Northrop Ordered to Refund 564,013 to Air Force
The Defense Department said Northrop Corp must return 564,013 in improper costs charged for entertaining Pentagon personnel. Secretary Clements announced suspension of final payments on non fixed price Northrop contracts pending audit, with audits also under way for 10 other firms including Raytheon, Rockwell, Hughes, and Lockheed to verify allowable entertainment reimbursements.
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Washington
Northrop Corp
Air Force
Pentagon
Defense Department
William P. Clements Jr
Secretary of Defense
Northrop
Joint Congressional Committee On Defense Production
Rockwell International Corp
Clements
Raytheon Corp
Rockwell
Hughes Aircraft Co
Martin Marietta Inc
Boeing Aircraft Corp
General Dynamics Corp
Lockheed Aircraft Co
Sperry Rand Corp
the Grumman Corp
LTV Corp
Burial of John Weber by St Stephen School Becomes Silent Tribute
In Columbus Ohio John Weber 100 was buried in 13 degree cold at St Joseph Cemetery after a restrained service at Our Mother of Sorrows Church. Six students served as pallbearers and 85 others from St Stephen the Martyr School filled the church while a lone guitar accompanied hymns. Weber a Hungary native was imprisoned since 1926 for murder of his wife and death of his child and had been repeatedly denied parole yet shown respect in a modest funeral.
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Columbus, Ohio
John Weber
St. Joseph
Our Mother of Sorrows
Weber
Old Ohio Penitentiary
St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic School
St. Stephen
Mike Dray
Scott Steece
Mike
Scott
Hungary
Ohio Penitentiary
Hijacking of Bus with 21 Children In Djibouti Crisis
An armed group hijacked a school bus near Djibouti and seized 21 children of French military families plus the driver. They demanded independence for Djibouti and the renunciation of a referendum, threatening actions if France acts counter to their aims.
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Djibouti
Afars and
Issas
Somalia
No Man's Land
Red Sea
France
Ethiopia
Paris
Olivier Stirn
Overseas Territories
Gravity makes Miami weigh less for travelers
NOAA scientists say weight differences are caused by gravity and latitude. A 200-pound person loses small ounces when traveling to Miami due to being nearer the equator, with amounts ranging from about 3 to 8 ounces depending on origin city, while local terrain can alter weight further.
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Miami
South Florida
United States
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Earth
U.S
William Strange
Astronomy and Satellite Division
Chicago
Bangor
Maine
Houston
Explosion at Ziggy's Sports Shop Kills Two In Ohio
Police say a customer smoking in the gunpowder section likely caused the Saturday blast at Ziggy's Sports Shop in North Kingsville. Two people died and seven were seriously burned, with state and federal authorities assisting the probe. The injured were treated at Buffalo and Cleveland hospitals.
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North Kingsville, Ohio
North Kingsville
Ziggy
Buffalo
N.Y
Cleveland
Middletown Weather Forecast Cloudy With Light Snow Possible
Cloudy skies and overnight lows in the mid-20s forecast for Middletown with a chance of light snow or rain and daytime highs in the 30s. Yesterday’s high reached 22 and the overnight low 9 with an extended outlook showing a chance of rain Thursday and Friday and snow flurries Saturday.
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Middletown
Gator Snoozes in Tub on Tour
On the road Seminole handler Jim Billie keeps a six foot alligator in a water filled tub for comfort during travel. He carries the reptile in a ventilated box between motel rooms and occasionally bribes a maid to dodge discovery. Billie notes the animal only attacks if provoked or hungry.
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Miami
Jim Billie
Billie
Vinyl chloride link to miscarriages sparks health concern
A government study links vinyl chloride exposure in a husband’s workplace to higher fetal death rates in wives. After exposure the rate rose to 15.8 per 100 pregnancies versus 8.8 in a control group. EPA hearings on emissions standards were set to begin.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Plastics
Sidney M. Wolfe
Ralph Nader
EPA
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
U.S. Center For Disease Control
Bureau
University of North Carolina School of Public Health
VCM
Teens charged in brutal attack on 17 year old city youth
Six teens including four girls were arrested on first degree assault charges for beating whipping stabbing and setting fire to seven year old boy Michael Mader in Rochester New York. Mader suffered severe injuries and was listed in satisfactory condition at St Mary's Hospital. Police said the incident followed an argument and involved belts lighter fluid and names listed include Kitty Hazlett 16 Daren Drew 19 George Ritter 17 and a woman identified as Florence.
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Rochester
Michael Mader
St. Mary's Hospital
Mader
Kitty Hazlett
Daren Drew
George Ritter
Florence
Ryder
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Heloise
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