News published on Federal Newswire in February 1998

News from February 1998


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Failure of Tiny Rivets May Have Sunk 'Unsinkable' Liner

News Release: When the remains of the RMS Titanic were discovered more than two miles beneath the surface of the North Atlantic in 1985, the story of the great liner once dubbed "unsinkable" by the press began moving from legend into scientific fact. Numerous research investigations have been piecing together the...


NIST 98 Provides Largest Ever Expansion and Improvement Of Mass Spectral Database

News Release: Analytical chemists now can take advantage of improved accuracy and a 75 percent expansion of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's popular mass spectral database for personal computers. Scientists use this database as a tool for identifying unknown chemical compounds.


Common Sense Protects Trees from Leaf Scorch

News Release: Nurserymen and landscapers can help rein in a disease that is slowly but surely dooming hundreds of century-old oak and elm trees near the historic Mall in Washington, D.C. Currently, 20 percent of the oaks and 30 percent of the elms there are infected with the disease known as bacteria leaf scorch.


Phorid Fly Squadrons Still Battling Fire Ants

News Release: The offspring of thousands of Brazilian parasitic flies, released last summer to wage war on fire ants, have survived the first generation. Many field-reared flies have been found attacking ants and laying eggs to start a second generation. Agricultural Research Service scientists released the pinhead-sized...


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.