Aging failing computers leave airliners flying blind
Aging air traffic control centers face repeated outages as 21 computer failures since April cripple backup systems. Officials cite aging vacuum tube technology, delayed maintenance, and procurement woes that have tripled costs to 37 billion dollars. Control centers warn of ongoing outages with no quick fixes, risking safety and nationwide delays.
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FAA
Air Traffic Control Center
Chicago
Ken Kluge
Aurora
Ill
New York Center
Robert Valone
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Air Traffic Systems Development
Bob Levin
Congress’ General Accounting Office
Mr. Levin
Sarajevo under renewed shelling as French howitzers retaliate
Bosnian capital Sarajevo endures fresh Serb shelling while French gunners of the rapid reaction force fire six 155 mm rounds at a Serb position on Mount Igman. U.N. reports say the target was hit and condemns attacks on Tuzla’s refugee airport where a female refugee was wounded. UN officials demand accountability for missing men from Srebrenica and Zepa. Eight people killed in the Sarajevo combat surge. Egyptian peacekeepers injured at an observation post.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.N
International Rapid Reaction Force
Mount Igman
Tuzla
Bosnia
Mans Nyberg
U.N. High Commissioner For
Srebrenica
Zepa
Geneva
United Nations
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
U.S
Maj
Myriam Sochacki
U N inspector says Iraq no longer a regional threat
U N weapons chief Ekeus reports Iraq probably cannot strike neighbors with chemical weapons or long range missiles after a Baghdad visit. He cites new data on biological weapons and missiles but warns against taking disclosures at face value and plans further verification.
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Amman
Jordan
Iraq
U.N
Rolf Ekens
U.n.special Commission On
Baghdad
Ekeus
Ekens
Bush to China trip amid GOP clashes over Clinton visit
Former President Bush plans to travel to China next month to speak at a conference on food production. His trip coincides with the U N conference on women in China, though he will not join conference activities. Senate leader Dole urged Mrs Clinton not to attend while China detains dissident Harry Wu.
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Washington
Bush
China
Hillary Rodham Clinton
U.N
Jim McGrath
Senate
Robert Dole
Clinton
Harry Wu
U.S
Liver Found for Hagman in Major Transplant Hope
Reports indicate a donor liver has been located for actor Larry Hagman, whose liver is failing due to cancer and long term alcohol use. The organ was moved by helicopter from San Bernardino Medical Center to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, with surgery timing not disclosed. Cedars-Sinai officials declined comment while Hagman’s publicist could not be reached.
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Los Angeles
Larry Hagman
San Bernardino Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ron Wise
Cedars-Sinai
Hagman
Larry
Mass Exodus of Rwandan Refugees from Zaire Fueling Crisis
More than 85,000 Rwandan and Burundian refugees flee camps in eastern Zaire amid expulsion orders. UNHCR envoy condemns violence and urges halt as fears of epidemics and hunger rise. Bukavu and Goma camps report large expulsions with trucks and buses ferrying evacuees. Zaire presses on despite UN and US warnings.
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Goma
Zaire
U.N
United Nations
U.S. State Department
Bukavu
Lake Kivu
Carrol Faubert
U.N. High Commissioner
UNHCR
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