Pigs Train For Racing Fame At Illinois State Fair
A 26 pig team trained by Roy Holding in Galva visits state fairs racing on an 85 foot track at the Illinois State Fair. They receive daily veterinary care, special food and water, travel in a luxury van, and wager with free tickets for prizes. Mean Weenie won the opening race in 5.73 seconds.
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Springfield
Ill
Loin Ranger
Mean Weenie
Calvin Swine
Olympig
Heinold Commodities Inc
Midwest
Holding
Iowa
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Champaign
East and West Germany mark Berlin Wall anniversary
East Germany defended the Berlin Wall as protection against imperial attack while urging continued dialogue with the West. West Germany observed 72 wall victims since 1961 with the wreath ceremony in West Berlin as East and West leaders weighed relations and future talks.
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Berlin
East Germany
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
Heinrich Lummer
Moscow
Honecker
Bonn
Neues Deutschland
East Berlin
Thousands March in Belfast Over Irish Killing
Thousands protested the killing of Sean Downs by police during an attempt to arrest IRA supporter Martin Galvin at a Sinn Fein rally. Galvin reportedly escaped, with reports he may have fled to the Irish Republic as police faced riots and 20 wounded.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
IRA
Martin Galvin
Irish Republic
Adam Butler
Britain
Galvin
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
Sean Downs
New York
Irish Northern Aid Committee
Noraid
Daily Telegraph
Michael Flannery
Emilie Armstrong
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Michael McAtamney
Downs
USC Seeks Full Rights to Gamecock Trademark
The University of South Carolina sues Rah Rah Sales Inc accusing it of infringing the Gamecock trademark by selling Gamecock Jack T-shirts since 1983 without paying licensing fees. USC says it has owned rights since 1902 and operates a licensing program since 1976. The suit, filed in Richland County, notes contact with owner Larry Gunter in March 1983 demanding payment or stop selling.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
University
Irmo
USC
Rah Rah Sales Inc
Joseph M. McCulloch Jr
Richland County
Larry Gunter
Self-inflicted wound ends getaway after New Orleans robbery
A would-be robber, identified as Je Rome Williams, shot himself while fleeing two men near the French Quarter. He dropped a .357 Magnum, limped to a trucker for help, was hospitalized, and later linked to the robbery as police recovered two watches and two wallets and arrested him.
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New Orleans
David Demesme
Demesme
Jerome Williams
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Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Wall
Alfred Schroeder
Erich Honecker
West Germany
Angela Doherty
Self
Edward D. Jones &Co
Edward DB. Jones
New York Stock Facience Ine
Member
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
Ryari
York St
Grace Ave
Gayle Lofgren
Essex Manor
Lady Bath
DuPont
Reed Handcrafts
AIKEN
Eejay
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