Forecasters await new tech as hurricane season opens
Coral Gables Florida AP says forecasters want better tools as hurricane season begins. The Air Force will continue reconnaissance flights for two years before phasing out, and only one satellite is available to track storms. Ken McKinnon notes Rep. Tom Lewis has proposed a five year extension for hurricane tracking missions.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Air Force
Ken McKinnon
U.S
Tom Lewis
North Palm Beach, Fla
Charleston author Ripley gives Ashley Hall speech
Alexandra Ripley, author of a Gone with the Wind sequel, spoke at Ashley Hall in Charleston as the school’s commencement speaker. The appearance was her only public event before Margaret Mitchell’s original work is released in September 1990. Ripley is a Charleston native and Ashley Hall graduate.
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Charleston
Alexandra Fae
Ms. Ripley
Ashley Hall
Margaret Mitchell
Weather forecast with fair skies and warm Tuesday
Fair tonight with a low in the upper 50s. Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a high in the upper 80s. Details appear on Page 5A.
Deaths in Various Cities Mark Local Obituary Notices
A list of individuals reported deceased includes Dorothy W. Anderson of Walla Walla Washington. Mattie J. Barton of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Pauline M. Blanchard of Aiken South Carolina. Emory Briggs of Aiken. Dr. R R Clifford of Augusta. Connie F. Clyde of Columbia. Grover M. Davis of Belvedere. Eddie Holloway of Trenton. Richard M. Johnson Jr. of North Augusta. Claude B. Monroe of Newberry. Leila F. Murphy of Graniteville. Matella F. Paul of Greenwood. Harry Lee Rhoden of Ward. Karen S. Van Ness of North Augusta. James J. Williams of Aiken.
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Dorothy W. Anderson
Walla Walla
Wash
Mattie J. Barton
Philadelphia
Pauline M. Blanchard
Aiken
Emory Briggs
Dr. R.R. Clifford
Augusta
Connie F. Clyde
Columbia
Grover M. Davis
Belvedere
Eddie Holloway
Trenton
Richard M. Johnson Jr
North Augusta
Claude B. Monroe
Newberry
Leila F. Murphy
Graniteville
Matella F. Paul
Greenwood
Harry Lee Rhoden
Ward
Karen S. van Ness
James J. Williams
Bush proposes 20 percent cut in Europe combat troops
President Bush calls for a 20 percent reduction of U S combat troops in Europe and urges a similar Soviet withdrawal to 275 000 per side to rebalance NATO and Warsaw Pact forces at the NATO summit He proposes a NATO conventional arms balance while ruling out an early nuclear free Europe and notes a working group will seek a compromise on missiles
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Brussels
Belgium
Bush
U.S
Europe
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Soviet Union
NATO
Gorbachev
Western Europe
Washington
Margaret Thatcher
Helmut Kohl
West Germany
Wang Dan
Beijing
Local Vietnam Veterans Still Serve In Guard Roles
Aiken County soldiers Sgt. Jesse Canaday Staff Sgt. Jackie Stone and Sgt. Terry Overstreet, Graniteville National Guard, served in Vietnam in their early 20s. Canaday worked as an engineer and quarry operator, Stone faced front-line APC combat, Overstreet visited the Washington Memorial to fallen service members during Memorial Day.
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Aiken County
Vietnam
Jesse Canaday
Jackie Stone
Terry Overstreet
Graniteville Armory
National Guard
Washington, D.C
Overstreet
Stone
Canaday
Korea
Scott Webster
Graniteville
U S Observes Memorial Day Across the Nation
Memorial Day observances pause the nation as crowds visit parks beaches and memorial sites. Dukeakis to attend ceremonies in Beaufort for 19 black Union soldiers believed from the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. Veterans memorials in Baltimore Arlington Tidewater VA Beach and New York feature somber tributes.
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U.S
Chicago
Nebraska
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Michael S. Dukakis
Beaufort
54Th Massachusetts Regiment
Philadelphia
Wildwood
N.J
New York
South Street
Bruce Bassman
Garden State Fireworks
Millington
Students Split Over Tiananmen Occupation in Beijing
Beijing activists clash over continuing the three week protest in Tiananmen Square amid hardline crackdown. Moderates retreat as Zhao Ziyang faces purge while thousands weigh staying or leaving. Wang Dan hints at departure with planned exit on Tuesday.
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Beijing
Tiananmen Square
Communist Party
Zhao Ziyang
People’s Liberation Army
Researchers Claim 1973 Nuclear Sub Reactor Accident
Private researchers say the Navy hid a primary coolant leak on the USS Guardfish in April 1973. They allege the submarine surfaced and repaired its reactor without public notice, with five crewmen later treated for radiation monitoring. Navy officials dispute the coverup claim.
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Washington
Navy
William Arkin
Institute For Policy Studies
Guardfish
Arkin
Puget Sound, Wash
Naval Hospital
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The
Associated Press
Arlington National Cemetery
America
Tidewater Veterans Memorial
Virginia Beach
Willis S. Rich
Boston University
Joshua Handler
Greenpeace Environmental Group
Greenpeace
Japan
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