Flight attendants push to oust ValuJet leaders over safety issues
The Association of Flight Attendants amends its complaint against ValuJet Airlines, seeking ouster of COO Lewis Jordan and CEO Robert Priddy, amid reports the airline misled the FAA about critical maintenance inspections. The union urges public hearings as ValuJet fights to resume service after the May 1 Florida crash.
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Ame
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Association of Flight Attendants
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Valu- Jet
Robert Priddy
FAA
Flight Attendants’ Union
Transportation Department
ValuJet
Florida Everglades
Gregg Kenyon
Army troops allege sarin exposure at Iraqi bunker destruction
CBS 60 Minutes report quotes Dan Tipulski of the 37th Engineering Battalion saying chemical tests found sarin at Kamisiyah Bunker 73 and that soldiers were not warned to wear full protective gear. He says he ignored a directive and wore proper protection. another soldier reports gastrointestinal illness from exposure. Pentagon says investigations ongoing.
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Kamisiyah Depot
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AIDS grants totaling 7.8 million awarded to ten programs
Ten programs across the United States will share more than 7.8 million in federal grants for AIDS and HIV housing and services under HUDs Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program. Recipients include West Hollywood California Savannah Georgia Santa Fe New Mexico Actors Fund of America New York Bailey House Seattle and others.
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Henry Cisneros
Cisneros
West Hollywood Housing Corp
West Hollywood
Calif
City of Savannah
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Santa Fe Community Housing Trust
Santa Fe
N.M
Actors’ Fund of America
New York
Bailey House Inc
Asociacion de Puertorriquenos En Marcha
Philadelphia
Bailey-Boushay House
Seattle
Pima County Community Services
Tucson
Ariz
Burlington Ace Authority
Burlington
HUD
Ane
Government pays to save Oregon trees
In a settlement, the United States agreed to pay Thomas Creek Lumber $475 to cancel logging plans in Warner Creek salvage sale east of Oakridge Oregon. The move ends protests tied to the controversial salvage timber rider exempting logging from certain wildlife protections. court had ruled the sale not challengeable. Agreement aims to defuse long running disputes over forest conservation and media access amid arrests and protests across Oregon.
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Warner Creek
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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House
Senate
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Lane County
Eugene
Ore
Mark Hatfield
Forest Service
Ragas Jol Wiisee
Jeff Wri
Anthony Robert la Penna
Register Guard
Eugene, Ore
Hatfield
Agriculture Department
Justice Department
Oakridge
Thomas Creek Lumber & Log Co
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