Satellite to hit tonight reenters amid radiation fears
Washington AP reports a crippled Soviet Cosmos 1402 satellite, powered by a nuclear reactor, is on a collision course with Earth. U S officials estimate re-entry could occur this evening or tomorrow, with a broad window of 11:53 p m to 11:53 a m, as FEMA notifies governors of an expected atmospheric breach within 24 hours.
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Washington
U.S
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Pentagon
Maj
Douglas Kennett
Earth
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Rising VD cases span Permian Basin divides in 1980s report
Editor note reports venereal disease proliferation in the Permian Basin with a 1000 percent rise over three years. The series traces spread and harm, citing syphilis drops in private clinics, but herpes and pelvic inflammatory disease rising in middle and upper classes. Doctors warn Disease may reach all socio economic groups.
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Elizabeth Simpson
Ector County
Permian Basin
State Health Department
Texas
Odessa
Richard Pietila
Caroline Blunt
Women's Clinic
Blunt
Myron Hawryluk
Abortion issue a question of conscience
Chicago Sun Times analysis traces the abortion debate from the 1960s back alley abortion to the Roe v Wade era ten years after the ruling. Personal stories show remorse and conviction on both pro choice and anti abortion sides amid political religious and legislative battles. The piece notes rising anti abortion activism and ongoing state and federal funding restrictions.
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Laurie Nelson
Chicago
Illinois
Metcalf family suit tied to World Flight 30 crash
Audrey Metcalf, grieving, sues the Massachusetts Port Authority and the FAA for 25 million, claiming authorities failed to confirm her father Walter and brother Leo were aboard World Flight 30 when it slid into Boston Harbor on January 23, 1982. The wreck left 210 aboard, with the Metcalfs listed as missing presumed drowned. a manifest later confirmed their names.
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Audrey Metcalf
World Airways
Boston Harbor
National Transportation Safety Board
World Flight 30
Peter Langley
Don Hertzfeldt
Metcalfs
Port Authority
Dedham
Walter
Leo Metcalf
Horny Toad Race Scrapped At Snyder County Fair
The First Annual World’s Only Scurry County Horny Toad Race and Style Show, planned for Snyder’s county fair, was canceled amid controversy. The Texas Horned Lizard event drew objections over animal welfare and public sensibilities, ending plans for a quirky fall spectacle.
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Dallas Morning News
Snyder
Mark Twain
Jim Smiley
Calaveras County
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