Berlin border escape and other AP briefs across regions
An East German man escaped over the Berlin Wall dodging border fire while a companion was captured. In Manila the US and Philippines start a 13 day joint drill near Manila. In Johannesburg nine anti apartheid activists detained and 18 restricted. In Brentwood two gunmen robbed a church choir practice of about 1500 dollars. In Lawrence a boy honored for using the Heimlich maneuver. In Lancaster Democrat Jim Hodges wins a state House seat by a large margin.
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Berlin
Berlin Wall
East Germany
West Germany
West Berlin
Lichtenrade
Wall
East Berlin
Johannesburg
South Africa
Cape Town
Brentwood
N.Y
Long Island
Suffolk County
Charles Giardino
Giardino
Lawrence
Mass
Haverhill
William Ryan
Mathew Leger
Mathew
Stephen Lapointe
Stephen
Lancaster
Jim Hodges
John Griffin
House of Representatives
Tom Mangum
Hodges
Griffin
University of South Carolina At Lancaster
Sheriff Plan Draws Civil Rights Criticism in Jefferson Parish
In Gretna Louisiana Sheriff Harry Lee announces a patrol plan to stop people in white neighborhoods, targeting individuals seen as potentially up to no good. Civil rights activists call the policy apartheid and violate civil rights law, with Attorney General William Guste planning a meeting with Lee to discuss concerns.
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Gretna
Jefferson Parish
Harry Lee
New Orleans
Lee
William Guste
Death penalty upheld in Gandhi assassination case
A three judge panel in New Delhi upheld the death sentences for three Sikhs convicted in the 1984 assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The verdict was delivered behind bullet proof glass with a 650 page judgment to follow.
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Gandhi
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Satwant Singh
Balbir Singh
Kehar Singh
Singh
Lion
Pakistan and Afghanistan Agree to New Round of Talks
UN envoy Diego Cordovez announced that Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold a fresh round of talks in Geneva on Feb 12 to end the Afghan war. They remain far apart on a timetable for the Soviet troop withdrawal and Agreed on broader political settlement efforts.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
U.N
Afghanistan
Diego Cordovez
Geneva
Kabul
Cordover
Cordovez
United States
China
Nuclear Winter Experiment Underway Near San Dimas
Firefighters and scientists prepare a controlled 600 acre brush fire in the Angeles National Forest to study smoke from urban and forest fires as a test of the nuclear winter theory. The $750000 experiment involves about 250 fire personnel, helicopters, and at least five aircraft to measure smoke size, duration, chemistry, and sun-blocking potential while keeping flames within a pre-burned buffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandimas
Calif
U.S. Forest Service
Bob Swinford
Los Angeles County
Angeles National Forest
San Dimas
East Five
Philip Riggan
Forest Service
Los Angeles
Richard Turco
Carl Sagan
Earth
Turco
R&d Associates
Marina del Rey
Pentagon
Aquino Restores Pimentel While Elevating Ferrer to Cabinet
President Cory Aquino ousted then kept Aquilino Pimentel as national affairs adviser and named Jaime Ferrer, 69, as the new cabinet minister for local governments amid ongoing reshuffles. The changes follow pressures from officers tied to ex-defense chief Enrile and concerns about dictatorship.
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Manila
Philippines
Corazon Aquino
Aquilino Pimentel
Juan Ponce Enrile
Fidel V. Ramos
Pimentel
Mrs. Aquino
Jaime Ferrer
Benigno
Ramos
Enrile
EPA Fines Total 40 Million for Excess Lead in Gasoline
The EPA levied a 40 million dollar penalty on four firms for exceeding lead limits in gasoline over three years. About 2 200 tons of lead above the legal cap were added, amounting to roughly 1.6 percent of U S lead use during 1983 85. Firms named include Du Pont Will Petroleum Triad Petroleum and A Tarricone with Triad’s president denying involvement in blending.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
United States
DuPont Co
Will Petroleum Inc
Houston
Triad Petroleum Inc
New York City
A. Tarricone Inc
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Information
Contact numbers for subscriptions, classifieds, news ideas, and display ads are listed along with business hours and the office address at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29802. The mailing address is P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
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U.s-Philippine
U.S
Camp Aguinaldo
Philippine Armed Forces
Mangum
Delhi High Court
S. Ranganathan
R.N. Kirpal
M.K. Chawla
Supreme Court
Karl Gude
Cynthia Gree
Lodi Canyon
San Dimas Experimental Forest
Aquino
Joseph DiMauro
Triad
New York
Laurens St
Home Delivery
Aiken Standard — Pbm
Abused Persons Coalition
Emerg
HCA
Jackson
New Ellenton
New Holland
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Volun
Wagener
Wagener Police
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