Education panel weighs Riley education plan in election year
Columbia AP report says the House Education Committee reviewed Gov. Riley's $1.3 billion school upgrade package. It proposes a 1 cent sales tax increase to fund programs and teacher raises. Chair Eugene Stoddard cautioned of possible hurdles despite optimism for tax approval. The committee will continue examining the proposal.
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U S and Soviet Talks Resume on Long Range Arms
In Geneva the United States and the Soviet Union prepare to resume the 17 month effort to cut long range nuclear weapons. This START session follows the Soviets walking out of the IRBM talks in November and comes ahead of a scheduled recess next week.
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French Soldier Killed as Beirut Airport Closes Over Threats
In Beirut a French soldier was killed by sniper fire near the Green Line as Druse militants threaten renewed shelling if demands are not met. Beirut International Airport remained shut and tensions rose amid moves by President Gemayel in Washington and calls for a permanent cease-fire.
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Bendectin Not Linked to Birth Defects Says New Study
Researchers in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology conclude Bendectin does not raise pyloric stenosis risk. The Boston University Drug Epidemiology Unit interviewed 325 infants with the defect and 3,153 with other birth issues to compare maternal Bendectin use.
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Widow of Justice Douglas to wed James Stone in January
Cathleen Heffernan Douglas of Portland will marry James Stone former Massachusetts insurance commissioner in January the Boston Herald reports. Stone age 35 is president of Plymouth Rock Insurance Co. The couple will live in Boston.
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Ham Radio Contacts Space Shuttle Col O via Open Call
Montana man Lance Collister says he was first to chat with astronaut Owen Garriott aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during a West Coast pass. Garriott acknowledged Collister’s call WAI1JXN and noted the antenna alignment as the craft rotated.
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Pledge Killed by Alcohol in Tennessee Fraternity Death
In Nashville a 20 year old Tennessee State University pledge died after an off campus Omega Psi Phi initiation party where reports say empty whiskey bottles littered the house. Medical examiner Dr. Charles Harlan said the cause was an alcohol overdose equating to a blood alcohol content of 0.52. Police ruled the death accidental as campus officials denied hazing claims.
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Vatican Issues Educational Guidance in Human Love
The Vatican ridicules sex outside marriage as a grave disorder and urges government control of mass media to curb permissiveness and pornography. It stresses parental responsibility in sex education, praises virginity, and calls for school roles to support values while warning against graphic materials.
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Paperwork stymies Philippines nurse on Cancun honeymoon
Christopher Soprenuk, 33, fights to bring back his wife Marcelina, a Philippine nurse, after Mexican authorities deny her reentry without proper US documents. Rep. Robert Torricelli and FBI and Manila police checks are sought to speed processing. The couple married Nov 12 and spent their honeymoon in Cancun.
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Energy Research Protests SCE&G Rate Increase
The Energy Research Foundation urges the South Carolina Public Service Commission to deny a 32 percent rate rise by SCE&G to fund the V C Summer Nuclear Plant. ERF leaders in Aiken Charleston and Columbia urge public card submissions to oppose the hike, citing a $170 million yearly burden and excess plant capacity.
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