Fuel slick threatens Pittsburgh drinking water
A 30 mile fuel slick drifting down the Allegheny River endangers Pittsburgh and prompted upstream towns to truck in water. Communities draw from tributaries as treatment plants prepare to close. Gov Casey and Mayor Masloff assure ongoing supply while agencies develop treatment plans. Local fire departments pump water from creeks as residents cooperate.
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Allegheny River
Allegheny
Freeport
Robert P. Casey
Sophie Masloff
Albert Brunwasser
Allegheny County Health Department
Harrison Township
Nat Mastre
Dennis Wrothy
Brackenridge
Mood grim as press leaves army arrives in Lithuania
In Vilnius the mood is grim as the Soviet army pushes in more armored personnel carriers hours after Gorbachev warned of force. Reports of sniper attacks and orders to expel foreign correspondents fuel fears of martial law amid Western inaction.
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Lithuania
Vilnius
U.S.S
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Republic
Gorbachev
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
U.S
London
Lama Andrkiene
Margaret Thatcher
Explosions Trigger Mass Evacuation Near Sydney Airport
In St Peters, a gas cylinder plant blasts late Sunday night touched off a major fire that burned eight hours. Thousands of residents were evacuated and Sydney International Airport remained closed briefly as firefighters fought the blaze until dawn. Police hailed the scene as dangerous but no injuries or deaths were reported.
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Sydney
Australia
Cylider
International Airport
Dennis Gian
St Peters
Small plane crashes into Boulder neighborhood killing one
Investigators sift through wreckage from a twin engine plane that spiraled from foothills and crashed into a dense Boulder neighborhood. One body was recovered burned beyond recognition and officials weigh if the victim was pilot Bill Layne as they search for a possible second passenger.
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Boulder, Cole
Bill Layne
Grimm
Bus driver shot on Greyhound route in Nashville
In Nashville a Southeastern Trailways bus on a Greyhound route was shot and the driver critically wounded. Greyhound says no contract talks until a week without gunfire resumes, calling the act terrorism. striking drivers deny involvement. Fred Currey, Greyhound CEO, vows no negotiation until calm returns.
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Nashville, Tenn
Southeastern Trailways
Greyhound
Fred G. Currey
Chaiman
Greyhound Lines Inc
Currey
Indians Blockade Tightens at Ganienkeh Territory
State police with shotguns blockaded a Mohawk community for a third day after gunfire felled a Vermont National Guard helicopter and wounded a civilian doctor aboard. Negotiators seek agreement to investigate while natives demand sovereignty and protection of their territory near the Canadian border about 150 miles north of Albany.
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Altona
N.Y
Vermont National Guard
Ganienkeh
Albany
Fleet returns from Antarctic whaling voyage with 330 small whales
Japan's whaling fleet ended its third season of a controversial research program in the Antarctic Ocean. Officials said 330 small whales were caught as Nobuyuki Yagi of the Fishery Agency cited good scientific results. Tokyo hopes IWC will allow a partial lift of the 1986 commercial moratorium.
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Tokyo
Japan
Antarctic
Nobuyuki Yagi
Fishery Agency
International Whaling Commission
Colt AR15 rifle may be back in production
Washington AP reports Colt Firearms owners weigh resuming Colt AR15 civilian production after a 1989 shutdown prompted by a government import ban. The rifle was the best selling U S made semiautomatic assault rifle before production halted in March 1989 amid the import ban expanded to 43 rifle styles.
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Washington
Colt Firearms
Roller Coaster Crash Hurts 35 at Worlds of Fun
In Kansas City Missouri a six car coaster at Worlds of Fun left the track for a collision when a second train halted near the end. Thirty five riders, mostly teens and young adults, sustained injuries from bruises to fractures as investigators seek the cause.
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Kansas City
Worlds of Fun Amusement Park
Trump opens billion-dollar Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City
Donald Trump unveils the 42-story Taj Mahal Casino Resort on the Boardwalk with 3,000 slots and 12 restaurants, a 120000 square foot gaming floor, aiming to generate about 1 million dollars daily to cover expenses and debt on 675 million in bonds. The project faces flat local gaming demand and new Nevada themed casinos. Trump, already owning Trump Plaza and Trump Castle, promises a premium experience for high rollers seeking luxury gaming.
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Atlantic City
Donald Trump
Trump
Resorts International
Trump Plaza
Trump Castle
Taj Mahal
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