US and Soviet Near Agreement on Arms Treaty
Senior U S officials say progress on limiting long range nuclear arsenals is close with Baker and Shevardnadze reporting gains. Bush and Gorbachev to announce in principle at May summit. Negotiations continue on chemical weapon bans and START framework amid cautious optimism.
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Health Records Available for Nuclear Plant Workers
The Energy Department will release health and occupational records for 200000 workers from major sites including Hanford Los Alamos Rocky Flats Fernald Mallinckrodt and Pantex. The move aims to enable independent review of radiation exposure data amid cancer risk studies and a pending department assessment due by end of June.
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Smuggling Tunnel Busted in Phoenix-Area Cocaine Shipment
Federal agents uncovered a professionally engineered tunnel used to move 2258 pounds of cocaine with a street value of about 102 million dollars. The tunnel, allegedly built over months at an estimated cost of 1.5 to 2 million dollars, was detected after aerial surveillance traced shipments from Douglas to a location near Phoenix. Ms. Turner called it a movie‑like expensively engineered tunnel and said Customs suspected its existence.
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Aiken Names Woodward Horticulturalist Transition
Woodward, founder of Green Door Florist, will shift to full time city horticulturalist on June 4. He holds a Clemson horticulture degree and plans subtle changes like adding colorful annuals downtown while preserving established City plantings.
Nations Tentatively Agree On Arms Cuts
The United States and NATO allies tentatively set plans for cuts in tanks artillery and other weapons as part of an East West accord to be negotiated in Vienna. A NATO source said large cuts would fall to the United States with final figures to be agreed later. Negotiators resumed talks to equalize ceilings on main battle tanks armored vehicles artillery troops aircraft and helicopters amid concerns Moscow delays. A special task force agreed on national cuts and a method to allocate changes to the final pact.
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