Oil spill from Argo Merchant heads toward Georges Bank area
A grounded tanker spills heavy fuel oil, threatening Georges Bank fishing grounds as 1.5 million gallons move toward the area. Coast Guard officers revise oil loss estimates, plan pumping to shore with two barges, and warn the thickened oil may extend the cleanup into a month amid weather delays.
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Boston (Ap
Coast Guard
The
Othe
Lynn Hein
Georges Bank
James Stewart
1St Coast Guard District
Nantucket
Thirteen Women Win Rhodes Scholarships
Middletown Conn report: Thirteen of 32 U S college students named Rhodes Scholars to study at Oxford University in England. Women only recently eligible. Rhodes Scholarships began in 1902 from Cecil Rhodes will. Selection open to U S citizens 18 to 24 married or unmarried. Scholars may pursue any Oxford program.
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Middletown
United States
Rhodes
Oxford University
William J. Barber
Rhodes Scholarhip Trust
Wesleyan University
Researchers Probe Swine Flu Vaccine Link to Paralysis
Researchers in 11 states test whether the swine flu immunization program is connected to Guillain Barre syndrome cases after the nationwide vaccine halt. Of 107 suspected paralysis cases in 18 states, at least 58 had been inoculated, with six deaths. More than 39 million Americans received shots in a $13 million program begun after a Ft Dix death.
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Atlanta
William Foege
National Center For Disease Control
Ft. Dix
N.J
Garage Sales Sunday Sales Targeted by Missouri Law Reformer
Kansas City AP reports state Rep. Philip Scaglia argues Missouri blue laws banning Sunday sales should be enforced to show their flaws. He bought items from five Marshall stores including hosiery towels a toy gun and kitchen utensils to prove violations. He plans further purchases statewide to spur repeal efforts and says enforcement will prompt public pressure to end the law.
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Kansas City
Philip Scaglia
Missouri
Scaglia
Marshall
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
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