Explosion at St Helena Mine Traps 70 Workers
An explosion at the St Helena gold mine in the Orange Free State trapped about 70 workers who were descending into the shaft as thousands of miners returned from a three week strike. Rescue operations were under way with no contact yet. The cause remains unknown.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
General Union Mining Corp
St. Helena
Orange Free State
National Union of Mineworkers
Fix for Bradley Fighting Vehicle Water Barrier Slashes Cost
A House Armed Services subcommittee reports the Army will install a $43 locking mechanism to secure the canvas water barrier on 3,250 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The barrier sometimes collapsed in water before, causing 11 sinkings or swamps during crossings.
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Washington
Army
Armed Services Investigations Subcommittee
Bill Nichols
D-Ala
Subcommittee
Screening Could Cut Court Costs
Washington AP reports the National Institute of Justice suggests eligibility screening to determine defendants ability to pay may reduce court costs for poor defendants. The study cites practices in Los Angeles Colorado and Seattle and notes the 1963 Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing court appointed counsel for the indigent.
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Washington
National Institute of Justice
James K. Stewart
Institute
Justice Department
Los Angeles
Colorado
Seattle
Supreme Court
Congress orders 7 million AIDS information booklets
Congress members have ordered nearly seven million copies of a 36 page Public Health Service booklet on AIDS. The pamphlet by Surgeon General C Everett Koop is to be distributed to constituents, though most Americans must request it. Some lawmakers favor widespread mailings despite concerns.
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Washington
Congress
Public Health Service
C. Everett Koop
Reagan Administration
Koop
Sam Gejdenson
D-Conn
Lorne Greene in Serious Condition After Ulcer Surgery
Actor Lorne Greene aged 72 suffered pneumonia after abdominal surgery for a perforated ulcer and remained in serious condition at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica. Greene, star of Bonanza, underwent surgery on Aug 19 and is now breathing with oxygen tanks.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Lorne Greene
Greene
St. John’s Hospital
Steve Seeley
Roxanne Lawrence
Ben Cartwright
Ms. Lawrence
Choppers Make Unscheduled Landing on Rural Road
Three Marine helicopters landed on a rural road near Flatwoods Louisiana to inspect a warning light indicating a loose part. Local residents Dolores Basco and others gave jumper cables to restart one aircraft after the brief stop, with Sheriff Sgt. William Pilcher confirming details.
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Flatwoods
Dolores Basco
Parish
William Pilcher
Mass shooting in Dorchester leaves six dead in-home rampage
A 25 year old man, David Huynh, says his cousin Minh Le attacked the Huynh home in Dorchester with an automatic weapon after being accused of stealing from the family. The gunman killed six people including relatives, wounded two others, then shot himself after a two hour standoff. Huynh’s relatives and a visiting woman were among the dead. Two children and a man were critically injured and treated at city hospitals. Locals describe the scene as Boston’s worst mass killing in about 15 years.
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Boston
David Huynh
Minh le
Huynh
Dorchester
Tuan Tran
Juli Nichols
Jane Sheehan
Robert O’toole
O’toole
City Hospital
Phuong Huynh
New England Medical Center
Rick Coppola
Jewish Leaders Begin Talks With Vatican On Relations
Jewish leaders and Vatican officials opened daylong talks at the Vatican to ease strains sparked by Pope John Paul II s audience with Austrian President Kurt Waldheim. The nine member delegation, led by Cardinal Willebrands, meets the pope at Castel Gandolfo Tuesday.
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Vatican City
Vatican
John II
Kurt Waldheim
Johannes Willebrands
Holy See
Commission For Religious Relations
Castel Gandolfo
Rome
Marc H. Tanenbaum
Tanenbaum
American Jewish Committee
Waldheim
Israel
United States
Truck Driver Rescues Baby Amid Boston Shooting
Joe Munroe, 27, pulled a critically wounded Vietnamese girl to safety during a Dorchester shooting rampage that killed six relatives and a cousin's girlfriend before the gunman killed himself. He fled under gunfire to reach the child and was motivated by protecting his own children.
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Boston
Joe Munroe
Munroe
Dorchester
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Hours
Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions classifieds and news ideas. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with Sunday hours 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 and subscription payment instruction included.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
Aken
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Marina Sheinglin
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