Atwater’s brain tumor worsens amid radiation plan
GOP Chairman Lee Atwater’s brain tumor has intensified prompting more radiation. Doctors are concerned, and officials cited Wednesday treatment and a prior radiation implant in New York. Atwater, 39, was hospitalized August 2 after a fever, with Mary Matalin and Leslie Goodman providing updates.
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Washington
Lee Atwater
GOP
Atwater
Mary Matalin
Committee
Leslie Goodman
South Carolina
Montefiore Hospital
New York
Woman says she married Archbishop in Atlanta scandal
Atlanta woman Vicki Long claims she was married to former archbishop Eugene Marino and that she and he were trying to have a baby. Long, who also says she was involved with two other priests, spoke at a news conference with lawyer Gloria Allred after Marino resigned in July over the relationship.
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Atlanta
Eugene Marino
Vicki Long
Marino
Gloria Allred
Ms. Long
Rising carbon dioxide levels accelerate since 1980s
A NOAA study led by Dr. Pieter Tans finds atmospheric carbon dioxide increasing at about 1.71 parts per million per year over the last four years, faster than the 1.5 ppm per year common in the 1980s and well above the 0.7 ppm annual rise of the 1960s.
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Pieter Tans
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Regulators Hear Trump Bailout Plan For Atlantic City Debt
Regulators weigh an $8.2 billion debt plan tied to banking partners to save Trump casinos and New York real estate. If the New Jersey Casino Control Commission delays a $65 million loan ruling by a week, the plan could fail, triggering possible defaults. Trump officials testified as final arguments were set for today.
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Lawrenceville
N.J
Donald Trump
Atlantic City
New York
Trump
New Jersey Casino Control Commission
Thomas Cerabino
Stephen Bollenbach
Trump Organization
Trump Empire
Bollenbach
Aiken Standard subscription and contact details update
Aiken Standard provides contact numbers for subscriptions and advertising, office hours, and mailing address. Rates listed include monthly, 3, 6, and 12 month options with mail and home delivery. The paper notes establishment in 1067 and publishing details, with address changes to P O Box 456, Aiken SC.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aion Communicator Inc
Akon
S.C
He Akon Stanawe
Bor
Armed Bands Dispersed As Death Toll Reaches 170 in Soweto
Police used tear gas to break up armed bands in Soweto as black factional fighting between Zulu Inkatha supporters and Xhosa ANC members surged. At least 18 killed in Soweto, total toll 170 across Johannesburg area over five days. Mandela and de Klerk held talks to form peace committees to curb violence.
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South Africa
Ence
Soweto
Deklerk
Zilus
Police
Sai
Tienie Halgryn
Independent South African Press Association
Inkatha Movement
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Mandela
ANC
F W. de Klerk
Law and Order
Adriaan Vlok
Inkatha
Vryheid
Natal
de Klerk
Tiakatha
Transvaal
White-Lee
Oil Rise Fuels Recession Fears Across States
The Associated Press reports that rising oil prices from the Persian Gulf crisis strain city and state budgets, forcing cutbacks in travel and services. Budgets in Texas New Mexico and Alaska show potential windfalls per dollar-per-barrel rise, but officials worry sustained gains could trigger a deep recession and hinder government operations.
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Associated Press
Verlyn Leiker
Kansas City
Texas
Bob Bullock
Treasury
New Mexico
Alaska
Taylor Injured Delays Liberia Talks En Route to Banjul
Rebel leader Charles Taylor suffered minor injuries in an auto accident delaying his departure for peace talks in Banjul. Spokesman Tom Woewiyu said Taylor returned to Firestone for treatment and transport arrangements. Officials noted the delay could push back a six nation West African force deployment and a Doe envoy in negotiations with rival Prince Johnson.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Charles Taylor
Samuel K. Doe
Tom Woewiyu
Taylor
Banjul
Gambia
Firestone
Elinic
Woewiyu
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
U.S
Saipan
Pentagon
Pete Williams
Washington
United States
Doe
Prince Johnson
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Ghana
Togo
Trade Deficit Dips to Seven-Year Low in June
The U S trade deficit fell to 5.07 billion in June, the smallest since 1983, as imports dropped 2.9 percent and exports rose 46 percent to a record 34.3 billion. Analysts warn higher oil prices from the Kuwait crisis could widen the gap again, with oil imports and prices likely to push up the bill starting August.
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Washington
US S
Middle East
E Commerce Department
Commerce
Robert Mosbacher
U.S
Kuwait
Yosemite National Park Reopens After Year of Fires
Park visitors return as Tioga Pass Road sections reopen and Yosemite Valley may reopen soon. California crews report 262000 acres burned statewide, 127 structures destroyed, 37,532 lightning strikes, and costs around 45 million dollars. Ranger Kenneth Enslow, 20, killed battling Mendocino blaze.
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Yosemite National Park
California
Idaho
Washington
Kenneth E. Enslow
Mendocino National Forest
Yosemite
Tioga Pass
Sierra Nevada
Yosemite Valley
California Department of Forestry
Karen Terrill
Hubble flaw blamed on washer in mirror fix eyed
NASA officials say a 1.3 millimeter measurement error during grinding caused a spherical aberration in Hubble’s mirror. A shuttle mission in 1993 could swap the wide field planetary camera for a corrective instrument, potentially restoring sharper images.
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Danbury, Conn
NASA
Charles Pellerin
Astrophysics
Pellerin
Hughes Danbury Optical Systems Inc
Orbiting Observatory
Lew Allen
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Hubble
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