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...issue goes well beyond New Zealand. Washington fears for its other security alliances if nuclear ships are denied port privileges. State Department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said withdrawing was New Zealand's "prerogative." But, she added, the fault was Wellington's refusal to welcome the U.S. Navy, not Washington's refusal to consult...
...sailors. At week's end investigators were still trying to determine the cause of the blast as the Iowa steamed toward its home port of Norfolk, Va. Defective electrical wiring, a damaged firing mechanism in the ship's gun system or even an errant spark may have been at fault. The tragedy ignited a new debate over the usefulness of the old dreadnoughts in the nuclear...
...told a reporter we were all at fault: The Police Department that didn't teach its officers the job for which they were hired. The Housing Authority that ran the Towers as a slum. The School Department that made Towers and other project kids feel unwanted. And the city manager, Council, School Committee, and mayor who had suspected all that and had not managed to change...
...accidents had been handled as civil cases, not criminal proceedings. Grand County District Attorney Gregory Long, who filed the charges against both men, says resorts do their best to protect skiers by erecting barriers and posting warning signs at dangerous spots. "There's usually only one person at fault in collisions," says Long. "The skier himself...
...suppose it's not the planners fault. From my experience, any event in the Union is doomed to failure. Which the "Reunion at the Union" was. The nominal purpose of Senior Events is for the seniors to get together for their last fling and have a great time before our relatives come in and ruin it at Commencement with their drippy sentimentality, boring reminiscences and insipid advice...