Gorbachev Faces Lithuania Protests in Sverdlovsk Visit
Mikhail Gorbachev toured Sverdlovsk in the Ural Mountains to push economic reforms while protesters urged action on Lithuania. A Democratic Union member displayed a banner calling him a political hypocrite, torn by a plainclothes officer as he departed Youth Palace.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Ural Mountains
Lithuania
Sverdlovsk
Soviet Union
Tatiana Karelina
Democratic Union
Gorbachev
Gorbachev Union
Abduction mystery in Kennedy Airport farmers case
Authorities baffled by seven Chinese farmers missing from Kennedy Airport may have staged an abduction to flee a study group. Molly Aitken of the World Energy Foundation expressed disbelief, insisting the group was excited about the organic farming project.
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New York
Kennedy International Airport
United States
Molly Aitken
World Energy Foundation
Foundation
Massachusetts
Georgia vows to fight ruling on judicial elections
Georgia state officials pledged to defend their district elect system after the Justice Department found it discriminates against Black voters. A Superior Court judge warned that defending the system could hurt justice, as the ruling targets 48 existing seats and 10 unfilled judgeships from 1889 and 1980.
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Atlanta
U.S. Justice Department
Justice Department
Georgia
Link To Diet Supplement Found In EMS Outbreak
Researchers across South Carolina New York Oregon and Minnesota tie EMS cases to L-tryptophan from a single Japanese maker. CDC experts say product contamination likely caused the outbreak though the contaminant remains unknown. FDA recalled L-tryptophan after 1500 US illnesses and 21 deaths.
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South Carolina
New York
Oregon
Minnesota
Ed Kilbourne
National
Centers For Disease Control
Food and Drug Administration
EMS
Judge Rules Law Unconstitutional in Illinois Abortion Case
A federal judge struck down part of an Illinois abortion law banning fetal experimentation for vagueness and privacy rights. Judge Ann Williams’ ruling drew criticism from Pro-Life Action League and an ACLU Illinois official who said the decision could enable cures for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's and influence federal funding debates.
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Illinois
U.S
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Joseph Scheidler
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Aiken Standard Classified Rates and Contact Numbers
Classified and display advertising contact numbers for the Aiken Standard with newsroom and customer service hours. The notice lists home delivery rates for 5.90 monthly, 17.70 for three months, 35.40 for six months, and 70.80 for 12 months, plus subscription options and address details.
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Tobacco ads shift to promotions to reach youth say officials
Federal health officials say cigarette marketing leans from signs and print to promotions luring young people. The CDC notes two thirds of the 1988 3.3 billion budget funded events sponsorships and free samples, while The Tobacco Institute defends promotions as effective and says critics misread marketing and ethics.
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Atlanta
National
Centers For Disease Control
Survivors Rescued and Storm Toll Rises in Texas
AP report from Dallas details survivors clinging to tree branches and wading through dark floodwaters after storms in northcentral Texas. At least three dead, two missing after a vehicle swept into 13 foot waters in the Texas Panhandle. National Guard rescued residents in Brownwood as 16 inches of rain fell. Four children saved from Dry Creek in Young County as communities brace for more weather.
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Northcestal
Texas
Texas Panhandle
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Brownwood
Fort Worth
Robert B. Allen
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Young County
South Carolina Solid Waste Bill Clears Senate
The Senate approved a sweeping solid waste bill requiring state and local plans to manage trash, set waste reduction goals, boost recycling, and raise disposal fees. The measure, now headed to the House and later Gov. Campbell, targets end of decade goals and files per ton charges for out of state waste to track imports.
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State Senate
Bob Sheheen
Campbell Ed
Carroll Campbell
Thomas Moore
D-Clearwater
Phil Leventis
D-Sumter
South Carolin
South Carolina
Leventis
Moore
Gas octane labels urged torn from pumps by AAA
AAA cites a General Accounting Office report showing cheating at pumps may cost motorists up to 150 million dollars yearly. Labels are said to mislead, with only a 50 50 chance to get the octane rated. Experts urge buying from qualified members to ensure protection.
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American Automobile Association
AAA
William Berman
General Accounting Office
Detroit
St. Louis
Berman
Roach
General Accounting Oice
Coe
U S Soviet Union Reach Trade Agreement Progress in Paris Talks
The Bush administration hails a new plan to normalize trade with the Soviet Union for the first time in decades. The pact would lower tariffs on Soviet products and expand U S business access while Congress may oppose it amid Lithuania protests. President Bush chose not to impose sanctions to avoid jeopardizing Eastern Europe’s shift from Soviet control.
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Bush
Soviet Union
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Lithuania
U.S
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Europe
Paris
Juns Katz
Repellents Withdrawn Over Lab Animal Tumor Findings
Washington AP reports hundreds of insect repellent brands, including Deep Woods OFF and Cutter's, may be affected after the EPA learned the long used ingredient 2,3,4,5-Bis(2, butylene) tetrahydro lidine caused tumors and ovarian atrophy in lab rats. The maker McLaughlin Gormley King Co. asked withdrawal of production and sale. Labels omit the chemical name, listing its technical term instead.
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McLaughlin Gormley King Co
Minneapolis
Albert Heler
Environmental Protection Agency
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