The news reporters this issue were:
William Knight, ANWTK@acad2.alaska.edu
Mike Phillips, msphil@birds.wm.edu
Earth : United States : Detroit :
OCP LAB EXPLOSION
Omni-Consumer Products suffered greatly this week, as the
lawlessness caused by the strike of the Detroit Police Force invaded
the company's research center. The entire level was devastated,
wiping out literally years of data collected for the RoboCop program.
In addition, the Enforcement Droid (ED) 209 that was guarding the
building was destroyed, and four guards were killed, with two more in
the hospital with critical injuries.
Portions of the research had been passed to other research teams,
so very little useful was lost. However, all of the integration
research has been lost, as the team had not had the chance to back
anything up yet.
This is only one example of the violence that is currently raging
through the city. The jails were opened at the beginning of the
strike, for lack of personnel to keep people imprisoned, and with no
police officers on duty, the criminal elements have nearly siezed
control of the city.
However, negotiations are continuing betweeen OCP and the Police
Union, and spokesmen for both sides indicate that they are slowly
coming to an agreement.
United Terra : Acey-Two : New Dallas :
UTRPF TROOPS INVESTIGATE MYSTERIOUS PREDATORS
Following up on reports from a colony on the southern continent
regarding remains of large animals. The indications were that they
were prey for a predator as yet unknown and unseen. The carcasses
were left, half eaten, and included a number of fairly harmless
animals and livestock. The last report from the colony was that they
were investigating it.
In the north, in New Austin, the governor decided to radio the
UTRPF for assistance after contact was lost with the colony to the
south and a team of colonists sent to investigate failed to return.
No large predators are known to exist on Acey-Two, the second planet
circling Alpha Centauri, so these events come as something of a
surprise.
The UTRPF forces returned to New Austin earlier today, but they
have not issued a statement concerning the investigation. The only
thing about the expedition's adventure that is known is that some sort
of nuclear device was detonated on the southern continent, in the area
of the colony, but details remain unknown at this hour.
[GM's Note. The near universal calendar system has a year consisting
of 400 days, broken down into 10 months, consisting of 40 days
apiece. So, on a header, it will appear with the year/month/day
usually followed by a city and then the planet.]
Nation-State mini-bio's:
Current: Year Month Day
20,223/ 4/ 39
20,223 /03 /19 -Trancom /Goliath
PROPOSED MILITARY CUTS FOR STAR POWERS
Recent talks betweens mediators of the CommonWealth and the
Supremacon resumed today after being stalled for a month. The talks
are on proposed military cuts for both nation-states.
The proposed reductions would cut Supremacon tank forces by 1/3.
In turn the CommonWealth would cease further production of it's model
16 Aries aerospace fighter. Currently Supremacon forces have
5,073,000 tanks while the CommonWealth only has 2,920,000.
Confidential sources within the CommonWealth have said that the
cuts were devised more for certain individuals to gain political
popularity than for military reasons.
Other proposals that were touched on was the possibility of
limiting troop strength and placing a ceiling limit on the number of
strategic-slip missiles each navy may possess.
20,223 /03 /01 -Port Sellius /Saint Christopher's Planet
MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH MURDER
CommonWealth colonial forces have arrested Joshua Carter of Port
Sellius in connection with the 20,222/8/39 stabbing of Perry Reardon.
Carter is charged with Primary-Degree Murder and is being held at
the Port Sellius Correctional Facility.
BLAZERS 10, HUNTERS 2
Zan Docer, right forward for the Star Blazers, scored 5 of the 10
points in the hotly contested game against the Comet Hunters this last
week.
A'rakth of the Hunters tipped in his fourth hat-trick this season
with an assist from his team mate KR'nt.
RUNNERS 3, DIPPERS 3
Light Runners rookie defense Lease Kreeg scored the games
highlight point by stealing the puck from the Dippers in the Runner's
goal-end and then after making a fast break was able to score on the
Ice Dippers bringing the final score to a tie.
Liner Jakab scored 1 point to bring her goal total to 15 this
season. Manager of the Ice Dippers, Ron Voltisyth, said he was just
happy that Liner Jakab has proved many skeptics wrong about her
ability and that she has a promising future in the SHL.