Radiation leak at Piketon plant prompts DOE briefing
Gov. Celeste questions two week delay in detecting a seven day discharge of 46 pounds of uranium hexafluoride from Goodyear Atomic Corp at Piketon. Goodyear says monitoring was ongoing and a lab analysis confirmed the leak, with DOE to brief on detection failure.
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Richard Celeste
Goodyear Atomic Corp
Goodyear
Tim Matchett
Portsmouth
Matchett
U.S. Department of Energy
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Celeste
Weekend Weather And Wager Warnings At A Glance
Tonight remains mostly clear with a dry spell. Sunday turns mostly cloudy to the north with highs in the 40s and overnight lows in the 30s. A brief sports note hints at card games being costly when you hold hands.
Libyan Funds Used in U S Banks to Back Terrorism
U S intelligence officials report Libya deposits in American banks finance terrorism via legitimate accounts. A top secret memo cites central bank involvement. State Dept clarifies no Syria sanctions while Libyan support for Abu Nidal remains the focus. Reports also note a possible Libyan linked laundering operation uncovered weeks earlier.
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Syria
Abu Nidal
Michael Kraft
Rome
Vienna
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Brazil Drought Pushes Coffee Prices Higher
Coffee roasters raise wholesale prices amid Brazil drought. Analysts expect retail costs to rise up to $1.50 per pound as March delivery contracts climb from about $2.60 to potentially $3.50 by mid February. Major brands like Maxwell House Folgers and Chock Full Of Nuts have increased prices in response to tighter supply.
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Brazil
Dick Ponte
Stop & Shop Supermarket Co
Quincy
Mass
New England
General Foods Corp
Maxwell House
Procter & Gamble
Deirdre Macleod
Heinold Commodities
Kodak swap program stirs trouble after instant cameras halt
Area camera shops report frantic calls as Kodak blocks instant cameras citing Polaroid patents. A federal judge bans manufacturing and sales, allowing exchanges only via a toll free number for Kodak stock or goods. Exchanges limited to three per family, with 1986 deadline, and more operators to assist next week.
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Jim Bobel
Reinker's
Elyria
Cindy Cox
Dodd Camera
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Dodd
Grandfather charged in vigil killing as organ donation proceeds
At a Nashville hospital a 2 year old boy died from brain injuries and underwent organ removal during the vigil. The grandfather, Charles Edward Jones, 48, is charged with murdering the boy's mother's fiance, Robert N. Gann Jr. The liver was rushed to Chicago for a transplant to an 11 month old recipient. Gann was shot six times after a confrontation in the hospital room. Authorities had previously reviewed abuse complaints from state social services.
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Ryan Reed
Luke Shelley
Nashville
Chicago
Charles Edward Jones
Robert N. Gann Jr
Jones
Joe Binkley Sr
Luther Summers
Gann
Angela Reed Jones
Joseph Ross
Tolu
Ryan
Ross
Paul Jones
Charles
Jan Scanlon
State Department of Human Services
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