Acid rain causes $5B damage across 17 states study says
A draft EPA Brookhaven Army Corps study estimates $5 billion yearly damage from acid rain to paint stone mortar metals and other building materials across 17 states. It attributes two thirds of damage to distant pollution and notes opposition from utilities to controls.
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Kentucky
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Navy bans Greek commercial flights for personnel and dependents
The Navy ordered active duty members and dependents not to fly commercially in or out of Greece. Effective from June 20, travel on official orders or with dependents requires Military Airlift Command or Navy aircraft. Leave travel uses tourist passports. routing via Frankfurt or Rhein Main for CONUS-Greece trips. Navy and Air Force confirm no broad civilian-use ban, with military-controlled transport emphasized.
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David L. Harlow
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Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Hughes Aircraft Co
Tuscan
Ariz
Senate Dems Filibuster Reagan Veto Measure
Senate Democrats led by Robert Byrd joined Mark Hatfield and Charles Mathias to denounce the administration backed measure that would grant the president an item veto over money bills. Byrd warned the bill shifts power to unelected executive officials and urged Congress and the White House to maintain a balanced partnership.
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Senate Rules Committee
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Executive
Congress
Whnle House
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Space beads sold as reference standards by agencies
The National Bureau of Standards sold 29 vials of tiny plastic spheres for 384 dollars each, totaling 11,136 dollars, with about 571 vials remaining for government use. NASA and NBS will split proceeds from the spacemillions of beads used as microscopic yard sticks and reference standards.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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