Syria Detains Israelis and hijack suspects in airline incident
Syrian authorities continue to hold two Israeli men and two others linked to a hijacking of a Trang World Airlines flight, as international pilot groups pressure for their release amid ongoing negotiations and international concern.
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Associated Press
Trang World Airlines
Bhour Abike
United Nations
New York
U Thant
Syria
Thant
Donald Luken
R-ofiot
Tel Aviv
Leva AP Khaled
American University
Beirut
Salim _isawi
Miss Khaled
Damascus
Rome
Histadrut
Lebanon
Riryat Shmonah
Crown of Thorns starfish threatens Pacific coral resurgence
A multinational effort combats the Crown of Thorns starfish devastating coral around hundreds of Pacific islands. Guam reports 96 percent coral loss while Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has seen over 100 square miles of living coral largely destroyed. Researchers set up 20 sites from Hawaii to Guam to test control methods.
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San Diego
Calif
API
Pacific
Guam
J.E. Stein
Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Stein
U.S. Department of Interior
Westinghouse Ocean Research Laboratory
Hawaii
Boston University
Ponape
University of Guam
Truk
University of Hawaii
Kwajalein
Hawaiian Islands
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Massachusetts
Caroline Islands
Ifalik
Woleain
mid-Pacific
Drego Dbd
Gaul
San Diego Laboratory
Tech studies underground water recharge at Texas Tech
The Texas Tech Agricultural Engineering Department continues research into recharging underground water formations using runoff. Begun in 1966 with a grant, the program tests well pit and shaft recharge, noting a surprising result from drilling when water was pumped into cavities.
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Texas Tech Agricultural Engineering Department
W. 4Th Street
Tech
Water Resource Research Department
Marvin Dworacek
Dvoracek
West 4Th Street
Ogallala
Tech grant funds study of urban runoff pollution in Clapp Park
Texas Tech University will study urban runoff quality at Clapp Park in Lubbock using a $17,605 grant to Dan M. Wells of the Water Resources Center. Graduate students will measure pollutant loads from first storm runoff and during steady rain to assess pollution sources and potential treatment. The work aims to guide urban water quality management and explore reuse possibilities in arid regions.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech Office of Research
Dan M. Wells
Playa Lake
Wells
Texas
Court Denies Halt on Rulison Nuclear Blast
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to block the 40 kiloton underground nuclear test Project Rulison scheduled for Thursday in western Colorado. Opponents led by the Colorado Open Space Coordinating Council plan a last minute appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing potential risks to life and vegetation. The court upheld a district ruling and praised federal agencies for careful safety measures.
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Denver
10Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Colorado
Colorado Open Space Coordinating Council
U.S. Supreme Court
District Court
Alfred A. Arras
Circuit Court
Delmas
JC. Hill
Wichita
First Bus Strike Hits San Antonio
San Antonio endures the first city bus strike in 20 years as 33 drivers stay home, 70 000 riders seek alternatives, and taxi firms report a surge in business. Union officials rejected a contract amid fringe benefits demands while police warned of potential traffic jams as schools and military contracts adjust to the disruption.
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San Antonio
Geare
Amalgamated Transit Union
A. W. Norton
San
Fr. Sam. Houston
Lackland Air Force Base
Cach Company
Evans Captain Faces Trial Over USS Evans Melbourne Collision
Cmdr Albert S. McLemore and Lt(jg) Ronald Ramsey face general court martial on charges of neglect of duty after the USS Evans was cut in two in the South China Sea collision with the Australian carrier Melbourne on June 3. Two dozen sailors died. trial likely around September 10.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
UPI
Navy
Evans
Melbourne
South China Sea
Albert S. McLemore
Vallejo
Calif
J.g
Ronald Co. Ramsey
Long Beach
McLemore
Ramsey
Wiliam T. Kellahin
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
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Clapp Park
Texas Tech
Tool
Forrest Finance
Hill
Atomic Energy Commission
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Lobbock Avalanche-Journal
Labbock Avalanche
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Brady
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Caprock Hopping Center
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OLD Fashion Chicken
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