Former Lebanese President Chamoun Dies at 87
Camille Chamoun, who invited the first U.S. military intervention in Lebanon in 1958, died of heart failure at Saint Georges Hospital in Beirut. He was 87 and had been in intensive care after a heart attack, with his condition deteriorating and death expected.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
U.S
Middle East
Chamoun
Christian East Beirut
Saint Georges
France
Tuitions Higher Than National Average in SC Colleges
South Carolina residents at four year colleges face 39 percent higher in-state tuition this fall than the national average. The average in-state tuition is $1,890 versus $1,359 nationwide and $1,455 in the South, with USC charging $2,028. Private colleges average $7,110.
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Greenville
South Carolina
South
College Board
State Higher Education Commission
Pete Denton
University of South Carolina
Columbia
General Assembly
North Carolina
USC
College
Church leader condemns minister misdeeds amid Bakker case
Oklahoma City AP گزارش quotes Rev. G Raymond Carlson general superintendent of the Assemblies of God criticizing how misconduct by prominent ministers harms Christianity. He spoke ahead of delegates while referencing the Bakker case. Bakker exited his $129 million empire in March and was deposed in May with Dortch for cover up and alleged acts.
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Oklahoma City
Jim Bakker
Raymond Carlson
Assemblies of God
Bakker
Richard Dortch
PTL
Carlson
Christ
God
Jessica Hahn
Dortch
Ms. Hahn
Negotiators Struggle as Debt Limit Expires
Senate and House negotiators resume talks on Gramm-Rudman automatic spending cuts amid a split over how many years the provisions should last. With borrowing power expired at midnight, the gap between chambers widens as lawmakers face a summer recess through Labor Day.
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Washington
Senate
House
Gramm-Rudman
Congress
Pete Domenici
New Mexico
Senate Budget Committee
Unauthorized Raises Must Be Returned in Fort Mill
A Fort Mill man has started a fund to recoup $425.84 in unauthorized pay raises given to five workers in the water, sewer and sanitation departments. The raises, approved by interim administrator Bob Brown, were rescinded by the council on July 20 and the employees must repay amounts from $8.18 to $204.17.
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Fort Mill
Bill Osborne
Osborne
Water and Sewer Department
Bob Brown
Artist plans 50 state plates to spell Constitution preamble
San Francisco artist Mike Wilkins aims to mount one vanity license plate from each state plus Washington DC to spell out the 52 word Constitution preamble on plywood. Some states funded plates others required affidavits while licensing officials asked him to prove car ownership. Washington state finally relented leaving Georgia as the last holdout.
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Olympia
Wash
San Francisco
Mike Wilkins
District of Columbia
Wilkins
Alabama
Alaska
Washington State
Georgia
Central American presidents meet on peace talks without breakthrough
In Guatemala City five Central American leaders led by Guatemala’s Vinicio Cerezo met into the night with no immediate agreement on a regional peace pact. They planned to discuss President Reagan’s latest initiative, while Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega branded it a publicity stunt if the U.S. shuns direct talks with the Sandinistas.
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Guatemala City
U.S
Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega
Washington
United States
George P. Shultz
Central America
Ortega
Vinicio Cerezo
Guatemala
Oscar Arias
Costa Rica
Jose Napoleon Duarte
el Salvador
Jose Azcona Hoyo
Honduras
Cerezo
Reagan
Administration Projects Modest 1987 Growth Amid Higher Inflation
White House chief economist Beryl Sprinkel warns of another recession but aims to avoid one on its watch. The mid year outlook raises 1987 inflation to 4.8 percent and long term rates to 8 percent, while GDP growth stays above 3 percent and unemployment falls. The forecast expects inflation and rates to ease in 1988 to 1992.
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Washington (Ap
Beryl Sprinkel
Reagan
Treasury
Sprinker
Iran-Contra hearings wrap up with possible October report
The Iran-Contra panels completed testimony from 32nd witness CIA covert operations chief Clair George and plan further depositions. Rep. Lee Hamilton said leads remain and a final report likely cannot be issued before October. Washington Post notes independent counsel Walsh may seek judge approval to question two Israeli figures.
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Washington
House
CIA
Clair George
Lee Hamilton
Cind
Hamilton
George Bush
Iran
Bush
Robert Havel
James Radzimski
National Security Council
Michael Ledeen
Havel
The
Washington Post
Lawrence Walsh
Japan Promises To Ease Restrictions On Supercomputer Sales
Washington AP Japan and the United States plan to announce an accord easing restrictions on selling supercomputers in Japan. The deal aims to increase transparency for bids on government and institutional contracts, though it does not obligate Japan to buy U.S. machines. Prices for these systems range from eight to twenty million dollars.
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Washington
Japan
U.S
Clayton Yeutter
Nobuo Matsunaga
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Hours Info
Aiken Standard outlines subscription and advertising contact numbers for classifieds and news tips. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays with Sunday service mornings, and the mailing address is P O Box 456 in Aiken South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
PBM
Aiken Communications Inc
Emergency numbers from the Aiken Standard
Aecil community service list provides emergency contacts for Poison Control, S C Highway Patrol, Salley Fire and Police, Sheriff's Department, ambulance services, Volunt Fire Departments, Wagener Fire and Police, Widowed Persons Assn, and mailing address details for The Aiken Standard.
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Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Volunt Fire
Wagener
Wagoner Police
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken
Aiken Police
Emerg
HCA
Jackson
New Ellenton
New Holland
North Augusta
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