Kepone disaster fades but public fears linger in Virginia
In Hopewell Virginia Kepone poisoning sickened workers in 1975 and triggered a James River fishing ban. Recovery is reported among workers yet concerns persist about long term health effects while marketing efforts restore the state seafood image.
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Richmond
James River
South
Michael E. Bender
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Life Science Products Co
Hopewell
Mills E. Godwin
State Health Department
Virginia Marine Products Commission
Shirley Berg
Allied Chemical Corp
Life Science
Allied Chemical
Life Science Products
Allied
Virginia Environment Endowment
Philip Guzelian
Medical College of Virginia
Gerald P. McCarthy
Endowment
Nickey Shawn
Shawn
West Virginia
Kepone
Chinese president Li Xiannian visits Disneyland in California
Chinese President Li Xiannian toured Disneyland in Anaheim with an escort from Mickey Mouse and rode Jungle Cruise and It's a Small World before leaving at noon due to fatigue. He discussed possible future Disney expansion in China, while a Beverly Hills speech reiterated support for Taiwan reunification under the one country two systems framework.
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Anaheim
Calif
Li Xiannian
Mickey Mouse
Disneyland
Magic Kingdom
Disney
China
Sharon Rogers
Los Angeles
John DeVincenzi
San Jose
DeVincenzi
Chicago
North America
the Park
Bob Roth
Walt Disney Productions
Frank Wells
Wells
Li Huming
Information Department
Foreign Ministry
Minnie
Melissa Tyler
U.S. Secret Service
Park
Lin Jiamei
Adventureland
Beverly Hills
Taiwan
Professor Kotter tells grads to forget classroom lessons
Harvard Business School professor John P. Kotter argues in an open letter that academic schooling often misleads graduates. He says success hinges on leading, cooperation, and building a power base within a network of peers and bosses, not just exams or individual achievement.
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Boston
Harvard Business School
John P. Kotter
Kotter
Cambridge
Shevardnadze Opens Finland Trip Aiming to Repair Tense Climate
Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze arrived in Helsinki for the Helsinki Accords anniversary and called for a radical improvement in European and world political relations. He stressed the accords as a foundation for mutual understanding while preparing for talks with U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and a planned November summit with Gorbachev. The event drew Baltic protestors, media attention, and tight security as Helsinki hosted diplomats from multiple nations.
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Helsinat
Finland
Soviet Union
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Shevardnadze
Europe
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
U.S
George Shultz
Reagan
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Helsinki
Finlandia Hall
White
Greece
Turkey
Monaco
Poland
Bulgaria
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Ecuador
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Marcy Sparks
Douglas Kline
Illinois
Bloomington
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St Louis
Robert Calderwood
Wesley United Methodist Church
Kline
the News
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Glatey Uus
United States
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Canada
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Baltic
Bistonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Vladimir Bukovsky
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