Connecticut asbestos cement pipes spark water safety debate
In Hartford and Bristol residents, led by Sharon Lynch, worry asbestos fibers in water from cement reinforced pipes. Connecticut Regulation aims to monitor contamination. industry and some doctors challenge the need amid a 20 month ban on new asbestos cement pipe and court challenges. About 900 miles of pipe exist in 80 of 169 towns. 575,000 residents rely on systems using the pipe.
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Hartford, Conn
Sharon Lynch
Bristol
Farmington
Unionville
Connecticut
ACLU sues over saturation roadblocks near Forrest City
The ACLU alleges the I 40 saturation roadblock on May 3 and 4 violated Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by stopping and searching vehicles without probable cause. The suit seeks to ban saturation enforcement and damages for 10 plaintiffs including out-of-state residents and a pregnant marcher delayed to arrange bond.
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Little Rock
Ark
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
U.S. District Court
Interstate 40
Forrest City
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Donna Dowland
Crittenden County
Sheriff’s Office
Tiny airline big winner in lottery
Washington AP Fleming International Airways, a Miami based cargo carrier, won the most in an FAA lottery for 276 Braniff landing slots at 19 states and DC. Fleming took seven firsts and 12 top four finishes. others like Continental, Delta, New York Air, Northwest Orient and Frontier also fared well. Fleming plans cargo service but may expand to passengers if profitable.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Braniff International Airways
States
District of Columbia
Fleming International Airways
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
New York Air
Northwest Orient Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Braniff
Continental
Dallas-Fort Worth
Fleming
Larry Rudolph
U S expands free cheese aid to low income families
Washington reports the Reagan administration authorized an extra 120 million pounds of cheese for distribution to low income households, bringing total free cheese this year to 220 million pounds. The program also supplies about 700 million pounds to institutions and increases foreign dairy aid, with storage costs cited as over 100 thousand dollars daily.
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Washington
Richard Lyng
Lyng
Reagan
Diabetic youth found in Smokies
Jay Toney a 17 year old from Mounds Oklahoma was found by tracking dogs after disappearing while hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He was found near a creek wearing only one shoe and a tank top and transported by helicopter to University of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville. He arrived unconscious and is treated for hypothermia exposure and missed insulin doses.
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Gatlinburg, Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Jay Toney
Mounds
Okla
Roger Miller
Toney
University of Tennessee
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