Reagan jokes about health and Nancy care at charity event
President Reagan, saying Nancy keeps him healthy, spoke at Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times. He noted his past surgeries, weight lifting at the White House, and uncertainty about post 1989 plans. A separate Moscow line reports Wright leading a 20 member delegation seeking NATO backing on arms talks and noting mixed views on human rights and Gorachev remarks.
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Gorbachev proposal on minority states shocks U S leaders
Reverend Jesse Jackson calls Gorbachev idea insensitive and says he will register a protest with the Soviet Embassy. In Detroit, unions and automakers face talks as UAW contracts with GM and Ford expire Sept. 14. Negotiations begin mid July amid race and global competition concerns.
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Argentina President appeals for peaceful end to coup crisis
President Raul Alfonsin urged rebels to surrender as loyal troops ring the camp near Buenos Aires with 1,000 soldiers surrounding the base. Earlier, a Cordoba uprising ended without bloodshed after 130 soldiers left an army building.
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Comic actor Dick Shawn dies on stage at 63
LA JOLLA Calif AP comic actor Dick Shawn famed for The Producers collapsed on stage at the Madeville Center UC San Diego Friday night about 25 minutes into his routine He died at Scripps Memorial Hospital after a possible heart attack autopsy planned Milton Berle praised him as a great improv and ad lib performer.
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Motorist Kills Self After Hitting Girl in Land O Lakes
A motorist William Dowling struck a year-old girl Jennifer Carr, stopped to aid her, then returned home and killed himself with a gunshot. Dowling, 52, had a suspended license from a drunken driving conviction and was not at fault per police. The girl and two playmates attempted to cross a busy intersection in Pasco County, and the child was knocked onto the windshield.
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Assumed Names Used by Royals on Caribbean Trip
Prince Andrew and Sarah, the duke and duchess of York, returned to London from a secret weeklong Caribbean holiday. They flew via New York on a British Airways flight and slipped through Heathrow Airport under assumed names. The couple will spend Easter with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.
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Easter Mass draws tens of thousands to St Peter's Basilica
Pope John Paul II led a two hour Easter vigil at St Peter's Basilica with tens of thousands in attendance Candlelight lit the nave as the pontiff walked behind cardinals and bishops He baptized and confirmed 36 people from many nations in the ceremony and delivered a homily in Italian The pope spoke of Christ’s light renewing all that was destroyed in the world
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Massacre in Sri Lanka Leaves 126 Dead
Thousands of troops scoured eastern Sri Lanka's Trincomalee district Saturday for Tamil rebels after a mass shooting spree. Officials say 126 victims, mostly Sinhalese, were identified as curfew and security measures were imposed while India condemned the attack. Government spokesman Tilak Ratanakara vowed to wipe out Tamil terrorism and helicopters with machine guns supported 5,000 soldiers in the search.
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India
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Aquino Faces Ongoing Military Threat Amid Coup Fallout
In Manila the aborted Saturday rescue of jailed mutineers highlights President Corazon Aquino’s challenge in controlling a large, reform-hardened armed force inherited from Marcos. Mutineers stormed Fort Bonifacio and 41 were arrested. 25 had been freed from stockade prior to courts martial for the January 27 takeover. Military leaders feature in multiple coup attempts against Aquino’s 13 month old government.
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Japan denounces U S tariffs as draconian calling for talks
In Tokyo officials condemn U S punitive tariffs on Japanese electronics as draconian and announce no immediate retaliation. They will seek bilateral talks under GATT to withdraw the measures, noting a large U S trade deficit with Japan of 58.6 billion dollars last year.
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Saba
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Details
Aiken Standard provides phone lines for subscriptions and classifieds including 649 5316 649 1555 and 648 2311. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday to Friday and 8 to 10 30 a m Sunday at 124 Rutland Drive with P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.
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Emergency numbers list from the Aiken Standard
Emergency numbers provided as a service by the Aiken Standard include contacts for North Augusta Fire and Police, Salley Fire and Police, Wagener Fire and Police, the sheriff and highway patrol, plus poison control and long distance emergency lines. The notice notes postal details and the newspaper’s publishing info.
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