Ghosts on radar expose aging air traffic controls
Air traffic control errors last year and this year reveal 30 year old, underfunded equipment. Incidents from Costa Mesa to Oakland show radar ghosts delaying flights and prompting calls for more technicians and infrastructure to prevent possible catastrophes.
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Mike Hannigan
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Air Traffic Control Center
Aurora
Hannigan
John Wayne Airport
Costa Mesa
Calif
Federal Aviation Administration
Oakland
California
Nevada
Pacific Ocean
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Heritage at Fort Stanton leasing sparks editor letter
Dear Editor letter rebuts Jay Miller column on leasing historic Fort Stanton for private use. It warns of heritage loss if a year or two of private use destroys the site and urges strong preservation regulations or preservation if lease is unavoidable. Citizens urged to contact Gov. Johnson at the Santa Fe capitol office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Miller
Daily Record
Old Fort Stanton
Lincoln
Gary Johnson
Gov. Johnson
Fort Stanton
Esau
New Mexico
Governor's Office
State Capitol
Santa Fe
N.M
Vice President Agnew Shakes Hands of Silver Star Recipient
An Associated Press photo shows Vice President Spiro Agnew shaking hands with Air Force Captain Palmer G. Arnold of Roswell in Vietnam as Arnold receives the Silver Star. Roswell’s Larry Knadle is elected director of the New Mexico Retail Association. Linda Jewel Deloaney of Roswell wins Miss New Mexico World and will compete for Miss World USA at Lake Tahoe Nevada later this month.
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Associated Press
Spiro Agnew
Air Force
Palmer G. Arnold
Roswell
Vietnam
Arnold
Larry Knadle
New Mexico
Indian gaming links to tribal federal aid debate
Native leaders gathered in Milwaukee and Albuquerque pressed to protect tribal gaming interests amid congressional budget cuts. They urged restoring about 400 million in proposed cuts while considering revenue sharing and equalization proposals to prevent richest tribes from relying on federal aid. Leaders plan lobbying and a Washington visit on Sept. 9 to push Congress on budget compromise and IGRA reform.
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Santa FE
National Indian Gaming Association
Milwaukee
Albuquerque
NIGA
New Mexico
Congress
IGRA
National Football League
Washington
House Senate Conference Committee
America
Specter faces scrutiny over ties to Weaver and extremism
Senator Arlen Specter links to Randy Weaver prompts scrutiny as he navigates threats and anti Semitic letters amid his presidential bid. He defends Weaver as having rights while pursuing a Weaver probe tied to the Ruby Ridge case and Christian Identity history, amid Iowa meetings before upcoming caucuses.
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Washington
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
Anita Hill
Clarence Thomas
Specter
Randy Weaver
Ruby Ridge
Idaho
GOP
Secret Service
Capitol Police
Weaver
Senate
Aryan Nations
United States
Alan W. Bock
Christian Identity Movement
Bock
Ed Henry
ZOG
New World Order
Newsweek
Iowa
Ethical battles over civilian bombing and assassinating leaders
The piece traces two moral findings gaining broad acceptance: civilians should not be bombed when civilian targets are hit, and leaders of hostile states should not be assassinated. It cites NATO actions in Bosnia, debates over Hitler and Castro, and parallels with Iraq and Libya to question the ethics of targeting leaders versus killing civilians.
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Church Committee of the
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Jfk
Castro
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Historic Heritage Concern
Mashantucket Pequots
Connecticut
Foxwoods
Minnesota
Mystic Lake
By Ace Reid
Europe
Jack Anderson
Michael Einstein
Bosnia
NATO
CIA
Kennedy
Robert
Fidel Castro
Reagan
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
Radovan Karadzic
Joseph Stalin
Germany
Japan
William F. Buckley Jr
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