council of Greyhound Local Unions to Washington as the three week strike widens. Strikers continued picketing as Greyhound reported violence during nationwide memorials and a river ice incident in California. The union represents over 9,000 workers in 6,300 drivers and more than 3,000 office and maintenance staff. Negotiations failed March 2 on a new three year contract with company officials citing no current talks, while a mediator prepares for a Monday fact finding session.
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Greyhound Employees
Washington
Greyhound
California
Amalgamated Council of Greyhound
Nationwide
Jeffery Nelson
Federal
Company
George Gravely
Union
Don Hardin
Amalgamated ‘Transit Union
Dallas
Jackson
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Shortages Remain Blemish On Gorbachev Reign
Five years into Gorbachev's leadership the Soviet Union shows greater political openness yet persistent shortages and daily hardships. Food housing and consumer goods remain scarce with rationing common and waiting lists for housing growing. Critics say reforms are too slow and the ruble purchasing power falls amid a deteriorating consumer market.
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Gorbachev
Communist Party Central Committee
Marine Receives Bronze Star For Viet Nam Rescue
In St Louis Marine Jim Lahr is awarded a Bronze Star 21 years after his Vietnam rescue. Corporal Lahr carried wounded Marines through heavy fire on March 21, 1969, near a stream where a North Vietnamese cache was found. Bullet wounds left him paralyzed from the waist down. he later learned the fate of Denver Freeman, saved by Lahr's actions.
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ST. Louis
Jim Lahr
Vietnam
Col
Donald Meyers
Lahr
Denver Lawson Freeman
Freeman
Marine Corps
Lincoln
Ill
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Mahoney
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Los Angeles Times
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the Times
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