Global effort to curb CFCs gains momentum in talks
The Reagan administration reported progress toward a freeze on production of ozone depleting chemicals, with diplomats and scientists urging a global limit on CFCs. Negotiations in Geneva and bilateral talks in Europe and Japan aim for a timetable to cut production, amid warnings from scientists on climate and ozone impacts.
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U.S
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Japan
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Negroponte
United States
State Department
Environment Committee
Park service delays plan to charge at historic sites
The National Park Service will delay but not drop entrance fees at sites including Independence National Historical Park and Valley Forge. Officials cite logistics while lawmakers protest, with fees still planned for Statue of Liberty and Canaveral Beach.
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National Park Service
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Philadelphia Park
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Independence Parks
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Bill Gray
John Heinz
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Mott
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Heinz
Rob Wallace
Pennsylvania
Canaveral
NPS
Billy Penn
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Poachers devastate East Africa's Selous reserve
Tanzania reports heavy losses to elephants and rhinos in Selous Game Reserve over a decade. Elephants drop from 110,000 in 1977 to 55,000. rhinos fall to about 50 of 400. Ivory and rhino horn fetch high black market values. Police seize 237 tusks valued at about $22,000 from an oil truck in Songea. four businessmen and the driver arrested. Officials urge stronger wardens and anti poaching measures to prevent collapse of wildlife before breeding dispersal ends.
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East Africa
Selous
Daily News
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Watership Down author calls dog as witness in tribunal
Richard Adams testified at an industrial tribunal for gamekeeper David Claridge claiming he resigned after anxiety over fellow gamekeeper David Hunt's outbursts. Adams said Hunt cursed near a public path and threatened a leash for a dog. The dog clarified obedience before Claridge settled for about $3,000.
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England
Richard Adams
Adams
David Claridge
David Hunt
Hunt
Andrew Wills
Callie Tetter
Tetter
Claridge
Pet cemetery grants woman's burial wish near husband and pets
In Ohio, 74 year old Jeanette Ellis Kendall won approval to be buried at Pines Pet Cemetery near her husband Barney who died in 1965 and their two Chihuahuas Ichabod and Honey. Cremation rules require humans to be cremated to save space, but the couple’s family notes the dogs’ strong bond with the pair.
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Lebanon, Ohio
Jeanette Ellis Kendall
Barney
Pines
Ohio
Kendall
Pet
Barbara Thames
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