Polar Sea voyage sparks Edmonton anger over Northwest Passage
The U S icebreaker Polar Sea completed its Northwest Passage transit without Canadian authorization, prompting protest actions by Edmonton students and Inuit demonstrators. Canada secured limited access with two Coast Guard reps aboard and the incident triggered a transport ministry probe while officials stressed uneasy bilateral feelings and diplomatic sensitivity.
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Edmonton
Alberta
U.S
Northwest Passage
U.S. Coast Guard
Washington
Thule
Greenland
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
Barrow
United States
Arctic Islands
Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Coast Guard
Arctic
Polar Sea
Federal
Department of Transport
Mel Hurtig
Council of Canadians
Coast Guard
Dave Johns
Dumit
Tuktoyaktuk
Northwest Territories
Johns
Weather error blamed in Delta jet crash probe
The NTSB probes why a fresh weather forecast was not relayed to the Delta jet crew before its August 2 crash in Dallas, amid storms and possible wind shear. Investigators note the cockpit received only an hour old forecast and controllers were advised of northern cumulonimbus clouds shortly before the crash.
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Delta Air Lines
Dallas
Safety Board
Patrick Bursley
Bursley
NTSB
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Weather Service Liable in Lobster Boat Tragedy Ruling
A federal judge ordered the government to pay 1.2 million to families of three lobstermen lost off Cape Cod when a 1980 storm struck Georges Bank after the weather service failed to repair a buoy. The payout covers lost wages and pain and suffering for Honour Ferris and others. Thayer’s death is not in suit.
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Boston
National Weather Service
U.S
Joseph Tauro
Gary Brown
Plymouth
William Garnes
Beverly
David Berry
Marblehead
Robert Thayer
Hamilton
Cape Cod
Georges Bank
Massachusetts
Garnes
Berry
Thayer
Fairwind
Brown
Honour Brown Ferris
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Weather Service
Tauro
Financial notice on Franklin County tax levy exemptions
Pursuant to K.S.A. 5.A. 19-436 and related statutes Franklin County tax levies for county costs under K.S.A. 19-401 through 19-436 and bond obligations will be exempt from certain levy limits. A specified cost of 100000 has been determined, and within 40 days after last publication, petitioners equal to at least 5% of electors may demand an election to exclude these costs from the levy limits. if not, the levy remains within limits. The notice also addresses electors’ potential consideration of an exclusion via election.
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Franklin County
K.S.A
Ihe Ag
Atta
Lois Dodd
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