Day America Told the Truth survey reveals alarming habits
AP reports a national poll based on anonymous responses shows 13 percent believe in all Ten Commandments, 91 percent admit lying, and near half call in sick regularly. The book by James Patterson and Peter Kim highlights troubling personal data, including affairs, abuse, and attitudes toward marriage, crime, and capital punishment.
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Peter Kim
J. Walter Thompson
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Discovery astronauts troubleshoot data recorders in early mission
NASA said four attempts failed to fix two defective tape recorders affecting three secondary instruments on Discovery during an eight day mission. The crew continued experiments with unaffected instruments while ground teams pursue unresolved recorder issues.
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Air Force
Marty Hauser
Hauser
Rob Kelso
Ron Dittemore
Mission Control
Barney DeCamp
DeCamp
Presidents Carter and Ford back seven day handgun bill
Washington AP report shows former Presidents Carter and Ford endorsed a Brady Bill seven day waiting period for handgun purchases. Rep. Schumer said every living past president supports it as debate looms in the House the week of May 6.
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Carter
Ford
Congress
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
Nbc-Tv
Meet the Press
Reagan
Nixon
White House
Jim Brady
Mr. Schumer
Gulf pollution worsens despite cleanup plan in Kuwait
Oil and raw sewage spill into the Persian Gulf as a mile long crude river runs through desert and Kuwait City is choked by oil well fire smoke on 100 degree days. Government relies on foreign volunteers with no solid long term plan and little information on carcinogen dangers. Environmentalists urge evacuation, masks, and warnings, but officials dismiss steps.
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Persian Gulf
Ibrahim Hadi
Environment Protection Council
Rick Thorpe
Earthtrust
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
United Nations Environment Program
Turkey
Iran
Himalayas
Hadi
Sami al-Yakoob
FBI reports violent crime up 10 percent in 1990
The FBI released a preliminary 1990 crime report noting violent crime including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault rose 10 percent. Seven cities accounted for more than a quarter of U.S. murders, with Detroit down 42 from 1989. Critics say the data reflect only reported crimes and may not indicate true trends.
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Washington
United States
Detroit
Alfred Blumstein
School of Urban and Public Affairs
Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh
FBE
America
Joseph R. Biden Jr
D-Del
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bush
Bush appeals for world rate cuts in White House session
President Bush urged foreign allies to cut rates to boost the US out of recession, but Germany and Japan offered no immediate support citing inflation pressures. Finance ministers and central bank presidents of the G7 met at the White House, yielding vague promises with no concrete commitments.
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Japan
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