Fatigue and Drugs Tied to Fatal Truck Crashes
Federal safety officials report fatigue and drug abuse as major causes in a National Transportation Safety Board study of 182 fatal truck crashes from eight states between October 1987 and September 1988. One third tested positive for alcohol or drugs. impairment from fatigue cited in 31.5 percent of crashes.
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National Transportation Safety Board
James Kolstad
Safety Board
Kolstad
Kevin Quinlan
Quinlan
Jim Burnett
Burnett
U.S. Sees First Travel Surplus From Foreign Visitors
Commerce data show the United States earned a 450 million travel surplus last year as foreign visitors spent 34.3 billion dollars domestically while Americans spent 33.9 billion abroad. projections rise to 1.5 billion this year with foreign arrivals expected to 40.7 million and 43.4 million by 1991. Canada and Mexico led visitor counts at 15.2 and 9.3 million respectively. Japan and Britain also contributed sizable shares.
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United States
Commerce Department
Commerce
Rockwell Schnabel
Don Wynegar
Department’s
U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration
USTTA
USDA
Schnabel
Canada
Mexico
Wynegar
Energy Department says nuclear plants violate safety rules
The Energy Department reports nearly all its nuclear weapons sites breach safety health and environmental rules and fault lies with the department for not fixing them. The findings cite toxic substance handling and electrical hazards at six plants Rocky Flats Fernald Mound Y 12 Pantex and West Valley with more reviews planned in 1990.
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Energy Department
Department
Rocky Flats
Colorado
Fernald
Mound Weapons Laboratory
Ohio
Y-12
Tennessee
Pantex Weapons Assembly
Texas
West Valley
New York
Energy
James D. Watkins
Watkins
FBI
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