Guilty Plea in First Drug Tampering Case Faces Heavy Penalty
Edward Arlen Marks, 24, pleaded guilty to nine counts in the nation’s first drug tampering case. He admitted spiking Contac, Tel drin and Dietac capsules with a rat poison blood thinner to profit from stock options on SmithKline Beckman Corp. The recall cost the company about $8 million and shelves were cleared in Orlando and Houston after a nationwide capsule check.
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Orlando
Fla
Edward Arlen Marks
Houston
Marks
SmithKline Beckman Corp
Philadelphia
Officials Crackdown On T-Shirts In Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach officials led by Solicitor Jim Dunn target sexually explicit T-shirts selling in local shops. Dunn says 66 merchants were ordered to remove obscene materials or face obscenity charges after undercover police purchases this summer. A second crackdown was set to begin today.
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Myrtle Beach
S.C
David Harrar
Harrar
Jim Dunn
Dunn
Reagan aides say some Contra figures tied to drug trafficking
A State Department report to Congress says a limited number of individuals with varying affiliations to resistance groups engaged in drug trafficking. It cites Eden Pastora's Sandinista Front as involved in a 1984 deal with a Colombian trafficker for aircraft and money, while asserting UNO and top rebel leaders were not implicated.
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Washington
Congress
State Department
U.S
Eden Pastora
Sandino Revolutionary Front
United States
United Nicaraguan Opposition
UNO
Southern Baptists Keep Harwell as Editor Despite Review Board
The Christian Index directors in Georgia voted to retain Jack Harwell as editor and establish a separate board to review his writings for Baptist guideline compliance. Harwell, editor for 20 years, faced criticism from fundamentalists accusing bias toward moderates amid ongoing SBC tensions. The board met behind closed doors for 44% hours Tuesday.
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Atlanta
Christian Index
Southern Baptists
Georgia
Jack Harwell
Harwell
Southern Baptist Convention
Customs Agent From South Carolina Tops Police Revolver Champs
A U S Customs Service agent from Columbia, Charles Grabbatin, 43, posted the best score to win the National Police Revolver Championships individual title. He is the first U S Customs agent to win since 1962. Elizabeth Callahan of Washington D C Police won the women’s title, with Patricia Mack of Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Department second. Over 800 officers compete as team events begin.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U.S. Customs Service
Columbia
S.C
Charles Grabbatin
Douglas Young
Wackenhut Services Inc
Elizabeth Callahan
Washington, D.C
Patricia Mack
Buena Vista County
Eleven Mexican police charged in DEA agent abuse case
The Attorney General's office charged 11 Jalisco state policemen with injuring a U.S. narcotics agent and abusing authority while in custody in Guadalajara this month. The statement made no mention of U S claims that Victor Cortez was tortured during detention on August 13. None of the officers is believed in custody. The United States protested Mexico over Cortez detention and alleged brutal acts during six hours held. the DEA cited beating and electric shocks.
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Mexico City
Attorney General’s
U.S
Guadalajara
Reagan Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
Victor Cortez
Jalisco
United States
Mexico
Cortez
DEA
Locust Invasion Intensifies Sudan Civil War Crisis
Locust swarms spread across southern Sudan worsening famine amid drought. Uganda halts food convoys into the south, amid accusations by Museveni of Sudan supporting Ugandan rebels. Relief flights suspended by rebel forces. WFP appeals for safe deliveries as FAO warns of worsening hatchings.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Ethiopia
Nairobi
Kenya
Uganda
Yoweri Museveni
Red Cross
Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Rome
World Food Program
James Ingram
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Unburied Cameroon Dead May Lead To Epidemic
In Souboum Cameroon officials fear an epidemic as more than 1,500 killed by a gas burst from Lake Nios lie in shallow graves and thousands of animal carcasses rot unburied. Lt Gen James Tataw warns rains could spread disease while bulldozers collect carcasses and soldiers bury human victims.
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Souboum
Cameroon
Lake Nios
James Tataw
Tatan
Lake
Nios
GAO urges NASA to seek second booster supplier
The General Accounting Office warns of serious problems at Morton Thiokol the sole booster maker for the space shuttle including missed safety inspections. It urges NASA to establish a booster buying plan with competition and alternatives after a new design is set with a second source considered by December.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
NASA
Morton Thiokol Inc
GAO
Congress
Morton Thiokol
Thiokol
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aiken Standard Classified Ad Call Numbers and Hours
Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions classifieds and news tips, plus office hours. It notes 124 Rutland Drive and mailing address Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 with hours 8:30 to 5:30, Monday to Friday and 5:30 to 7 p.m. weekdays for customer service. The page shows four dollar amounts and a total, likely pricing.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Violence Surges in Soweto Killing 12 and Many Wounded
In Soweto overnight clashes police shot 12 blacks dead and at least 69 injured as unrest tied to rent boycott evictions spread. Reports say a councilor was hacked to death and others wounded as barricades burned. Schools closed and violence continued into midmorning.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Soweto Council
State Bureau For Information
Black
Bureau
Council
Sowetan
Sydenham Mkhwanazi
Silas Tshabalala
Baragwanath Hospital
South African Press Association
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House Committee On
James C. Fletcher
Home Delivery
Aiken Standard — Pbm
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken Police
Emerg
HCA
Jackson Police
New Ellenton
New Holland
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley
Volunt
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Nerila
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