Fear of leaks leads to halt of older SRAM-A missiles
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney ordered Air Force bombers to remove ground-armed SRAM-A missiles from flight decks until safety studies are finished. Lab directors urged withdrawal, citing remote plutonium leakage risk. Energy Department and Pentagon expect studies to conclude this summer.
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Washington
Dick Cheney
Air Force
Cheney
U.S
James Exon
D-Neb
Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee
Exon
Air Force and Energy Department
Pentagon
Energy Department
Energy
James Watkins
Illinois town rallies to save a captive
In Peoria Illinois the Heimdal family and community unite to raise funds for the release of Scott Heimdal abducted in Ecuador and held by guerrillas. After weeks of negotiations the town's drive to collect from residents raised about $60,000 toward the ransom.
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Illinois
Peoria
Ill
Scott Heimdal
Ecuador
Colombia
Heimdal
Guer
Rillas
James Maloof
Substance abuse seminar engages Kansas high school leaders
Ninety three sophomores from across Kansas heard warnings about drugs and alcohol during a Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation Kansas Leadership Seminar North at Kansas University. Speakers stressed personal choice amid grim drug trade figures and urged students to make independent decisions.
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Kansas
Hugh O'Brian
Abilene
Kelly Wheeler
Mike Browning
Lawrence High School
Browning
Eric Dempsey
Valley Hope Drug and Alcohol Prevention Center
Independence
Dempsey
Spy suspect Ramsay shows no remorse, FBI testimony says
In Tampa a former Army sergeant accused of selling NATO nuclear defense secrets to East bloc governments is described as fluent in Japanese Spanish and German with remarkable memory and no remorse. FBI agent Navarro testified Ramsay admitted recruiting and leaking plans for Central Europe NATO forces and military communications manuals.
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Tampa
Fla
NATO
FBI
U.S
Elizabeth Jenkins
Roderick James Ramsay
Feriday
Conme
Ramsay
Army
Clyde Lee Conrad
Conrad
KGB
Joe Navarro
Navarro
Vermont
West Germany
Central Europe
Justice Department
KU to review MBA program amid reform push and new dean
KU plans a fresh look at its 400-student MBA offerings after a national report urged reform. New dean Joseph Bauman is expected to review the program with input from Ronna Robertson, who notes the current success and high demand, while faculty push for broader internationalization and updated curricula.
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Kansas University
Ronna Robertson
School of Business
Joseph Bauman
Lawrence
Regents Center
Overland Park
Bush pledges united Germany will not threaten USSR
President Bush states that a united Germany will not threaten the Soviet Union but adds he and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl have no specific formula to guarantee it. The note appears in a broader Page 2A section with various features.
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Bush
Germany
Soviet Union
Helmut Kohl
Vila visits Haskell Indian Junior College for USDA diversity talks
Adis Maria Vila, assistant U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, visited Haskell Indian Junior College on Friday to discuss co op programs and diversity in the USDA workforce. She aims to learn from Haskell’s programs and improve federal hiring among women and minorities.
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Adis Maria Vila
Vila
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Haskell Indian Junior College
Department of Agriculture
Haskell
USDA
Bob Martin
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