B 1 bomber fleet groundings from spare parts shortage
The B 1 long range bomber fleet faces grounding due to spare parts shortages and design flaws, shrinking alert and training capabilities. At Dyess AFB Texas 54 percent of bombers were not fully mission capable in April, says GAO and lawmakers.
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General Accounting Office
Congressional Investigating Agency
Dyess Air Force Base
Texas
Les Aspin
D-Wis
House Armed Services Committee
Bush Defends National Guard Deployment Stand in Texan Rally
President hopeful George Bush lauded running mate Dan Quayle as a strong asset and pledged to fight gubernatorial vetoes over National Guard deployment. He criticized Governor Dukakis for attempting to block Guard training in Latin America while noting a constitutional right for the president to deploy the Guard.
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Dan Quayle
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Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Latin America
Texas
National Guard
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Honduras
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James Shanner
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
James Dorsey
U.S. Senate
Poll finds Quayle coverage seen as unfair by voters
A Times Mirror Gallup study of 1000 voters shows 69 percent say media coverage of Dan Quayle s past was too much, with 55 percent calling it unfair and 39 percent fair. Republicans view bias in reporting, while 56 percent think past details matter for judging his VP suitability.
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Dan Quayle
Times Mirror Co
Gallup
Quayle
Firefighters fight Yellowstone blaze near Old Faithful amid wider western fires
Yellowstone raged as wind shifts sparked a 250 acre spot fire five miles from Old Faithful. Crews expanded containment lines by hand aided by an air tanker while parks requested private helicopters and more pilots. Oregon activated guards and Canada crews aided multi-state efforts.
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Old Faithful Geyser
Idaho
Oregon
National
Canada
Lee Oman
Valley of the Rogue State Park
Grants Pass
Ore
California
Yellowstone
Grand Teton Parks
Bridger-Teton, Shoshone
Targhee National
Dave Poncin
Wyoming
Old Faithful
Linda Miller
North Fork
Miller
Soviet expanding Tartus base strengthens Mediterranean fleet
White House and defense officials say Moscow is enlarging its Tartus installation in Syria to repair and maintain the Mediterranean fleet. Rear Adm. Studeman notes longer deployments and increased Soviet presence with fewer Black Sea transits. Norman Polmar confirms Tartus as the Soviets only operating Mediterranean base.
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Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Syria
Reagan Administration
White House
State Department
Defense Department
Tartus
Congress
William Studeman
National Security Agency
Black Sea
Europe
United States
Norman Polmar
Seven Injured in Belly Landing at O'Hare Airport
A TWA jet with 68 aboard made a belly landing at O'Hare after the main gear failed. Seven people were injured during evacuation, taken to four area hospitals. Flight 524 was en route from St Louis to Chicago, approaching O'Hare after issues with lowering the landing gear.
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Midway Airport
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O’harefield
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