Navy readiness questioned by GAO report on war deployment
The GAO deems the Navy ill prepared for war noting heavy spend on new ships and aircraft left maintenance fuel ammunition and support underfunded Only eight of 14 carriers could be deployed at war start with many stripped of weapons Officials say readiness improved but gaps remain The report cites less than 60 percent of tactical carrier aircraft ready for combat and inflated readiness rates by the Navy Secretary Lehman counters prior underfunding and cites past fleet constraints
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New York Times
Washington
Navy
General Accounting Office
Congressional
Accounting Office
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Indian
Pacific
Secretary
John Lehman
Lehman
Reagan lifts ban on arms aid to Argentina as Alfonsin sworn
The State Department says Argentina has improved human rights and will resume military links after its democratic return. The embargo ends with Alfonsin's inauguration, while arms requests will be reviewed case by case amid tensions with Britain and Chile.
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Washington
State Department
Argentina
Reagan
Raul Alfonsin
George Bush
U.S
Congress
Alan Romberg
Romberg
Great Britain
Chile
United States
Margaret Thatcher
Study links natural dioxin to 1600 findings on Isle Royale
A study by Jean Czuczwa and Ronald Hites reports dioxins in sediment cores from Siskiwit Lake on Isle Royale, suggesting natural combustion may account for some contamination. They note higher 20th century levels in Lake Huron cores and cite Dow Chemical theory that dioxins can arise from burning nearly anything.
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East Lansing
Mich
Chemical Company
Jean Czuczwa
Indiana University
Ronald Hites
Siskiwit Lake
Isle Royale
Lake Superior
America
Czuczwa
Dow Chemical Co
Dow
Michigan
Canada
Michigan State University
Hites
Lake Huron
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Unions Back $360 Million Eastern Airlines Bailout Plan
Union leaders from pilots machinists and flight attendants approve a $360 million employee bailout that would grant 25 percent stock and four seats on the board after one year in exchange for 18 to 22 percent pay investment. About 53,000 workers must vote by December 31 for the plan to proceed amid debt and losses.
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Miami
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
Charles Bryan
Ling Ling panda shows kidney treatment response at National Zoo
Ling Ling the National Zoo's 14 year old female giant panda responded to antibiotics for kidney failure and severe anemia. Veterinarians decided against immediate dialysis after initial tests and consulted kidney specialists from NIH Johns Hopkins and Children’s National Medical Center.
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Washington
Ling-Ling
America
Michael Morgan
National Zoo
National Institutes of Health
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Children’s Hospital National Medical Center
Morgan
Panda Palace
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