Philippines sues Westinghouse over Bataan plant costs
The Philippines files a U.S. suit in New Jersey seeking 2.1 billion dollars from Westinghouse to rescind or reform the contract for the Bataan nuclear plant built under Marcos. Officials say the deal involved bribery and improper conduct. the plant has been mothballed since 1986 amid safety concerns and deficiencies found by international inspectors.
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Scientists map how chemicals punch hole in ozone layer
A NASA linked team and others reported in Nature that chlorine monoxide drives Antarctic ozone loss. The study backs Mario Molina's theory of a chlorine chain reaction triggered by sunlight in very cold isolated Antarctic air, depleting ozone 10 to 14 miles up.
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Gandhi's killers win a reprieve from execution
New Delhi India Two Sikhs convicted in Indira Gandhi's 1984 assassination won a temporary reprieve as the Supreme Court postponed their hanging at Tihar Jail to hear more appeals. A three judge panel ordered the delay until Tuesday after attorneys filed petitions for hearings on new appeals. The rejection of Kehar Singh's mercy plea by President Venkataraman cleared the way for the delay and for ongoing legal action.
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Vegas neuropathy speculated as new gambling loss syndrome
Dr. Howard R. Jarrell, a neurologist, describes the first reported case of Vegas neuropathy in The New England Journal of Medicine. A 50-year-old CPA developed numbness after extensive Las Vegas gambling, linked to prolonged elbow pressure on the ulnar nerve.
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Boston hotel workers avert strike with housing fund contract
Nine Boston area hotels halted a 3500 member strike by accepting a three year contract raising wages 16 percent and contributing five cents per hour to a housing trust fund. Mayor Flynn hailed the deal as a win for affordable housing and Boston neighborhoods as workers waited at Hynes Auditorium for news late at night. Local 26 HREU members had prepared to walk out at midnight.
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