Global ozone loss revealed by satellite study
A Science report notes a 5 percent drop in worldwide ozone from 1979 to 1986, with declines not limited to Antarctica. Kenneth Bowman says the loss occurs across the Northern Hemisphere and beyond the tropics, prompting debate over natural versus human causes and potential cancer risks.
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New York
Antarctica
University of Illinois
Science
Tropics
Illinois
Kenneth P. Bowman
Mass Family Killings Stun Algona Loner Kills 6 Then Himself
Police describe Robert Dreesman a 40 year old loner who killed his sister Marilyn Chuang 48 her three children Jason 12 Jennifer 11 Joshua 8 and his parents John 79 and Agnes 74 in a Christmas gathering in Algona Iowa then fatally shot himself investigators say the attack lasted 15 to 30 seconds and a motive remains unclear
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Algona
Johi
Agnes Dreesman
Marilyn Chuang
Jason
Joshua
Jennifer
Dreesman
Robert
Iowa
Robert Dreesman
Honolulu
Marilyn
John
Don Courtney
Kossuth County
Ron Makin
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
John Dreesman
Agnes
First Cedar Rapids babies of the year defy tradition
The Cedar Rapids Gazette tracks the first babies born Jan 1 in recent years. This year Jordan Cummings of rural Marion and Anthony Wattnem of Cedar Rapids are profiled with notes on appearance, personality, and early milestones.
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Cedar Rapids
Oklahoma
Jordan Cummings
St. Luke’s Hospital
Donna
Robert L. Cummings
Marion
Anthony Watihem
Nadia Wattnem
Mercy Hospital
Nadia
Bob Wattnem
Anthony
Christes
Smoking ban sparks protest on transcontinental flight
On a Boston to Los Angeles flight, 11 passengers lit cigarettes and booed the temporary ban, a flight attendant pressed assault charges, and the captain contacted police as four protesters were escorted off. The episode foreshadows the coming nationwide smoking prohibition on short hauls.
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Washington Post
Los Angeles
TWA
Boston
Los Police
Queetena
Robert Blattner
Trans World Airlines
St. Louis
Sevi
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