Six Die in Chernobyl Disaster Report Says
The Soviet Union reports six deaths from the Chernobyl accident and explains that a white hot reactor core threatened to burn into a water reservoir before cooling measures succeeded. Pravda and Tass described the crisis, the water pumping, and the plan to decontaminate the area as a large-scale response unfolds.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Chernobyl
Communist Party
Pravda
Yevgeny Velikhov
No. 4
Velikhov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Tass
Council of Ministers
Kiev
Fletcher: No shuttle flights until safety proven
NASA chief James Fletcher said the three remaining shuttles will not fly again until tests confirm they are safe and reliable. He pledged extensive checks of solid rocket boosters and possible mid 1987 resumption, with delays to the teacher in space program and ongoing review of launch decisions after the Challenger disaster.
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Washington
NASA
James Fletcher
Space Agency
Fletcher
Barbara Radding Morgan
McCall
Idaho
Challenger
White House
Reagan
United States
Free World
Jim
Dioxin found in Great Lakes fish raises health concerns
EPA study of 51 sites shows Lake Ontario highest with some fish above safe levels. Lake Erie among lowest. Bottom feeding carp show higher dioxin than sport fish. FDA guidance ranges from no more than monthly consumption to avoid higher risks. Research aims to identify pollution sources and prevent further contamination.
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Chicago
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes
Lake Ontario
EPA
Lake Erie
Peter Wise
Wise
J. Milton Clark
Agency Environmental
Great Lakes Basin
Congress
Val Adamkus
Adamkus
Lake Michigan
Huron and
Erie
Lake Superior
Illinois
FDA
New York
Michigan
Charles Suffin
Dow Chemical
Midland
Mich
Suffin
Notable Sports and Entertainment Figures Highlighted in Series
LCCC lists Lou Brock as a record holder with 938 stolen bases and 3,023 hits over 19 Cardinals seasons, plus youth work honors. Phyllis Diller headlines April 7 at SCCC with iconic humor and Broadway ties. Space pioneer Scott Carpenter closes May 28 in Prominent American series, detailing aerospace and ocean engineering work. Series budget rises from 69,000 to 80,000.
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Lou Brock
St. Louis Cardinals
Phyllis Diller
Demure
Diller
SCCC
America
Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Mellett
Hands Across America fundraiser signs up donors
Area residents bypass that area and head to Fremont as CULL admits the odds against success remain high yet organizers plan to coordinate computer printouts and handwritten donor lists. People can sign up or seek details by calling Ken Parsons Karen Stroman Katherine Peters Julie Deminski Kathy Kirkpatrick Alanna Rader Sandi Halitzka Bernadette Keaton Carol Spanski Tom Mathews Tom and Cherry Roberts John Kistler Arlys Schewnsen Mary Jacobs Christine Weber Deb Presser Karen Arquillo Barbara Foster.
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Cull
New York City
Los Angeles
America
Ken Parsons
Karen Stroman
Katherine Peters
Julie Deminski
Kathy Kirkpatrick
Alanna Rader
Sandi Halitzka
Bernadette Keaton
Carol Spanski
Tom Mathews
Tom and Cherry Roberts
John Kistler
Arlys Schewnsen
Mary Jacobs
Christine Weber
Deb Presser
Karen Arquillo
Barbara Foster
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Ivan Yeuuyanov
Ivans. Silayev
Polac
Tzvestia
Urengoi
Siberia
Richard Gale
Kremlin
Tellin
Chernoby
Pravda Ae Ha
Vladimir Lomeiko
Foreign Ministry
Scripps Howard News Service
Bhopal
U.S
John F. Keenan
India
Union Carbide Corp
Danbury
Christa McAuliffe
Snow
Junction City
Kansas
the Chronicle Telegram
East Avenue
Elyria
Ohio
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Ingle Co
Carrier
Chronicle Telegram
East Ave
P.O
Elyra
Lorain
Cleveland
Bates
The
U.S. Food
And
Drug Administration
Dow
LCCC
Fremont
Chronicle-Telegram
Indians
Blue Jays
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