California Declares End to Medfly War in 95 Million Effort
California says it won a two year 95 million battle against a Mediterranean fruit fly invasion that jeopardized fruit and vegetable crops. With nearly 1,500 square miles sprayed by malathion since 1981, officials await three full medfly life cycles before final eradication confirmation.
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San Francisco
California
Dick Jackson
U.S. Food and Agriculture Department
Jerry Scribner
State Department of Agriculture
Stockton
San Mateo
Annie Zeller
Zeller
Man Threatens Self on Ben Franklin Bridge
An unidentified man stood on a catwalk above the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia on Thursday as a bridge policeman tried to talk him down. The officer succeeded and the man was taken to a local psychiatric unit for evaluation.
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Ben Franklin Bridge
Philadelphia
Postal officials testify nuclear war won't stop the mail
UPI reports Postal Service officials told Congress that mail delivery would continue to the extent possible after a nuclear attack. They outlined goals to keep functioning and protect workers, with Memphis or San Bruno as potential national hubs if Washington is wiped out. Form 809 and Form 810 are stockpiled for emergency use to register relocated populations.
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Washington
Ralph Jusell
Postal Service
Civil Defense
Jones
Memphis
Tenn
San Bruno
Calif
House
Department of Health and Human Services
Off-key singer banned from church in Pittsburgh case
Mary Hoysan of McKees Rocks has been convicted of defiant trespass and banned from St. Marys Ukrainian Orthodox Church where she was baptized 59 years ago. Judge Cercone warned of fines up to 300 dollars if she returns to the last pew.
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Pittsburgh
David Cercone
Mary Hoysan
McKees Rocks
St. Mary’s
Socialists reject coalition in Italy amid election pressure
Premier-designate Spadolini faces a doomed bid as the Socialist Party refuses to back the five-party coalition. President Pertini faces calls to dissolve Parliament and seek an early vote as Craxi rejects returning the coalition that fell Saturday. Foreign tensions rise over the Falklands with Argentina protesting Britain’s expulsion of fishing boats and warning talks may halt.
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Rome
Giovanni Spadolini
Sandro Pertini
Bettino Craxi
Spadolini
Pertini
Italy
Tina
Britain
Falkland Islands
Juan Aguirre Lanari
Argentina
Falklands
Japan to Reconsider Textbook Revisions Over War Atrocities
Tokyo faces regional backlash as Foreign Minister Yoshio Sakurauchi says textbooks must show repentance and deep regret for Japan's wartime actions. He warns the government may correct revisions if the reflections are lacking, targeting sentiments in South Korea ahead of the Aug 15 independence anniversary.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan
Yoshio Sakurauchi
Sakurauchi
South Korea
Explosion Aboard Pan Am Jet Kills 16 Year Old
Federal bomb experts and Tokyo police work to determine the cause after an airborne blast on a Boeing 747. The Honolulu landing followed a 1 by 3 foot cabin hole and rivet damage. One 16 year old Japanese boy died and 15 others were injured.
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Honolulu
FBI
Tokyo
William Ervin
First Haitian detainees freed from U.S. center in Puerto Rico
Twenty Haitian refugees left Fort Allen detention center in Puerto Rico under a federal judge's order, the first group freed. They were joined by six others released for health reasons, kissed their jailers, and tossed coins at reporters before a 70 mile drive to San Juan's airport for flights to Miami.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
UPI
United States
Fort Allen
Miami
GAO Report Flays Federal Parole System
The GAO criticizes the federal parole process as inconsistent and inefficient and urges major reforms. It notes time to parole varied by over a year in most cases and cites errors in many reviews. Recommendations include better supervision of parolees and streamlined appeals.
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Washington
Congressional
General Accounting Office of Congress
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Nunn
GAO
Parole Commission
Jus
Federal Parole Commission
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J. Terry Winslow
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Hoysan
Norton
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Venezuela
U.N
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Argen
Union
Montooanaery Vward
Bert UL MCI
Friedmans
Amana
GE E Quasar Panasonic
Sharp Tohiba
Sanyo
Sat
Westdale
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Sun
JHES
Tice Department
Sheraton Inn
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