Oil slick spreads in Persian Gulf from Iran wells
NOAA satellite map shows an oil slick spreading down the Persian Gulf near Iran. The slick first washed onto Qatar shores as work teams rush to build protective dams around a desalination plant. Estimates place the spill from two Nowruz field wells bombed seven weeks earlier by Iraqi planes at 1000 to 9000 square miles.
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Obituaries Relocated in The Gazette Page 14A Change
The Gazette moves obituaries to the front section with the Vital Statistics package. The last left-hand page in section A now holds obituaries seven days a week on page 14A. Daily listings appear in the page 1A index.
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Airliner DC-9 Lands Safely in Las Vegas After Dual Engine Failure
A Republic Airlines DC-9 carrying 146 passengers lost power in both engines about 33,000 feet over Utah during a Minneapolis to Los Angeles flight. The pilot restarted the engines and land at Las Vegas without injuries.
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Houston Ku Klux Klan Rally Draws Riot Police
Nearly 50 Ku Klux Klansmen marched in downtown Houston on Saturday as hundreds of demonstrators shouted Death to the Klan. About 600 officers, in riot gear and plain clothes, protected the marchers amid a large crowd. six arrests were reported and no injuries.
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Wrong Mrs Wisconsin crown questioned by judges
Two judges claim the Mrs Wisconsin winner was misannounced after Carol Ann Nelson ranked first by judges while Kaye Marie Miller was crowned. Judge Raclaw says the issue affects his reputation as an alderman and they have worked to rectify the situation.
PLO declines to endorse Hussein talks on Reagan peace plan
Arafat meets King Hussein as the PLO signals no formal endorsement for Jordanian participation in Reagan’s Middle East peace plan. A senior PLO official cited opposition to the plan without Palestinian self determination recognition and demanded U.S. conditions, while talks and a Sunday committee meeting follow the encounter.
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Argentina vows to raise flag over Falklands after war anniversary
Argentina marks the invasion anniversary with navy statements that a score to settle remains and that the flag will fly again over the Falkland Islands. The conflict left 712 Argentine and 255 British dead and ended with a surrender on June 14.
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Thai and Vietnamese clash along border kill five
Thai military reports say Vietnamese troops crossed into Thailand for a second day of combat, killing five Thai soldiers while eight are wounded. Both sides exchange tank and artillery fire into the night as reports reach Bangkok.
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Thunderbirds Return to Las Vegas After 19 Month Gap
The Air Force Thunderbirds resumed public performances at Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas after a 19 month absence caused by a four plane training crash. About 200000 people packed the sun baked runway to witness the six F 16s take off marking a record crowd for a show at Nellis.
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Los Angeles Eyed as Leaded Fuel Use Surges
In Los Angeles the AP reports car owners removing anti smog devices by fueling unleaded designed cars with leaded gasoline. Oil analyst Dan Lundberg calls the trend an epidemic, saying billions spent on lead phase down and air pollution controls are wasted by fuel switching in his Lundberg Letter. Lead compounds damage catalytic exhaust converters.
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