Pope Pleads Fresh For Peace In Chile After Mass Violence
In Punta Arenas Pope John Paul II urged concrete steps toward peace after violent disturbances erupted at his Mass in Santiago. Police blamed subversive elements and communists amid clashes that injured 260, while Chilean church leaders denounced the violence and called for reconciliation.
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Punta Arenas
Chile
John Paul II
John Paul
Santiago
Augusto Pinochet
Holy Father
Juan Francisco Fresno
Bernardino Pinera
Conference of Bishops
Idelberto Duarte
Communist Party
Strait of Magellan
Vatican
Argentina
USC Arts Center contracts bypass bidding procedures
The University of South Carolina foundation awarded design and construction contracts for the Ira M. Roger Center for the Arts without state bidding compliance. GMK Associates got the design deal. Congaree Construction Co. handled the construction, both reportedly outside state bidding rules. The project is largely funded by state money via a lease and loans, with private and local funds also contributing.
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Greenville
University of South Carolina Foundation
Greenville News-Piedmont
The
Carolina Research and Development Foundation
GMK Associates
GMK
Columbia
Wade Hampton
At&t
University
Foundation
Congaree Construction Co
Congaree
State Division of General Services
General Services
USC
Greenville News
State University
Fred Sheheen
State Commission On Higher Education
Commission
Richland County
City of Columbia
Ira M. Roger
Richard Kelly
General Services Division
Roger
Santiago Tremor Follows Pope Departure in Chile
A 3 on the Mercalli scale tremor struck Santiago 34 minutes after Pope John Paul II left the capital for southern Chile. No injuries or damage were reported as small quakes are common in Chile and are often unnoticed. Seismological officials confirmed the magnitude while Richter measurements were unavailable.
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Santiago
Chile
John Paul II
Seismological Institute
Toxic Cloud Forces 10 000 To Flee Homes
A warehouse fire released parathion and other chemicals in Minot North Dakota injuring at least 15 and prompting about 10 000 residents to evacuate. Winds carried fumes across the city and toward Canada as the fire was controlled by 4 p m.
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Minot
N.D
Steve Kukowski
Westchern Agricultural Chemicals Inc
Dennis Smetona
Kukowski
State Highway Department
Lawsuit Fails To Stop GOP Delegates Fight in South Carolina
A Christian coalition failed to halt the Richland County Republican convention but a judge agreed to hear arguments next week on whether participants were improperly denied. Judge Ralph King Anderson Jr. scheduled a Thursday hearing while the convention proceeded with the county party regulars maintaining control.
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Columbia
Richland County
Carolina Conservative Coalition
Ralph King Anderson Jr
Pat Robertson
Wayne S. Mitchell
Richland
Coalition
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