Costa Ricans Loot Border Town Amid Quake Fire
Costa Rican residents paddled canoes into Guabito Panama border town to loot stores as a four hour fire raged in the central business district. Officials said about 200 people crossed the Sixa Joa River to sack Guabito during the quake damaged water system.
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Deaths Mrs Lena C Shealy Graniteville Martha Minnis Columbia
Obituary brief lists deaths for Lena C Shealy of Graniteville Martha T Minnis of Columbia and Molen Shuler Watson of Batesburg with details continued on page 9A.
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Graniteville
Martha T. Minnis
Columbia
Molen Shuler Watson
Batesburg
Bush says Iraq not for war yet will stay in country
President Bush said the U S is not seeking a fight with Saddam Hussein but will keep forces in Iraq until Kurdish refugees are safe and his regime falls. He cited optimism on peace talks and noted Baker’s talks yielded Moscow’s pledge while offering no date for a Gorbachev summit.
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Wreck scene simulates DUI danger at Aiken High prom
A drunken driving mock crash staged on Aiken High School’s football field shows two cars and a coroner’s wagon to drum home DUI risks. Teddy Umsted of ADPS organized the display to deter teen risk taking ahead of the senior prom, with students from the junior and senior classes watching.
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Baker cuts visit as Middle East talks stall after mother’s death
Secretary of State James Baker returns to Washington after a pause in Arab Israeli peace talks. He met with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, but key issues linger including the conference format, UN involvement, and Palestinian participation from East Jerusalem. Baker plans to brief President Bush next week before resuming diplomacy with renewed questions.
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S C Has Peaches From Hills to the Hollers
Nearly ideal weather boosts South Carolina peach prospects to a likely 250 million pounds after a 1990 freeze decimated output. Clemson experts stress thinning for proper fruit size while harvest starts in two weeks and runs through September. Growers seek profits amid a historically favorable market, with marketing plans underway in New York and Florida to reach major chains.
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