Blix arrives in Moscow to probe Soviet nuclear accident
Hans Blix of the IAEA meets Soviet officials in Moscow to discuss the Cheronobyl disaster. Soviets say the plant accident occurred April 26, killing two and injuring 197, with radiation exposure affecting Europe but not causing immediate public health danger. Boris Yeltsin cites 49,000 evacuees and radiation levels near the site remaining dangerously high.
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Cheronobyl
Hans Blix
International Atomic Energy Authority
Austria
Europe
Boris Yeltsin
Communist Party
Hamburg
West Germany
Shepard's leap into space 25 years ago sparks nation
CAPE CANAVERAL FLA AP The U S space program lies in disarray after the Challenger disaster with NASA needing a year to regroup Yet on May 5 1961 Alan B Shepard Jr 37 NH native rode a Redstone rocket and Freedom 7 into a 15 minute 302 mile suborbital flight The mission opened the space race and set the stage for moons space walks and orbital stations The former astronaut now a Houston businessman reflects on the flight and the shuttle era while noting Ham the chimpanzee nearly matched the feat in January 1961
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Fila
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Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr
New Hampshire
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Soviet Union
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Associated Press
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Atlantic Ocean
Shepard
Summit brands Libya terrorist state at Tokyo gathering
In Tokyo, seven industrial democracies label Libya a terrorist state and plan steps to hinder terrorist travel. The U S hails the agreement as a Reagan victory, while oil firms loosened from Libya face June 30 shutdowns. Security tightened after a missile incident near the summit.
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Amerada Hess
Marathon
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Shintaro Abe
Japan
Absentee voting opens for June 7 primaries runoff
Primary turnout unclear as absentee voting runs May 28 to June 3 under state law requiring over 50 percent to avoid a runoff. Judge Larry Fuller trails Jerry Woodard in the 8th District Court of Appeals and cites Odessa turnout as a factor, saying he expects to finish 400 to 800 votes short despite El Paso support for Woodard.
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Jerry Woodard
8Th District Court of Appeals
Odessa
White and Clements to face 82 replay in Texas race
Primary results give Gov. Mark White nearly 54 percent and Bill Clements 58.1 percent in their parties. White and Clements will replay the 1982 showdown, as Loeffler and Hance trail in the GOP and Democratic contenders face limited opposition elsewhere.
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Clements
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Bill Clements
Dallas
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Kent Hance
Ector County
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Hance
Loeffler
Midland County
Betty Burns
Midland Elections
Bill Hobby
Jim Hightower
Jim Mattox
Garry Mauro
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