Iranians mourn their dead amid mixed public reaction
Iran reacts to the Vincennes shootdown with subdued grief and fatigue. Merchants say life returns to normal despite inflation and shortages while some question how a sophisticated airliner could be mistaken for a hostile fighter. An Iranian airport manager criticizes warning frequencies as officials describe the incident. Government backs foreign press access to victims and scenes.
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Vincennes
Defense Department
Vircennes
Hossein Peroussi
Chicago Tribune
Iran
Triangle Motors
North Sea oil rig rocked by blasts
The North Sea oil rig experienced blasts and split in two. Survivors escaped via hoses into the sea. Occidental shut down nearby Claymore and Tartan rigs for investigation amid a week of oil installation incidents.
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Strachen
Occidental
British Petroleum
Shetland Islands
Kielland
Ekofisk
Officials and Bob Cline Comment on Water Wells
Officials and Bob Cline of Cline & Duvall Inc say the drought is not a big problem now. Sheldon Harley of Mick's Well Drilling notes June rains may extend drought into August, with significant impact limited to shallow wells under 100 feet. Average county well depth around 200 feet.
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Bob Cline
Cline & Duvall Inc
Sheldon Harley
Mick
Questions About Iran Airbus Mount Theories Proliferate
Washington AP reports unanswered questions about the Iranian Airbus destroyed by a U.S. missile sparking wild theories. TV footage shows bloated bodies, prompting puzzled experts and officials to weigh if Iran filmed the crash or if a setup occurred.
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Iran
Washington
Persian Gulf
Robert Kupperman
Pentagon
Kupperman
The
Center For Strate
Investigators begin probe of airbus tragedy
A six member U S team led by Rear Adm William Fogarty arrived in Bahrain to probe the Iran Air Airbus A300 shoot down by the USS Vincennes. They will review radar and communications data and interview Vincennes officers under a 15 day deadline possibly extendable. The incident killed 290 aboard and heightened Gulf tensions as U S and Iranian officials pursue an international inquiry.
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Iran
Persian Gulf
Manama
Bahrain
IAP
Thei
U.S
United States
Wiliam M. Fogarty
U.S. Central Command
Tampa
Fla
Tran
Vincennes
Strait of
Hormuz
Iraq
Combat Information Center
America
Zahedan
Javier Perez de Cuellar
U.N
Geneva
Mohammed Javad Larijani
New York
United Nations
Security Council
International Civil Aviation Organization
Will C. Rogers III
The
Navy
Adm
Fogarty
New Jersey
Central Command
Middle East
North Africa
Anthony A. Less
Joint Task Force
Gulf
Arabian Sea
Airbus
Neea
Elmer Montgomery
U.S. Navy
Iran Air Jet
Dubai
Washington
Les Aspin
Dwis
Pentagon
Brian Cullin
Aspin
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Kuwait
Al-Rai Al-Aam
United Arab Emirates
Khaleej Times
Iran Kuwait exchange notes after Iran airliner destruction
Kuwait and Iran reportedly exchanged friendly notes after the Iran Air A300 crash that killed 290 people. Kuwait's Foreign Minister received Velayati's condolences, and a Kuwaiti reply thanked Tehran while stressing a full investigation to determine causes and prevent repetition.
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Iran
Shek Sabah Al-Ahmed
Ali Akbar Velayati
Tehran
Navy
Velayati
Sabah
Iren
Sheik Sabah
Iraq
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