New radar to give earlier tornado alerts nationwide
The Next Generation Weather Radars under development in Norman Oklahoma will detect tornado formation from mid level cloud movement, allowing tens of minutes extra warning. UNI SYS officials say the system will cut false alarms and expand tracking of rotating wind patterns for storms nationwide.
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Tear gas deaths blamed on Israeli use in occupied territories
U N official says tear gas fired into enclosed spaces caused 11 deaths in the occupied territories including a seven day old infant and dozens of miscarriages. UNRWA spokesman Billy Lee, Transtechnology's Burl Alison, and Col. Ranaan Gissin dispute causation and cite caution over the casualties and circumstances.
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U.N. Relief and Works Agency
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Prosecution Scales Back Plan To Take Over Teamsters
Federal prosecutors in New York plan a scaled down civil action to remove top Teamster officials and place trusteeship on the 1.7 million member union. A monitor may oversee key union activities as prosecutors weigh scope after a May jury verdict acquitting Fat Tony Salerno and others of manipulating elections. The action could still seek removal from the executive board, with expansion possible as evidence unfolds.
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Fat Tony” Salerno
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McCarthy Announces Fourth Presidential Bid in Philadelphia
Former Democratic Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota signs autographs after announcing his fourth run for the presidency in Philadelphia. He frames his campaign as a Consumer Party effort building on his 1968 antiwar candidacy.
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Widow loses suit over spouse enshrinement in Shinto ceremony
Yasuko Nakaya, 54, sued the Japanese government alleging violation of her religious rights when Self Defense Force officials helped enshrine her late husband in a Shinto ceremony. The Supreme Court overturned lower rulings, ruling no personal religious rights violation.
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Supreme Court
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Yasuko Nakaya
Japan
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Judge strikes provision in secrecy pledge case
Washington AP reports a judge struck a congressional provision blocking Reagan officials from forcing government employees to sign secrecy pledges for the first ten months of the year. The action follows allegations by U.S. District Judge Alice Hastings that a leak of wiretap information came from Hastings. Agent Christopher Mazzella testified to a House hearing on Hastings amid impeachment proceedings in Cade County.
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U.S
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Hastings
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Family size hits record low in 1987 census data
Washington AP reports the 1987 Census shows the average U S family at 3.19 members, the smallest on record, down from 3.2 the prior year. The decline continues a decades long trend amid rising housing and economic pressures. An FBI agent testified that three Miami area investigations were halted in 1985 due to a wiretap leak.
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FBI
Miami
David Wyss
Data Resources Inc
Wyss
George Bush
Reagan
Economic index up 0.2 percent in April
The Commerce Department reported the leading index rose 0.2 percent in April marking a third straight monthly gain. Factory orders climbed 1.2 percent to 218.7 billion dollars and construction spending edged up 0.1 percent to 401.8 billion. Analysts foresee continued growth this election year.
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Commerce Department
U.S
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