Golf swing mistake costs man in jury verdict
James Kasmierz paid 22 800 for an errant shot that broke Velma Wilds collarbone at the Somerset Golf Club in Troy. A Oakland County Circuit Court jury awarded 19 000 in damages plus 3 800 for medical expenses. Wild, 57, of Troy, said her injury had mended and she still plays golf.
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Pontiac, Mich
James Kasmierz
Velma Wild
Oakland County
Wild
Kusmierz
Somerset Golf Club
Troy
Thanksgiving Day Fire Kills Six Children in Maryland Home
A Thanksgiving morning blaze in Seat Pleasant, Maryland killed six children aged seven months to 10 years. Investigators say two children sparked the fire by playing with matches, while seven adults and two other children escaped. The victims were asleep upstairs, and two surviving children are Samuel A. J. Williams and James Q. R. Williams.
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Landover
Washington
Seat Pleasant
James
Annie Mae Williams
Prince George’s County
Jim Estepp
Samuel A.J. Williams
James Q.R. Williams
Bible Printing Plant Opens in Nanking China
A new Bible printing plant began operations in Nanking near Amity Press marking China's first such facility since 1949. Over 200 guests from Christian groups government offices and nine nations attended the dedication in a warehouse setting. Bishop Ting noted the Bible's global importance while Mao's view on Christianity was cited. Hoffmann received one of the first Amity Bibles.
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Nanking
China
Amity Press
K.M. Ting
China Christian Council
Mao
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Oswald C.J. Hoffmann
United Bible Societies
Amity
Turtle Saving Devices Prove Effective Off Florida Coast
In Brevard County Florida sea turtle saving devices in shrimp nets show success with high compliance. Since Oct 1 fishermen must use devices in nets within 200 miles offshore from Melbourne Beach to Cape Canaveral. Enforcement on 28 boats found few problems and little shrimp loss.
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Melbourne Beach
Fla
Brevard County
Paul Raymond
Commerce Department
National Marine Fisheries Service
Cape Canaveral
Raymond
Florence jury awards 30000 to three girls in SLED crash
A Florence jury ruled State Law Enforcement Division at fault after a car carrying seven girls was struck by a SLED vehicle. The Aug 29 1986 crash near a skating rink showed the SLED car traveling about 87 mph with agents admitting prior drinks.
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Florence
SLED
Diane Easterling
Eugene Mosier
Mosier
Legislators Predict Sales Tax Act Will Pass
South Carolina senators and representatives told about 100 county officials at a legislative conference that counties will likely be allowed to impose an additional one cent sales tax next year. They suggested cities and counties deserve greater fiscal responsibility and questioned state funding levels.
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Myrtle Beach
General Assembly
The
South Carolina Association of Counties
Tom Smith Jr
Florence
Four Haitian candidates call for national general strike
Four leading presidential hopefuls join three major unions to demand free elections under the independent Electoral Council. Claude and Dejoie call for an indefinite strike until the military junta steps down, Bazin and Gourgue seek a two day warning strike. The group condemns the Nov 29 decree dissolving the council and presses for junta removal.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Independent Electoral Council
Sylvio Claude
Christian Democratic Party
Louis Dejoie II
National Agricultural Industrial Party
Marc Bazin
Movement For the Installation of Democracy
Gerard Gourgue
National Front For
Aiken Standard Subscription and Contact Details
The Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions and advertising and provides mail rates for 3 6 and 12 months. It notes publication times and office address including P O Box 456 Aiken S C 29802 and asks for address changes to the same box.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
Aiken
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
S.C
Koreas Presidential Candidates Rally Across Nation in Final Push
In Seoul and other cities top contenders Kim Young-sam Roh Tae woo and Kim Dae-jung drew massive crowds as the election nears. Kim Young-sam led a large rally with Hong Suk-ja’s endorsement while Roh urged democracy amid clashes. Kim Dae-jung drew about 700000 supporters in Kwangju before a tragedy in Taejon where a man set himself afire demanding a single opposition candidate.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kim Young-sam
Reunification Democratic Party
Hong Suk-ja
Kim
Roh Taewoo
Roh
Pusan
Kim Dae-jung
Kwangju
Kims
Democratic Justice Party
Taejon
Prison surrender ends Cuban inmates revolt in Atlanta
FBI says 936 inmates left the federal penitentiary peacefully after surrender on Saturday. Agents recovered bottle bombs and thousands of machetes fashioned from grinding wheels, with 186 detainees remaining in cellblock A. No bodies found and investigations continue.
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Atlanta
FBI
Federal
Stone Prison
Weldon Kennedy
Kennedy
Gulf Mine Sweepers Clear Persian Gulf Lanes
British Dutch and Belgian mine sweepers finished a month long search in 200 square miles of central Persian Gulf finding four mines. The effort aims to keep sea lanes open with France and Italy also participating. International push for an Iran arms embargo grows as Gro myko criticizes Tehran. The mine lanes lie between Qatar and Iran, northeast of Bahrain.
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Manama
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Iran
Iraq
Andrei A. Gromyko
Tehran
Richard Murphy
U.S
Moscow
Southern Gulf
France
Italy
Qatar
U.S. Navy
Nations Fight For Custody In KAL Flight 858 Case
South Korean officials demand custody of a woman and the dead man’s body tied to the disappearance of KAL Flight 858. Bahrain refuses pending identity determination. the man died after poisoning, the woman survived and is kept in a safe place under investigation. Seoul authorities compare prints to known criminals and terrorists. no match found.
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Manama
Bahrain
Ing
South Korea
Japan
Seoul
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Hwy
Edgefield
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