Navy rental ships cost over twice buying them
Congressional auditors say the Navy would pay 312.9 million to rent nine fuel tankers for 23 years, more than double the 136 million cost to buy with congressional approval. GAO urges Congress to require approval for ship leases costing 500000 or more annually.
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Congress
General Accounting Office
GAO
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Marine Transport Lines, Inc
137 Dead in Cambodian Bombing Blamed on Possible Human Error
Pentagon sources say investigators leaning toward human error as the cause of an Aug. 5 bombing near Neak Luong that killed about 137 Cambodians and injured over 260. A B52 crew possibly mis-set radar aiming equipment, guiding bombs to a landmark instead of the intended village reference.
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Washington
Neak Luong
Pentagon
Air Force
Anderson Air Force Base
Guam
U.S
Cambodia
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laos
Washington Post
Man Loses Pants in Robbery at Hamburger Shop
In Miami, Charles Wrinkle 56 refused a wallet demand and fought an assailant who stole his pants with the wallet inside. Wrinkle chased and held the suspect, Ronald McGriff 22, until police arrived and charged him with robbery and aggravated assault. Separately a dated note mentions Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves.
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Miami
Fla
Charles Wrinkle
Wrinkle
Ronald McGriff
Antioch 5 not rehired at Antioch College strike
Yellow Springs Ohio AP five faculty members fired for taking part in a spring campus strike remain not rehired as a review board is to consider the matter. Dean Erma Adams and college officials say the decision awaits the board’s review and changes to suspended with pay were considered. Students voted to boycott summer classes after seven were dismissed for the seven week strike protesting financial aid cuts.
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Yellow Springs
Ohio
Antioch College
Marjorie Freed
Erma Adams
Dave Jacobs
Cute 7-Year-Old Confesses to 21 Home Break-Ins
Miami police report a 7-year-old boy admitted to breaking into 21 homes and stealing up to 1600 dollars in watches jewelry and portable radios. He cried on arrest and said he sold loot for hot dogs ice cream and money for candy. Detective Cowart described him as a surprisingly cute kid.
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Miami
Phil Cowart
Cow
Ohio Board Ends Doubt on Acupuncture by Doctors
The Ohio State Medical Board approved acupuncture when performed by a licensed physician who completed an approved course. The board calls acupuncture investigative and limits new devices to research until safety proof exists. The panel also says abortion is a surgical procedure requiring post op screening by a physician after a nurse at the Fouders Clinic faced licensure charges.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State Medical Board
John D. Brumbaugh
Akron
Andrea Doria salvage ends as crew returns to Fairhaven
Salvage team from the Andrea Doria voyage neared Fairhaven Mass after eight days underwater. Divers Chris DeLucchi and Donald Rodecker sent items to the surface while weather halted operations for the year. Officials noted potential $4 million in cash and valuables but kept details secret for security.
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Nantucket
Mass
Andrea Doria
Fairhaven
Chris DeLucchi
Donald Rodecker
San Diego
Calif
DeLucchi
Rodecker
Mother
Robert Hollis
Teen bomber released for Brixton wedding
Nineteen year old Gerard Kelly one of ten accused in March bomb explosions in London was allowed out of prison to wed Isabel Quinn seventeen. About twenty armed detectives mingled with guests at Corpus Christi church Brixton for the ceremony and he was immediately handcuffed and returned to Brixton prison pending trial.
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Gerard Kelly
London
Corpus Christi Church
Brixton
Isabel Quinn
Kelly
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