Train crash spurs massive toxic fumes evacuation in Alabama
In Conecuh County near Evergreen, about 700 residents were ordered from their homes as 23 of 115 derailed train cars caught fire and exploded. Thick smoke hindered containment while 175 more evacuees were moved as two tankers carrying methyl acrylate and xylene burned. No injuries were reported.
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Evergreen
Ala
Alabama
Conecuh County
Martha Earnhardt
Department of Public Safety
NASA not hurrying to reschedule Discovery flight
NASA said it could take a week to set a new launch date for the space shuttle Discovery after a 2500 pound bucket used to transport workers broke loose, damaging the shuttle and injuring a worker. Sen. Jake Garn would have served as congressional observer on the March 28 or 29 flight.
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Utah
Charles Redmond
Washington
Garn
Space
Sam Dash Fame Clings Fifteen Years After Watergate
Sam Dash, once chief counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee, remains instantly recognizable to strangers who recall his Watergate role. At sixty, he says fame embarrasses him and notes how it altered perceptions, while he returns to law teaching and trial work.
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Cox News Service
Miami
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Jonas Salk
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Sandra Day O’connor
Sam Dash
Dash
Senate Watergate Committee
Cash
From Spaghetti to Chic Pasta Boom in Boston
In Boston the once working class spaghetti dish is now a fashionable Italian pasta trend among urban professionals. Premium spots offer light cream sauces with capers and red caviar at 7.95 a plate as small regional pasta shops see rising sales while national pasta demand climbs 4 percent year over year with two billion pounds sold.
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Boston
Anthony
North End
Joseph P. Pellegrino
Prince Spaghetti
Lowell, Mass
Joseph Lichtenberg
National Pasta Association
Arlington
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