Airport screening failures spark lawmaker clash over security
Lawmakers fault airport weapon checks after FAA tests found 20 percent of mock weapons slipped through from 1986 to 1987 across 136 U.S. airports. GAO notes rates ranged from 99 to 48 percent at major hubs, with Anchorage at 99 percent and Phoenix at 34 percent. Rep. Nielson calls for airlines’ public track records if security does not improve. FAA aims to boost equipment and screening efficiency while enforcing a new detection standard.
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Washington
Congress
Howard C. Nielson
Utah
Nielson
House
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
House Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee
Cardiss Collins
D-Il
Raymond A. Salazar
FAA
Office of Civil Aviation Security
Mr. Salazar
Kenneth M. Mead
General Accounting Office
Congressional Investigative Agency
GAO
Anchorage
Alaska
Phoenix, Ariz
Joann Sloane
The Image Returns to Ohio Soybean Tank
The Image of Jesus on an Archer Daniels Midland soybean tank in Fostoria Ohio returns after sandblasting priming and painting. Residents recall its origin in 1980s rust belt days with believers flocking to the site and local businesses selling souvenirs.
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Ohio
Fostoria
Christ
Polly Barlekamp
Rita Ratchen
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Rita
Jesus
Fostoria Review-Times
Ohio 12
Here
Arcadia
Paul Feasel
Allied Signal Plant
Time Magazine
Findlay
Archer Daniels Midland
ACM
Dick Burker
Review-Times
LeRoy Valenti
EPA seeks water filters to curb disease germs nationwide
The EPA announces draft rules to require about 1,500 water systems to install filters over four years, costing customers roughly 4 to 32 dollars monthly. Surface water systems, 3,000 of them unfiltered, face mandatory filtration, amid Giardia concerns and virus resistance to chlorination. Exemptions possible if disinfection meets standards or sources are protected. Estimated total costs reach 1.6 billion for installation and 420 million in operating costs.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Boston
New York
San Francisco
Lowell Jensen
Luzerne County
Wilkes-Barre
Medicare outlook grim for about half of Americans
A July poll of 601 registered voters for AMPAC shows 48 percent believe Medicare will fail to meet elderly health needs in 15 to 20 years, with 35 percent seeing possible failure and 14 percent not likely. The survey notes gloom surpasses fears of oil shocks or economic ruin, and cites a push for a fiscally sound, alternative elderly health plan.
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Chicago
Can
Stem
U.S
William R. Hamilton
Hamilton, Frederick & Schneiders
Washington, D.C
AMPAC
American Medical Association
AMA
American Medical News
James H. Sammons
Medicare
Californian paddles 4090 miles to Washington DC finish
Larry Capone, a 45 year old Californian, completed a 164 day 4090 mile paddle from Chicago to Washington DC aboard a custom 18 foot board. He faced poor press attention at the finish and urged media to highlight positive youth outreach beyond drugs. Capone planned to rest at the Kennedy home before returning to California.
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Washington
Chicago
Mr. Capone
Marty
Ethel Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Melody Miller
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Capoies
Capone
Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Rose Kennedy
Miller
Balboa Island
Newport Beach
Calif
Portland
Maine
Corpus Christi
Texas
St. Lawrence River
Cleveland
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Religious Coalition For Emergency Human Need
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B. Thomas Company
al Cutsail
Frederick Food Bank
Robert Lee
Frederick Public Works
Glenn Crone
Religious Coalition For Emergency Need
Scripps Howard News Service
Hamilton
Capitol Hill
Washington D.C
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Quartz
Ees
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Willowdale Plaza
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