Oil spill hits Cleveland Harbor as barge ruptures force containment
Coast Guard teams seal off a 250 foot barge after a No 6 fuel oil spill in Lake Erie near Cleveland Harbor. An estimated 7 000 to 8 000 gallons leaked from two ruptured compartments as crews work to pump out remaining oil. Two rescuers aboard the barge were unharmed in 30 knot winds and five foot waves.
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Coast Guard
Atlantic Strike Force
Elizabet City
N.C
Yacht Club
Charles Corbett
Environmental Protection
Army Corps of Engineers
National Weather Service
Environmental Protection Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service
The
Cleveland Harbor
Lake Erie
Middletown Forecast: Clear Tonight and Minor Warmup Friday
The Middletown area expects clear skies tonight with overnight lows in the 50s. Friday will bring sunny skies and highs in the upper 70s, after Thursday's high of 74 and low 47. The extended outlook shows fair skies Saturday through Monday.
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Middletown
Esterday
Christians and Moslems seek new cease-fire in Lebanon
In Beirut and surrounding areas fighting rages with at least 58 killed overnight as Christian and Moslem leaders attempt to secure a new cease-fire. Leftist sources claim a deal would shift power to Elias Sarkis if the truce lasts eight days, but Kamal Jumblatt denies any agreement.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Kamal Jumblatt
Jumblatt
Sarkis
Suleiman Franjieh
Beef prices rise as government forecasts modest overall food bill
USDA data show all-cut beef at 1.43 per pound in early May, up 9 cents in three weeks, a 67 percent jump. Larry Summers warns retail beef may not reach last July’s 1.61 pace, but could hit 1.50 by mid summer as broader food inflation remains slow.
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Washington
Agriculture Departent
Larry V. Summers
Department
Economic Research Service
USDA
Bone chips in hot dogs spark USDA regulation move
The Agriculture Department plans to allow mechanically deboned meat to include up to one pound of bone chips per 100 pounds of meat in products like pork sausage and frozen pizzas. Critics warn of contamination risks while proponents say it adds calcium. public comment periods run through August 25 with briefings starting May 26 in Washington and other cities.
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Agriculture Department
E. Leonard
Community Nutrition Institute
Department
Sacramento
Calif
New York
Chicago
USDA
Washington, D.C
15 year old Ida Hays undergoes major facial reconstruction
Ida Hays, a 15 year old from La Grande Oregon, underwent an eight hour operation to move her eyes closer together and reshape her nose and jaw. Surgeons at NYU Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery performed the complex procedure aimed at correcting congenital disfigurement. Ida remains in intensive care awaiting final results.
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Ida Hays
Ida
John Marquis Converse
The
Institute For Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
New York University Hospital
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