Slow quake lifts Pozzuoli costs 2.5 million in damage
In Pozzuoli Italy the mayor said a slow earth quake called bradyseism has lifted land and caused 2.5 million dollars in damage. Cracks appeared in the town hall schools churches and private buildings as measurements show ground rising about two feet four inches in six months. The event echoes a similar upheaval in 1538 near Monte Nuovo and fits a long history of land shifts in the Naples area.
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High Court Lets Pay TV Stand as FCC Blocks Are Dropped
The Supreme Court 7-1 upholds the FCC authority to license over the air pay TV, reversing a theater owners group challenge. The ruling affirms that pay TV can operate under FCC rules, requiring 28 hours of free service weekly and strict program limits to prevent siphoning of content. Zenith Radio and Yeca join the FCC in urging the decision, backing nationwide operation during Hartford trial.
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National Association of Theater Owners
Hartford
Conn
Zenith Radio Corp
Yeca, Inc
Eased Sirhan Isolation To Be Decided
San Quentin officials weigh relaxing Death Row isolation for Sirhan Bishara Sirhan who killed Senator Robert Kennedy. Associate Warden James L. Park says Sirhan may stay separated to avoid desperate inmates seeking notoriety, with a final decision by Warden Louis B. Nelson forthcoming.
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Court orders Medi Cal rate overhaul for nursing homes
The Third District Court of Appeal told California's Health Services Department to set new Medi Cal nursing home rates and hold public hearings. It found no evidentiary basis for current rates, which the California Association of Nursing Homes says have left facilities with about 75 million dollars in operating losses since 1966.
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Bogota University Closed in Strike Power
The government shut the National University and sent army troops to occupy the campus to end a strike by about 11,500 students. The university will stay closed through the first semester, with the strike dating from last December. Moonmen Arrive: Astronauts Conrad, Gordon, and Been arrive in Copenhagen during a 40 nation world tour.
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UPI
National University
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Nmark
Charles A. Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Been
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