Ortega Dismisses Nicaraguan Peace Proposal as Meaningless
The State Department rejects Daniel Ortega’s cease-fire plan as a sop to curb dialogue with opposition groups. Ortega, who met with Senators Harkin and Kerry, links concessions to US withdrawal of support for the Contras and calls for a renewed US Nicaragua dialogue.
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Israelis Readied for Next Lebanon Pullback
Israelis awaited a final order for another pullback in Lebanon after the Cabinet voted to end the occupation by early June. Troops dismantled installations on Mt Baruch and prepared to vacate Jezzine and Tyre, with 647 Israeli deaths noted since the 6 June invasion.
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Earth Day Marks 15th Anniversary Quietly in D C
In Washington the 15th Earth Day anniversary passes with little fanfare as Environmental Action outlines a weekend fund raiser and a special magazine issue. Other major groups including the Sierra Club and Audubon Society report no public events.
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GOP Calls for Special Election Over Indiana House Race
Republicans threaten guerrilla tactics if the House seats Democrat Frank McCloskey who won the recount by four votes in Indiana. A three man task force planned to finalize the recount report as the House prepares to act later in the week. McCloskey defeated Rick McIntyre 116 645 to 116 641 in unofficial returns.
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Senate Debates 1986 Budget Cuts Clash Over Social Security
Senate starts debate on a Reagan backed 52 billion package to trim social security and more than a dozen federal programs. Democrats vow to strip social security provisions and restore funds for education Medicare Medicaid Amtrak and farm programs as deficits target under 100 billion by 1988.
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NORML Sees Reagan Era Help in Marijuana Reform Push
NORML leader Kevin Zeese credits Ronald Reagan with revitalizing the marijuana lobby after Carter years. He says Reagan’s stance scared users toward NORML, helped repay Carter-era debts, and aided efforts to legalize marijuana for adults.
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Tornado Toll Mounts as Storm Slams Midwest Texas
Associated Press reports a slow moving storm unleashed at least 35 tornadoes across the Midwest and Texas where an elderly couple Arch Curtis 88 and Beulah 85 and their son Malcolm 64 were killed when their house exploded and was left unrecognizable. The East saw record heat for the date in 48 cities and Michigan counties faced at least 16 flood related road closures.
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Kohl Rebuffs Move to Seek Reagan Bitburg Visit
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl told 5,000 Bergen Belsen survivors that Germany must face its past and accept shame for the Holocaust. He rejected Jewish leaders requests to press President Reagan to cancel his planned Bitburg cemetery visit, saying no Nazis were buried there.
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Crimes Down Yet Prisons Near Record Capacity Report
The Justice Department notes a 3 percent 1984 crime decline overall from FBI data, but a 2 percent rise in the final quarter from 1983. Violent crime falls offset by increases in rapes and aggravated assaults, while federal and state prisons reach record levels with 110 percent capacity and 11,500 inmates housed in local jails.
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Survivalist Leader in CSA Standstill Hints at Surrender
Jim Ellison spiritual leader of the Covenant the Sword and the Arm of the Lord says he may surrender today if he obtains written assurances from federal authorities. He denies weapons charges and argues the warrant is invalid while police search CSA camps for explosives and booby traps amid negotiations.
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Aiken Standard Office Hours Announced
The Aiken Standard reports its offices at 124 Rutland Drive are open from 8 30 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Monday through Friday for customer service and inquiries.
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