Nicaragua Strife Grows as Air Attacks Meet Civil Unrest
Armies and air force strikes hit Matagalpa while civilians battle Somoza loyalists in multiple towns. Red Cross reports casualties and siege conditions as leaders seek mediation. National guard responds in Leon and Estell amid a widening general strike backed by the Nicaraguan Development Institute and local chambers.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
Matagalpa
Red Cross
Mays
National Guard
Miguel Obando Y Bravo
Leon
Estell
Nicaraguan Development Institute
Jose Torres Barrios
the Institute
Managua Chamber of Commerce
Tanker Uprighting Near McEwen After Derailment
Two derailed pressurized tank cars carry propylene oxide as authorities work overnight to upright them near McEwen Tennessee. About 20 families evacuated stay away from homes while police secure a one mile exclusion zone. No leaks reported though a third car carried caustic sodium hydroxide. Dow Chemical and Olin Matheson assist with safety as past Waverly blast ghost looms. Sixteen died in a 1969 Waverly propane explosion after a similar derailment.
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L&n
McEwen
Louise Crowell
Humphreys County
Waverly
Riley Pushes Shorter Sessions and Tax Controls
Democratic nominee Richard W. Riley calls for a biennial budget cycle to shorten legislative sessions and tight control on tax dollars. He supports a constitutional two thirds vote for new taxes and avoids promising vetoes, while Ed Young pledges to veto tax increases. The two agreed to a debate at Allen University on October 9 broadcast by the Educational Television network.
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Associated Press
Richard W. Riley
Riley
Greenville County
House
Senate
Greenville
Ed Young
Young
Allen University
Clemson Plant Probed Amid Student Misuse Inquiry
An investigation into Clemson University's physical plant operations continues as two top plant officials resign. SLED says the probe into possible misappropriations of materials and services will extend into fall. Rochester and Hendricks quit citing health and poor working conditions.
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Clemson
Clemson University
SLED
Hugh Munn
Roy Rochester
John S. Hendricks
Rochester
Hendricks
University
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