LNG Aquarius first American built natural gas tanker dedicated
The LNG Aquarius, the first of 18 American built liquefied natural gas tankers, is dedicated in Quincy Massachusetts. It carries 125000 cubic meters of LNG and aims to supply about 500000 people for a month, while critics warn of catastrophic fire risks in a collision at sea.
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General Dynamics
Newport News
New Orleans
Burmah Oil Co
England
Indonesia
Japan
Boston
U.S
Coast Guard
Bigfoot sighting turns out to be elaborate hoax in Canada
A Vancouver based bus driver and passengers mistook a man in a $200 monkey suit for Sasquatch on May 15. Four pranksters, led by Ken Ticehurst, admit three weeks of work including a fake footprint and a planted witness to enhance believability. The group says the stunt aimed to be a harmless joke.
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Vancouver
Canada
APA
Ken Ticehurst
O. J. Simpson
Pat Lindquist
Pacific Stage Lines
Harrison Hot Springs
British Columbia
Hwy. 7
Lindquist
Russian hijack drama ends as Stockholm returns man to Soviet Union
A 37 year old Riga engineer hijacked a Soviet airliner to Stockholm and then returned to the Soviet Union after Swedish officials weighed extradition. Police say he posed as a refugee and persuaded a stewardess a newspaper in his coat was a bomb. In Moscow, a provisional fishing treaty was signed with Japan overcoming quota disputes near the four disputed islands and within Japan’s 12 mile zone.
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Moscow
Japan
Private colleges hold their own against public rivals says study
A study of 100 private colleges by the Association of American Colleges finds stable enrollment finances and offerings. It notes costs relative to family resources have not risen in a decade, contradicting fears private schools are failing. Critics in New York respond that inflation and salary gaps hurt private institutions more than public ones.
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Association of American Colleges
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Commission On Independent Colleges and Universities
New York State
John Phillips
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Ivy League
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