Oil spill disaster surrounding Alaska coast grows
Gov Cowper urged President Bush to declare a federal disaster for Prince William Sound as Exxon Valdez spill expands to about 100 square miles. Winds hinder cleanup while state officials place booms and investigators probe Captain Hazelwood and crew amid calls for tougher industry response.
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Valdez
Alaska
UPI
Steve Cowper
Bush
U.S
Exxon
Prince William Sound
Coast Guard
Valdez Yes
John Devens
Cowper
Exxon Valdez
Joseph Hazelwood
Huntington
N.Y
Tom Cirigliano
Anchorage
National Transportation Safety Board
Kelso
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Valdez Oil Terminal
Toh
Recalled accident at Three Mile Island plant
A recall of the March 28 1979 Three Mile Island incident recalls unit 2 operators Ed Fredrick and Craig Faust on a graveyard shift when a clogged filter halted cooling water. Despite alarms and misread gauges an emergency cooling system was shut off and the core feared to overheat as events escalated.
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Ed Fredrick
Craig Faust
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Middletown
Harrisburg
Fredrick
Faust
Nuclear plant near-meltdown echoes China Syndrome warning
An accident at a nuclear facility saw the control room alarm fail and the reactor core heat rise. Control rods dropped to shut down fission as water leaked into a holding tank. A valve failed to close, releasing up to 100000 gallons of radioactive water and gases. Zirconium tubing melted, forming a hydrogen bubble until emergency cooling halted a potential meltdown.
Weekend brings spring weather across Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanians enjoyed sunny Easter Sunday with 71 in Pittsburgh and 66 in Philadelphia. Riverboat cruises on the Monongahela and Ohio and powerboat rides highlighted the pleasant day as forecasters expected continued warmth in western parts and milder conditions in the east. The National Weather Service forecaster said springlike weather would persist with mid 70s highs and mid 40s lows, while no drought relief from Mother Nature is anticipated and no major rainstorms are forecast in the next 30 days.
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National Weather Service
Lou Giordano
Giordano
Pennsylvania
Uprising at Pavon Prison Seizes Easter Visitors in Guatemala
Guatemalan authorities say hundreds of Easter visitors were held hostage after a violent escape attempt at Pavon prison near Guatemala City. Inmates clashed with guards, killing at least six and wounding many. army troops surrounded the facility to prevent further bloodshed. Police report 1,500 inmates, about 600 hostages, and demands including the dismissal of the prison warden and withdrawal of troops. A fireman entry and an El Grafico reporter’s witness account followed.
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Guatemala City
UPI
Guatemala
Pavon
Vinicio Cerezo
Gonzalo Menendez de la Riva
Menendez de la Riva
Eduardo Antonio Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Army
Julio Reyes
Diego Gatica
el Grafico
Gatica
Yeltsin poised to win in nationwide Soviet election
Moscow reports show Boris Yeltsin leading in his district with a landslide as Soviets hailed the vote that could topple the established political order. About 195 million voters cast ballots across nearly 180000 stations from the Baltic to Siberia in a poll counted by hand with final results due up to ten days.
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Moscow
UPI
Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Tass
Siberian
Far East
Central Election Commission
Mikhail Gorbachev
Death Record March 27 1989 list of twelve names
Obituary notice lists twelve deceased individuals with ages and locations including Mrs. Theodore Bolan 79 Youngstown Mrs Elizabeth Consiglio 74 Parma Heights Ohio Rev Earl J Dean 30 Riverside CA Mrs Rosana DiLiberto 84 Parma Heights Ohio Mrs Henry P Glogowski 57 Ellwood City Albert C Grove 65 Desterhan LA Edward L Hays 90 Belvedere Home Mollie V Householder 87 Florence S Kinnon 81 Golden Hill Home Raffalena Lucarelli 79 Ralph C Peak 35 Austin TX Frances M Priscaro 77 502 E Clayton St.
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Theodore Bolan
Youngstown
Elizabeth Consiglio
Roberts Lane
Earl J. Dean
Riverside
Calif
Rosana DiLiberto
Parma Heights
Ohio
Henry P. Glogowski
Ellwood City
Albert C. Grove
Desterhan
Edward L. Hays
Belvedere
Mollie V. Householder
Florence S. Kinnon
Golden Hill Home
Raffalena Lucarelli
Ralph C. Peak
Austin
Texas
Frances M. Priscaro
E. Clayton St
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