Freight Train Brakes Fail Runaway Crash Kills Dozens
Moscow report says a freight train with failed brakes sped into a southern station and struck a passenger train, killing dozens. Workers tried to clear a free track. a conductor halted the passenger train believing it missed Kamensk station. No misconduct found. the collision happened Friday 600 miles south of Moscow near Rostov-on-Don.
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Trud
Kamensk
Rostov-on-Don
A. Isaev
Expert Says Evidence Was Altered In Demjanjuk Case
An American documents expert testified that an SS identity card for John Demjanjuk is altered not authentic. The card claimed training at Trawniki in Poland, a detail tied to wartime guard duties at Treblinka.
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Jerusalem
John Demjanjuk
Ivan the Terrible
Edna Robertson
Panama City
Fla
Demjanjuk
Trawniki
Poland
Israel
Cleveland
Treblinka
Autopsies Planned On Bodies Found In Philadelphia Row House
Police awaited autopsy results on six or seven decomposed or skeletal bodies found in a north Philadelphia row house described as a drug users shooting gallery. Evicted tenant Harrison Graham was being sought for questioning. no arrest warrant issued.
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Philadelphia
Harrison Graham
Jeff Price
Robert McGarry
McGarry
Reagan Urges Berlin Wall Tear Down in Radio Address
President Reagan used his weekly radio address to mark the 26th anniversary of the Berlin Wall and press the Kremlin to end the barrier. He spoke of possible nuclear arms talks with the Soviets but questioned Kremlin sincerity behind glasnost and freedom of speech and travel.
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Washington
Reagan
Kremlin
Berlin Wall
Tourists Baffled as Venice Water Buses Strike
Thousands of visitors left Venice with blisters after a one day strike by vaporetti captains over wages halted water buses. The Grand Canal emptied of large boats leaving gondolas and sailboats to fill the lagoon while tourists wandered the maze of alleys and bridges.
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Venice
Italy
Grand Canal
St. Mark’s Square
Rome
Il Messaggero
Melbourne shooting suspect charged after spree killings
A 19-year-old ex cadet Julian Knight was charged with murder after a half hour shooting rampage in Melbourne. Knight, wearing military garb, killed six and injured eighteen as he moved through a dark suburban street before being arrested by a wounded officer. He had been asked to leave the Royal Military College Duntroon in June. Knight faced an Aug. 17 court appearance and was ordered jailed. Authorities described a pump-action shotgun and two semi-automatic rifles used during the attack.
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Melbourne
Australia
Julian Knight
John Dugan
Canberra
Knight
Royal Military College Duntroon
West Point
Wayne Wilson
Small Economies A Problem Study Says
A National League of Cities survey shows small cities view attracting industry and jobs as their top challenge while facing liability lawsuits as a critical risk. Insurance costs and shrinking availability worsen the issue amid flat or rising development spending and concerns about losing young residents. Nitro West Virginia Mayor Art Ashley cites weekly prayer as a response to reduced revenue sharing.
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Washington
America
National League of Cities
Linda McGregor Matlock
Linda R. Woodhouse
Tion
Alan Beals
Panamanian tanker hits mine near Strait of Hormuz
A Panamanian supertanker named Texaco Caribbean struck a floating mine in the Gulf of Oman near Fujeirah eight miles northeast of the port and about 30 miles south of Hormuz. Preliminary checks indicated limited damage and an oil leak from a hole below the waterline.
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Bahrain
Gulf of Oman
Strait of Hormuz
Fujeirah
United Arab Emirates
Texaco Caribbean
U.S. Petroleum Company
Persian Gulf
Mov
Iran says Iraq warplanes hit targets near Tehran
Iran reported Iraqi aircraft raided industrial sites near Tehran and in Tabriz, killing and wounding civilian workers. The strikes expanded into Gadhsaran, 30 miles north of Tehran, with IRNA citing damage to industrial complexes and no details from Iraq on the raids.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Iran
Tehran
Tabriz
Azerbaijan
Gadhsaran
Islamic Republic
Irna
Black miners join largest strike in South Africa history
About 280000 black miners walked out in a nationwide strike led by the National Union of Mineworkers demanding higher wages and benefits. Violence injured at least seven workers at two mines while Anglo American reported all its mines affected. The union claims over 260000 paid members and 370000 signed supporters, with many nonmembers joining the action.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
National Union of Mineworkers
Marcel Golding
Union
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Chamber of Mines
Anglo American Corp
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Details
Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions and classifieds and gives office hours and address. It notes customer service hours, the mailing address, and USPS identifier. Subscription payments should be sent to the PBM subscription.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
PBM
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