DOJ and NAACP Seek Court Halt on South Carolina Senate Elections
The U S Justice Department and the NAACP will ask a federal judge in Washington next week to stop South Carolina state Senate elections. An April 25 hearing will consider injunction requests to block the July 24 Senate primaries over unapproved district boundaries.
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U.S. Justice Department
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Washington
South Carolina
Justice Department
NAACP
Senate
General Mark W. Clark laid to rest at The Citadel campus
Retired General Mark W. Clark, World War II Rome liberation leader and former Citadel president, was honored with military pomp as cadets watched 1,200 mourners in Summerall Chapel. Clark died at 87 after battles with cancer and heart disease, leaving a legacy as a wartime commander and political leader.
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Charleston
Mark W. Clark
U.S
Rome
Citadel
Summerall Chapel
Clark
United States
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Georgia peach growers worry over possible bumper crop
Greenville reports peach farmers fear a 1984 bumper crop after late freezes nearly wiped them out last year. State growers say high yields may push prices down, with Department of Agriculture expert Gene Hall noting a large volume on the market.
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Gene Hall
Department of Agriculture
Army bans bargain booze at service club events
The Army’s top general prohibits reduced prices on alcohol at service clubs worldwide. Gen John Wickham said such events are not consistent with policies to curb alcohol problems, affecting sponsored MWR activities like happy hour and attitude adjustment hours.
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Washington
Army
John Wickham
Tax Tattlers Get Rewards
Washington AP reports the IRS rewards informants who report tax evasion using Form 211, the Application for Reward for Original Information. In 1983 the government retrieved nearly $39 million from tips and paid about $626,000 in rewards.
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Washington
Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Filipino man crucified for fifth Good Friday ritual
Donald Rexford Jr., 36, nailed to a wooden cross in Manila as part of an annual Good Friday display to seek reunion with his American father, a WWII veteran said to live in Pontiac Michigan. Rexford cited his separation from his Filipino partner and a pending child as motivations.
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Philippines
Donald Rexford Jr
Rexford
Pontiac
Mich
De Lorean Voiced Willingness to Launder Drug Funds in Tape
In a Los Angeles court a government tape shows John Z De Lorean saying he would launder funds for a drug smuggler using his private company The tape features him describing a cocaine based financial deal as a good opportunity and notes his readiness to create a history of profits for William Morgan Hetrick through his private firm.
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John Z. de Lorean
de Lorean
de Lorean Motor Co
Northern Ireland
William Morgan Hetrick
John de Lorean
Woody Allen
Annie Hall
Sam
Phil Boroff
Boroff
Allen
National Video Inc
Portland
Ore
Ron Smith
GNP Growth Seen Slowing After Robust First Quarter
The Associated Press reports 1984 GNP likely to slow as inventories are worked off after an 8.3 percent annual growth in Q1. Wall Street opened lower on Good Friday with the Dow ending up 1.57, while analysts warn higher rates may follow from solid growth. The Reagan administration aims for a moderated expansion with inflation under control.
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New York Stock Exchange
Commerce Department
Reagan Promises Buy America Push Ahead of China Visit
President Reagan, preparing for his first China trip, says he will do everything short of displaying a Buy America sticker to promote U S goods. He notes China’s openness to foreign investment and calls the change in its approach to private enterprise amazing.
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Reagan
China
America
United States
Peking
Tacoma
Wash
Senator Trible urges Meese withdrawal from AG post
In Washington AP report Senator Paul S. Trible of Virginia breaks from party line to call for Edwin Meese III to withdraw as Reagan nominates him for attorney general. Meese’s bid is paused while Jacob A. Stein conducts an independent counsel investigation.
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Paul S. Trible
Virginia
Reagan
White House
Edwin Meese III
Meese
Jacob A. Stein
Stevie Wonder Harvard visit stirs student sing along
Stevie Wonder drew 1,200 Harvard Law School attendees into a sing along during a Forum visit and urged future lawyers to aid the poor. He delivered ten standing ovations and called for service without pay as a moral return. The event highlighted Wonder's advocacy beyond music.
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Harvard Law School
Wonder
Harvard Law School Forum
Stevie
Harvard
Britain and Khadafy clash over Libyan Embassy siege
Britain and Libya fight over the siege at the Libyan embassy in London. Libyan ambassador Oliver Miles meets Libya's foreign minister Ali Treiki while police talk with the besieged group. Both sides seek a peaceful end but London demands to search the embassy and question occupants amid ongoing demonstrations and a fatal shooting.
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London
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
Tripoli
Britain
Oliver Miles
Libya
Ali Abdulsalam Treiki
St. James’s Square
Scotland Yard
Khadafy Interview Was Tough on NBC Today Show
NBC paid nearly $25,000 and did frantic calls to secure an eight minute live interview with Col. Muammar Khadafy on Today. Bryant Gumbel faced technical hurdles as Khadafy demanded to see his face, requiring a Libya beam. Khadafy claimed British forces attacked the Libyan embassy and defended sovereign Libyan territory.
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NBC
Col
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Joan Collins
Boy George
Bryant Gumbel
Khadafy
Gumbel
Libya
Bomb Explodes At Navy Yard Officers Club
An explosion caused by a bomb under a sofa rocked the Washington Navy Yard officers club early today. No injuries were reported. The attack was claimed by the Puerto Rican nationalist group FALN, known for bombings to press for Puerto Rican independence. Sailors in nearby barracks were awakened as doors were blown off and a fire started.
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Washington Navy Yard
FALN
United States
Emergency Numbers List for Aiken Area
Community information card lists emergency contacts including Aiken Community Hospital 649 7911, Volunteer Fire Departments 648 6811, Aiken County Sheriff 648 6811 and Emergency Medical Services for quick reference.
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