Valley violence ends in teen death and mob beating
In Val Verde California a 17 year old, Gerardo Valle, was killed when David Mota 20 fired a shotgun at him during a party brawl. Mota then fired at the crowd wounding three others. Onlookers beat Mota to death with fence posts. Investigators search for connections between the fight and shooting.
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Val Verde
Calif
Gerardo Valle
Los Angeles
Chris Robbins
David Mota
Pacoima
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
Susan Whitelock
McReynold
Robbins
Striking lumber union accepts latest offer in Oregon
SWEET HOME Ore AP striking lumber workers voted 2 to 1 to accept a Willamette Industries contract ending a month long walkout by 700 employees at 11 mills in Lebanon Sweet Home and two in Dallas. An IWA vote for 450 workers followed, results not disclosed. Verle Steele LPIW spokesman cited the 2 to 1 margin and declined to discuss pact details.
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Sweet Home, Ore
Willamette Industries Inc
Lumber, Production and Industrial Workers Union
Lebanon
Sweet Home
Dallas
International Woodworkers of America
IWA
Verle Steele
LPIW
Elderly pickpocket uses hugs to steal in Los Angeles
Police hunt a woman about 40 years old who distracts elderly men with a friendly hug and steals watches and wallets. Detectives say at least a dozen thefts in four months target men in their 70s and 80s, with some attacks involving a second woman driving the getaway car.
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Los Angeles
Jim Bryan
Pete Waack
Bryan
New Zealand Sets Sanctions on South Africa by Dec 1
Prime Minister David Lange announced new sanctions targeting South Africa covering agriculture tourism and travel to protest apartheid. The measures include ending Air New Zealand contracts with South African Airways and halting various agricultural imports. Six Commonwealth nations backed the step in London.
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Wellington
New Zealand
David Lange
South Africa
Commonwealth
Lange
Air New Zealand
South African Airways
Commonwealth Nations
London
Zealand
The
Association of Britain
Liars Contest Draws Oregon Heritage Festival Crowds
Albany police chief Darrel Pepper played the audience for laughs with a burro tale in the liars contest at Oregon State University. Winners included Chuck Ayleworth for hunting and fishing, Hamdy Karim for adventure stories, and Prafulla Mishra who won open and grand prizes with a tale of soul migration.
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Pepper
Chuck Ayleworth
Oregon
Hamdy Karim
Prafulla Mishra
Bombay
India
Giant 16 by 16 Foot Pizza Sells for Charity in Alexandria
A 16 by 16 foot pizza weighing about 650 pounds was baked for the Alexandria Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser. Deborah Shelton of Dallas visited the event along with Shane Clark, the 1986 MD poster child, who challenged himself to finish a slice but did not. Each slice sold for $1 to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Alexandria
Alexandria All
Deborah Shelton
Mandy Winger
Dallas
Shane Clark
History Buff Pays Tribute To Outdoor Privy
George Borum of Southern Illinois collects outdoor outhouses and built hundreds of scale models. He sold most of his collection to Daniel Boone Village in Hillsboro, North Carolina, packing them in 50 boxes while planning to build hundreds more after parting with his stock.
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Centralia
Ill
George Borum
Illinois
Borum
Daniel Boone Village
Hillsboro
N.C
Talks Break Off After Israeli Soviet Talks In Helsinki
Officials report the first official Soviet Israeli talks in 19 years ended after 90 minutes in Helsinki with agreement to continue contacts. The Israelis pressed for freer Jewish emigration while the Soviets and Finnish hosts described an orderly meeting with no anger.
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Helsinki
Finland
Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Kremlin
USDA TEAP aims to boost U S farm exports overseas
Private commodity groups promote farm products with USDA funding under TEAP. TEAP targets markets, funding over 110 million yearly through 1988 and 325 million in the following years. Projects include wheat in Colombia and flour demonstrations, apples to UK and Asia, and wood products to the United Kingdom.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Colombia
Washington State
United Kingdom
Taiwan
Malaysia
Hong Kong
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Scandinavia
Arabian Peninsula
India
Violence erupts at rap concert injuring 24 in Long Beach
At the Long Beach Arena a surge of fights and stabbings during a Run DMC concert left at least 24 injured. Police stormed the venue to restore order as crowds dispersed and multiple hospitals treated victims.
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Long Beach
Calif
Run Dmc
Janie Flores
Long Beach Arena
Michael Monte
Whodini
LL Kool J
Craig Beck
Sue McCants
St. Mary Medical Center
Tom McCullough
Memorial Medical Center
Bob Platt
Platt Security
Undeclared Gasoline Price War Predicts Decline at Pump
Los Angeles reports an undeclared price war among crude producers and refiners may push gasoline prices lower in weeks. Analyst Jan Lundberg notes risks to long term competition and potential consolidation as refineries boost imports and overproduce to gain market share.
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Los Angeles
Jan Lundberg
Lundberg
U.S
Dan
United States
Aiken Standard Classified and Contact Info
Subscriptions and classified ads can be arranged by calling 649 5316 and 649 1555. News tips and features directed to 648 2311. Display ads handled at 648 2311. Office hours 5 30 pm 7 pm weekdays and 8 am 10 30 am Sunday. Located at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Emergency Numbers Provided by The Aiken Standard
Emergency numbers service provided by The Aiken Standard from Aiken Communications Inc. The paper, established in 1867, is published weekday afternoons and Sunday in Aiken South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Aiken, S.C
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