Lava nears Kalapana Gardens as 83rd Kilauea home threatened
Lava from Kilauea advanced to within 30 yards of a Mehau Street house in the Kalapana Gardens subdivision Hawaii Island as authorities kept a 26-house evacuation alert in effect. Two houses burned Wednesday night and early Thursday, pushing total damage above 20 million dollars since the Jan 3 eruption began in 1983.
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Xalapana
Hawaii
Kilauea
Kalapana Gardens
Mehau Street
Civil Defense
Dennis Shigeta
Hawaii Island
England Grants 225000 Hong Kong Passports Bill Passes
Parliament backed a plan to grant citizenship to about 225000 Hong Kong residents as Thatcher's government won a 313 to 216 vote in the House of Commons. The measure, opposed by some Conservative right wingers and Labor critics, signals a potential exodus from the colony ahead of future political changes.
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Lundon
Hong Kong
Iied
Margaret Thatcher
Atan
House of Commons
Labor Party
Law student wins $27,500 in buttock bite case
Maia Brodie sued Charles Hurth III after he bit her buttocks at a bar near Saint Louis University in September 1987. Jurors awarded $2,500 actual and $25,000 punitive damages after two days of testimony and about 90 minutes of deliberation.
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St. Louis
Charles Hurth III
Maia Brodie
Brodie
Hurth
Gerald Greiman
Wyer
Army Rejects Four Year Test on Women in Combat Roles
The Army rejected a Defense Advisory Committee proposal for a four year test of women in combat related jobs. It said current policy excludes women from direct combat and aligns with Congress intent and other services. Navy Air Force and Marines cannot assign women to vessels or aircraft in combat missions.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Defense Advisory Committee On Women In the Services
Department of Defense
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Dole Criticizes Jerusalem Resolution in Washington
Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole and four House Republicans clashed over a non-binding resolution recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Dole called the measure dangerous nonsense and accepted partial blame for its Senate passage on March 2. The resolution was approved without debate and slated for House action next Tuesday.
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Senate
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Jerusalem
Israel
Middle East
Dole
House
GOP
Newt Gingrich
Aiken Standard Office Details And Erratic Address Line
Aiken Standard operates at 124 Rutland Drive with hours 8 30 am to 5 30 pm Monday to Friday. The mailing address is P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 and subscription rates for 3 6 12 months are listed though the document contains garbled extra lines and misprinted addresses.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken, S.C
Crackdown Could Burden Honest Taxpayers
The IRS says the tax gap could reach about 100 billion dollars this year and rise to 127 billion by 1982, signaling higher prices, more paperwork for small firms, and possible withholding on interest and dividends. GAO urges tougher enforcement and improved taxpayer assistance, including possible broadened withholding and reporting measures on one owner businesses and informal vendors.
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Congressional
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Conoan
IRS
Fred T. Goldberg Jr
House
Ways and Means Oversight
Oral Posner
General Accounting Office
Posner
Dean
GAO
Shiite Leader Sees Release of Captives Despite U S Stance
Shiite Muslim leader Hussein Musawi of Hezbollah says release of three American professors is certain despite U S cowboy mentality. He cites delays from Washington over a key demand and notes Syria and other groups moving toward freeing hostages, including Terry Anderson's kin reacting to postponement.
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Lebanon
United States
Hussein Musawi
Hezbollah
Party of God
Associated Press
Musawi
Washington
The
Near East
John
Kelly
Damascus
Syria
Islamic Jihad For the Liberation of Palestine
Terry Anderson
Bush
Bush Defends Position On Hostages In Key Largo
President Bush warns the Kremlin against hardball tactics with Lithuania and refuses to meet demands for a envoy to Syria to secure a hostage's freedom. He cites limits to U.S. patience with Soviet tactics and says the United States does not knuckle under to demands.
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Largo
Fla
Bush
Kremlin
Lithuania
U.S
Syria
United States
Islamic Jihad For the Liberation of Palestine
Birmingham
Ala
Orlando
France
West Germany
John Kelly
Middle Eastern
Equitable Taxes: Aims to Balance South Carolina Budget
South Carolina state Senator Herbert Fielding proposes tax shifts to balance the budget. He backs higher capital gains taxes, a new minimum income tax, and higher sales tax on expensive cars and boats. He argues funds should bolster social services and reduce the gap between rich and poor.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Herbert Fielding
Charleston
Senate Finance Committee
Jay
Fielding
Senate
Middle America
Poor America
Task Force Recommends Global Plan Against Money Laundering
An international task force backs a worldwide money laundering plan. It urges financial institutions to report suspicious transactions to law enforcement in good faith without secrecy-law liability fear. Members include G-7 nations Britain Canada France West Germany Italy Japan United States and others.
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Washington
Pocceum
Treasury
John E. Robson
United States
Robson
U.S
Britain
Canada
France
West Germany
Italy
Japan
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Luxembourg
The
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
European Community
Suspected Drug Funds In SCNB Bank Ordered Frozen
A federal court in Atlanta ordered a temporary freeze on funds in an South Carolina National Bank account after DEA testimony linked proceeds to the Medellin Drug Cartel. Officials say Panama records show drug money wired to the SCNB account and that the owner’s knowledge of any illicit source is under review. No evidence ties SCNB executives to cartel activity.
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Washington
Atlanta
South Carolina National Bank
SCNB
Drug Enforcement Agency
David Panek
Wilmer Parker
U. Drug Task Force
Atlant
Parker
Panama
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