Exxon's Ex Captain Hazelwood Rated Skilled Yet Suffering Alcohol Issues
Anchorage AP reports former Exxon Valdez captain Joseph Hazelwood described as intelligent seaman with high safety ratings yet plagued by low mood and alcoholism. Hearings reveal blood alcohol possibly 0.22 percent at grounding after estimates of five times legal limit, plus notes of alcohol treatment and mixed work evaluations from 1982 to 1987.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Exxon
Valdez
Prince William Sound
National Transportation Safety Board
Joseph Hazelwood
Hazelwood
Alcoholics Anonymous
Pentagon May Start Steroid Testing Pilot for Troops
The Pentagon likely will launch a small pilot program to test service members for anabolic steroids amid congressional pressure from Rep. Henry Waxman. The plan follows Waxman’s appeal after the initial rejection of broader screening. Tests would cost about 106 dollars each and aim to confirm there is no problem with steroid use among personnel.
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Washington
Pentagon
California
Defense
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
Waxman
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Health and Environment
Dick Cheney
Cheney
House
Protests swell as Beijing endures hunger strike stand
Premier Li Peng failed to sway pro democracy leaders as mass protests swelled in Beijing and across China. Hunger strikers in Tiananmen Square drew hundreds of thousands of supporters amid calls for reform, press freedom, and anti corruption. Government officials warned of chaos if dialogue ends.
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Li Peng
Pro-Democracy
China
Tiananmen Square
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Gorbachev
Wu’er Kaixi
Communist Party
Zhao Ziyang
Enthu
Siasm
Deng Xiaoping
Tiananmen
Xiaoping
Deng
Central Military Commission
Shanghai
Jason Hurtado
Portland
Qtc
Wuhan
Chen Xitong
Communist Party Youth League
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