Lost H-bomb legend in Tybee Island fishing tale
W G Smith recalls snagging a 7600 pound hydrogen bomb off Georgia in 1959 or 1960. Air Force experts searched Little Tybee Island area after radiation hints, with locals split on recovery. Some jokes and fears mix with cautious support as investigators await final report.
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Tybee Island
W.G. Smith
Smith
Glenn
Savannah
Air Force
Harold Michael
Cafe Loco
Derek Duke
Little Tybee Island
Tybee Beach
Glenn Smith
Glenn Smith Jr
Agnes Marie
Smoking by mothers linked to higher infant colic risk
CHICAGO AP Mothers who smoke during or after pregnancy double the risk of colic in their babies, with secondhand smoke also increasing the odds. Nicotine is the likely culprit, raising a gut protein linked to digestion. The Pediatrics report covers studies totaling over 12 000 infants and notes the risk fades by around three to four months.
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Chicago
U.S
Brown University
Edmond Shenassa
Shenassa
Harvard University
Mary-Jean Brown
Pediatrics
Sheriff objects to Florida boot camp for girls closure
Polk County Sheriff Lawrence Crow Jr. criticizes state DJJ requirements to add activities like whiffle ball and aerobics without funding. The Florida boot camp for 14 to 18 year olds was closed after low occupancy and a 67 percent 2002 recidivism rate. The 20 girls were relocated and the site reassigned to a boys boot camp program.
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Florida
Bartow
Fla
Polk County
Lawrence Crow Jr
State Department of Juvenile Justice
Tom Denham
Juvenile Justice Department
Space station clutter grows as shuttle delays linger
In orbit above Florida the international space station overflows with junk from prior exchanges. Astronauts warn that until spring the crowding will worsen, hindering work as NASA stalls shuttle flights after Columbia. Russian capsules fill gaps but cannot match shuttle cargo or return much to Earth.
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International Space Station
Mike Fincke
NASA
Discovery
Kenneth Bowersox
Michael Foale
Earth
Foale
Mir
Columbia
Russian Space Agency
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Midland
Texas
Space Station
Edward Jones
N. Grandview Odessa
John Arrich
Heath Anderson
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