Potato blight battle slows fungus spread amid pesticides
Springheld Massachusetts farmer Mur ray Mahany and Cornell expert William Fry describe progress in slowing late blight from Ireland’s 19th century strain. Farmers employ European and domestic pesticides, weather, and cooperation with officials, reducing potential losses and stabilizing potato crops nationwide.
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Mass
Murray Mabany
Ireland
America
William Fry
Cornell University
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Mahany
Carl Albers
Steuben County
Mahany Farms
Phyllis Gilreath
Manatee County
Fla
Public views asked on use of reactor as tritium source
A note from Washington requests public input on whether to use a commercial electricity reactor as a source of tritium, an isotope of hydrogen used to boost explosive power. The isotope has not been produced since the late 1580s, and the proposal involves nuclear water technologies.
Box Office Totals Mixed for 1995 Releases
A garbled list shows film earnings with figures like 9.1 million for To Wong Foo and 4 million for Dangerous Minds. Other titles include A Walk in the and Last of the Dogmen with 2.6 million, The Usual Suspects earning 2.4 million. The text references percentages and te amounts unclear.
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Wong ‘Thani
Julieena
Milllion
Endeavour Reclaims Spartan Solar Satellite in Docking Rescue
NASA astronauts aboard Endeavour retrieved the spinning Spartan solar science satellite after it shut down automatically. Commander David Walker and Michael Gernhardt guided the shuttle to grab the 2,800 pound craft using the crane and grapple, bringing it aboard for the 11 day mission ending Sept. 18. Ground controllers suspect weak batteries or depleted steering fuel caused Spartan’s safe mode.
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NASA
Spartan
Endeavour
Earth
David Walker
Walker
Michael Gernhardt
Craig Tooley
GOP holds Hollywood summit with entertainment leaders
Republican congressmen met Hollywood executives at City Hall for a closed summit to show GOP support. Sonny Bono led the drive for a task force to connect with the industry as Warren Littlefield praised the meeting and urged less government interference. Attendees included Tom DeLay Ken Calvert and David Dreier who vowed no censorship and emphasis on parental responsibility.
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Hollywood Entertainment
Senate
Bob Dole
Sonny Bono
Hollywood
NBC Entertainment
Warren Littlefield
City Hall
Littlefield
House
Tom Delay
Texas
California
Ken Calvert
David Dreier
Dreier
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