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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1996
Page
4
A source close to the investigation said Flight 800 might have disintegrated from a small carry-on bomb that ignited fuel via a chain reaction. PETN residue was found but not enough to prove criminal act. officials seek further evidence of cockpit and fuselage damage.
Hurricane Edouard becomes a major storm with sustained winds around 115 mph off the west Africa coast and moving west at 14 mph. Forecasters expect it to remain a major hurricane for several days as a tropical low and another wave form nearby. Dolly remnants linger over Mexico with rains near Tampico.
Six months after the downing of four colleagues, Brothers to the Rescue planes flew over the Florida Straits to patrol for rafters and drop remembrance wreaths. Jose Basulto said the mission rejected intimidation by Cuba and U S authorities and lasted three hours with no rafters sighted before storms shortened the trip.
San Francisco AP Steve Fossett the millionaire adventurer completed a solo Japan to California voyage in 20 days aboard the Lakota a 45 hull boat breaking the previous fastest solo Pacific crossing record of 24 days from Yokohama. Fossett the 52 year old Chicago stockbroker has prior sailing and ballooning records and previously crossed Japan to San Francisco in 17 days with a crew of three aboard the Lakom.
Speaker Newt Gingrich urged a fleet of at least 50 B 2 stealth bombers, saying the planned 21 aircraft are insufficient due to needed modifications and risks. He spoke near Northrop Grumman’s B 2 plant in California and argued a larger force would deter and protect American lives, contrasting with President Clinton’s budget stance.
Biologists from the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison Wisconsin studied poisoned pelicans and Salton Sea fish to uncover the outbreak cause. Daniel Anderson of UC Davis also suspects fish and water as factors. Further research will occur in Madison.
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