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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1996
Page
3
Investigators said a missing steering component caused the 18-foot jet-drive boat to stay on course toward the shore after a water-skiing show at Sea World of Ohio. Videotape shows the operator turning the wheel while the boat plowed five rows into spectators.
Navy salvage ships and divers sweep the Atlantic where debris from Trans World Airlines Flight 800 fell in hopes of locating more wreckage from the center fuel tank. Investigators say debris field 3 is under a thorough, three dimensional mock up of the center fuselage to determine where the explosion began. Major fuel tank pieces and outer skin remain missing.
In a landmark trade off developers win a no surprises guarantee to build housing malls and industrial parks elsewhere while protecting 21000 acres as a nature reserve. The plan shields 42 species including the California gnatcatcher and peregrine falcon and aims to create a regional network of preserves from the Mexican border to Los Angeles. Opponents call it corporate welfare and plan legal challenges.
Dozens of wildfires across nine Western states push acreage burned this summer toward record highs. National Interagency Fire Center cites 4.3 million acres burned to date, with the largest blaze near Clear Lake California at 70,000 acres and 17 percent containment. About 2,764 firefighters battle flames as 650 Army soldiers from Colorado arrive to assist.
Former President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan are selling Rancho del Cielo, the mountaintop retreat in Santa Barbara that served as the Western White House in the 1980s. Spokeswoman Joanne Drake said it has not been used since Reagan's illness. The 688 acre ranch offers Pacific views, with no asking price disclosed. Sotheby’s Real Estate agent Zachary Wright added they will work with bona fide buyers.
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