Rockwell stockholders vote to keep B1 bomber details secret
In Beverly Hills, Rockwell International stockholders narrowly reject calls to disclose B1 bomber program information. Protesters clash with security as a six foot mock white elephant parades outside the meeting. Congressional critics question cost and need of the 1990s era bomber amid a $92 billion project. Willard Rockwell Jr. defends the program amid interruptions.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
UPI
Rockwell International Corp
American Friends Service Committee
Rockwell
Air Force
Elas
Congress
Hydrogen Warhead Test Shocks Nevada Desert Cavern
UPI reports U S scientists conducted a hydrogen device test code named Fon tina in Nevada in an apparent rush to outpace a forthcoming Russia nuclear test ban. The 200 kiloton to one megaton blast felled a cavern large enough for the Empire State Building and rattled four states with Richter magnitudes around 6.0 to 6.2.
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Pahute Mesa
Nev
UPI
U.S
Russia
Nevada
Empire State Building
Las Vegas
Salt Lake City
Bullhead City
Ariz
California
San Joaquin Valley
Caltech
Pasadena
Calif
University of Utah
Bomb Blast Ravages Hearst Castle Guest Cottage in California
A powerful explosion at Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument damaged a two story guest cottage, destroying art objects and rugs with initial estimates around 1 million dollars. Randolf Hearst blamed radicals aligned with the SLA era while Patricia Hearst's family condemns the act as terror aimed at her. Sheriff estimates put total damage near 1 million including contents and structure.
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San Simeon
Calif
UPI
Seaside Palace
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Patty
Pacific
California
Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument
San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Randolf
Marcus Foster
Patricia
Symbionese Liberation Army
Catherine
Miss Hearst
SLA
Hearst Newspaper
Dynasty
Marion Davies
Orson Wells
San Luis Obispo County
John Pierce
Boeing accused by SEC of paying foreign bribes
The SEC alleges Boeing spent corporate funds for improper payments to foreign government officials and bribes with false book entries. Boeing denies wrongdoing and seeks to shield internal documents in court. The case echoes prior scrutiny of Lockheed and its overseas sales impact.
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Washington
UPI
Securities and Exchange Commission
Boeing Co
Frete Ak
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Boeing
SEC
Seattle
Capitol Hill
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Banking Committee
Lockheed
General Accounting Office
U.S. District Court
IRA hunger striker Frank Stagg dies sparks violence threat
Police tightened security across London Dublin and Belfast after the death of IRA hunger striker Frank Stagg in Wakefield Prison following 61 days of hunger strike. IRA leaders warned of revenge and widespread riots followed in Belfast Londonderry Newry and Lurgan as authorities and guards increased protection of officials and embassies.
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London
Dublin
Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Frank Stagg
Wakefield
Northern Ireland
Stagg
Seamus Loughran
Londonderry
Britain
Scotland Yard
Irish Republic
Newry
Lurgan
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Japan
Specis OF Its
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Beattie Motors
Ance
IRA
United Press International
Justice Department
Angola
Department
Veterans Opportunity Project
Congress of Racial Equality
Washington Star
Warren Goodall
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
State Department
MPLA
Roger A. Carley
Miami Shores
Fla
Richard Fusakio
Wilton Manors
Namibia
Africa
Sinn Fein
Claudy
England
Jorgensen Jewelers
Lompoc Shopping Center
Mastro
Carol Case
Vandenberg Federal Credit Union
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