Oil slick stains five miles of Padre Island beach
CORPUS CHRISTI Texas AP Oil washed up along five miles of Padre Island National Seashore in the worst staining yet from the Ixtoco blowout. Narrow slicks spread 80 percent of the shore as scientists warned of more patches with shifting winds. Coast Guard and NOAA monitor cleanup efforts and possible expansion of the slick.
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Navy
Louisiana
Terrebonne Bay
New Orleans
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Ixtoco
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Bay of Campeche
Pentagon security officer accused of selling secrets
FBI charges 24 year old Lee E Madsen Navy yeoman 3rd class with selling top secret documents to a federal informant and undercover agent for 700 dollars and planning further sales at 120000. He allegedly escorted an undercover agent to a Pentagon room and tucked a secret report in his trousers before leaving. Madsen held on 250000 dollar bond after Tuesday arrest following an eight count indictment in Alexandria Virginia.
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UPI
FBI
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Lee Eugene Madsen
Madsen
Airport mechanics accused of bypassing maintenance rules
San Francisco officials say airline supervisors pressure mechanics to skip standard maintenance procedures to speed planes back into service. IAM official R King Mc Culloch told a House subcommittee that violations occur daily and that FAA protest signs can be overridden by supervisors to clear planes for flight.
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UPI
R. King McCulloch
International Association of Machinists
Federal Aviation Administration
McCulloch
House
FAA
Muzorewa government to attend London constitutional conference
Bishop Abel Muzorewa's biracial government accepts Britain's invitation to a London conference with black guerrilla leaders to draft a new constitution for Rhodesia. The Sept. 10 meeting aims to avoid preconditions, following Muzorewa's Cabinet extraordinary session.
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Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
UPI
Abel Muzorewa
Britain
London
Patriotic Front
Muzorewa
Ian Smith
Controversy Over Philippine Nuclear Plant Suspends Work
Westinghouse Electric’s $1.1 billion Philippine plant is halted by President Ferdinand Marcos amid fears echoing the Three Mile Island incident. The project sits between two dormant volcanoes and near an earthquake fault, fueling national debate.
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Westinghouse Electric
Ferdinand Marcos
Three Mile Island
India threatens policy shift over Pakistan nuclear program
Prime Minister Charan Singh accused Pakistan of building an atomic bomb and warned India may reconsider Morarji Desai’s pledge of nonproliferation if the threat continues. Intelligence sources note Pakistan’s fuel program and potential for a test within years.
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India
Charan Singh
Pakistan
Morarji Desai
Singh
U.S
Dasburg Dies at 92 Artist Linked to Armory Show
Taos New Mexico AP artist Andrew Dasburg died at his home Monday at age 92 He was the last surviving painter who exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show in New York Blair House in Washington DC the presidential guest house built in 1824 served as the home of Francis Preston Blair Lincoln adviser.
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Taos, N.M
Andrew Dasburg
New York
Blair
Washington, D.C
Francis Preston Blair
Abraham Lincoln
Atlanta adds patrols to curb rising murder rate
Fifty state troopers plus a 50 officer flying squad join Atlanta police on patrol Tuesday as Mayor Maynard Jackson and Police Commissioner Lee Brown announce a public relations push. They blame local press for highlighting city crime while noting the year has already tallied 147 148 and 149 homicides.
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Atlanta
Maynard Jackson
Jackson
Lee Brown
Missing bolts blamed in stadium roof collapse
Federal investigators in Rosemont Illinois are reviewing reports that more than 100 bolts were missing from beams in the partially completed stadium roof that collapsed killing five workers and injuring 15. OSHA investigator Robert Lilljander says missing bolts could be a factor. A union safety committee reports over 100 bolts missing from 20 foot support members holding the roof trusses together.
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Rosemont
Ill
UPI
Robert Lilljander
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Afl-Cio
Predawn Belfast raid nets 16 IRA suspects
Armed police backed by British troops swept through riot scarred West Belfast before dawn arresting at least 16 suspected IRA men amid mounting sectarian tension as Northern Ireland marked the 10th anniversary of troops arrival. Police did not name those detained but said no senior IRA leaders were among those rounded up.
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Admiral's Cup Yachts Weather Tropical Storm Ravages Fleet
In a 605 mile race from Cowes to Ireland a tropical system sank or abandoned 24 yachts and forced 84 to port. 249 yachts remained accounted for as 17 rescued at Plymouth. Authorities battled to locate survivors as seas stayed rough with ships and helicopters aiding search efforts.
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