China Expels Two U S Air Force Officers From Hong Kong
Two U S Air Force liaison officers Joseph Wei Chan and Dwayne Howard Florenzie were expelled by China after five days detention on spying accusations. They arrived in Hong Kong in healthy condition. Beijing alleged they entered restricted military zones and obtained military intelligence by photographing and videotaping. The United States denied wrongdoing, noting the officers were on authorized travel with diplomatic immunity.
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Hong Kong
U.S. Air Force
China
U.S
Joseph Wei Chan
Dwayne Howard Florenzie
Hoon
Xiamen
Taiwan
Beijing
Foreign Ministry
Shen Guofang
Xinhua
Shen
White House
Mike McCurry
US. Administration
Washington
East China Sea
Russia
Ozone hole depletion worsens with no slowdown
The Antarctic ozone hole has deepened over a decade with no slowdown and possible acceleration. Meteorologist Jonathan Shanklin notes ongoing destruction from chlorine and bromine compounds, starting in August and reaching a low point as warmer air curtails high-altitude ozone loss while ozone rich air streams in from elsewhere.
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New York
Antarctica
Jonathan Shanklin
Antarctic
Navy frigate giveaway sparks Senate criticism
Washington lawmakers challenge Navy plans to gift seven frigates valued at 420 million dollars. Representative Benjamin Gilman urged reconsideration as ships are slated for Turkey Egypt Bahrain and Oman. Admiral Wright testified training crews outfitting and spare parts would be funded by recipient nations and largely sourced from the United States.
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Washington
Navy
Benjamin A. Gilman
R-N.y
House International Relations Committee
Turkey
Egypt
Bahrain
Oman
Gilman
Adm
W.H Wright
Adm Wright
United States
Endangered Gila trout airlifted from ash affected stream
A helicopter lowered a line over a mountain stream and retrieved 478 Gila trout, 15 dying in transit, after a wildfire churned 6,200 acres in Gila National Forest New Mexico. The fish were moved 70 miles to a holding tank to await rainwater flushing of ash from Mogollon Creek tributary.
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Silver City
Gila National Forest
New Mexico
Paul Boucher
The
National Forest
UN envoy gloomier on halting Croatian clashes in Geneva talks
In Zagreb and Geneva a tense push to avert a renewed Croatia Serb war faces bleak odds. UN envoy Yasushi Akashi warned failure could spark a regional war as Croatia mobilizes up to 100000 troops and rebel Serbs 50000, with both sides ready to defend territory. European pressure and airline cancellations followed warnings against travel.
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Zagreb
Croatia
Geneva
U.N
Yasushi Akashi
Akashi
Associated Press Television
Chris Gunness
Olde Towne Jewelers Promises Realistic Pricing for Fine Jewelry
A reader notes that heavy discounting hides fake sales and urges fair pricing. The piece argues real value isn’t just a price and warns against fictitious markdowns on fine jewelry at OLDE TOWNE Jewelers.
FBI seeks professors help in Unabomber case
Dozens of professors nationwide study a 35 000 word manifesto to aid the FBI in locating the Unabomber who has killed three people since 1978. The manuscript titled Industrial Science and Its Future argues technology harms society and suggests moves from Chicago to Salt Lake City and northern California.
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Washington
FBI
Jim Freeman
San Francisco
Chicago
Salt Lake City
California
Freeman
New York Times
Washington Post
Packwood hearings rejected by Senate vote
The Senate on Wednesday voted 52-48 to block public hearings into sexual and official misconduct charges against Sen Bob Packwood. Sen Barbara Boxer had urged hearings, arguing women’s trust in the Senate was at stake, but the Ethics Committee’s pending probe remained unresolved.
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Washington
Senate
Bob Packwood
Senate Ethics Committee
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Erin Hammers Pensacola as Hurricane Roars Ashore
Hurricane Erin struck near Pensacola Florida blasting ashore with winds up to 120 mph and rain heavy enough to flood streets. Gov Lawton Chiles warned of serious danger as tens of thousands fled inland and authorities ordered evacuations over a long weekend.
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Pensacola
Fla
Erin
Florida Panhandle
Lawton Chiles
Mike Rucker
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