United States Shows Lowest Voter Turnout Among 28 Nations
AP report notes U.S. turnout 28 nations study covering 143 elections from 1969 to 1986. Rep. Mario Biaggi released the Library of Congress CRS study advocating Sunday voting to lift turnout. Non work day elections averaged 88.28 percent vs 77.07 percent on work days. U.S. high was 55.21 percent on Nov 6 1972 with Nixon re election.
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Washington
United States
Mario Biaggi
D-N.y
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
Biaggi
U.S
Nixon
Father and daughter honored for heroics in Camden
Camden man Steven Vinson and his 9-year-old daughter Amy saved lives when a car burst into flames at a Camden gas station on August 20. Amy pulled a 2-year-old from the burning vehicle while Vinson worked to extinguish the fire, avoiding injuries. Army National Guard investigators later confirmed Amy’s act for award eligibility.
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Camden
Army National Guard
Camden-area
Steven Vinson
Amy
Vinson
Harold Love
Guard
108Th Signal Battalion
Rain Shifts To Light Showers Tonight And Tomorrow
Forecasters warn of light rain and showers tonight into tomorrow with cooler lows in the upper 40s. High temperatures reach the mid 60s tomorrow as confidence remains moderate. Page 6A details.
Deaths of Iva L Drawdy Hampton Eliott Dunn and Mattie R Henley
Notice of deaths listing Iva L Drawdy Hampton Eliott Dunn and Mattie R Henley with a prompt to see full details on Page 6A. Reflects obituary notices for multiple individuals with biographical context likely in the same family or community.
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Iva L. Drawdy
Hampton
Eliott Dunn
Beech Island
Mattie R. Henley
Jamaica
N.Y
Gorbachev Opens Summit Talks With Reagan
Soviet leader Gorbachev arrives in Washington for talks with President Reagan aimed at a new phase in arms control after agreeing to abolish medium range missiles. He signals a feisty stance and vows to improve superpower relations amid delays over photographs of the SS-20 missile.
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Washington
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Reagan
America
Gennady Gerasimov
Pennsylvania Avenue
Gorbachev
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Summit Demonstrations Draw Diverse Activists in Lafayette Park
Washington AP reports a flood of demonstrators gathered across from the White House when Mikhail Gorbachev arrived, including Ukrainians, Afghans, AIDS activists, and conservative women. National Park Police managed the one-block park as drums, mock coffins, and placards reflected broad views on the U.S. Soviet arms pact and global issues.
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Washington
Mikhail Gorbachev
White House
Soviet Union
Lafayette Park
United States
Sqare Park
Jeffrey Davis
National Park Police
Davis
Talking Turkey Farm Owner Promotes Saluda County Operation
Tony Riddle owns White Acre Farm and claims to run the only turkey farm in Saluda Aiken McCormick or Edgefield Counties. He grows turkeys for Louis Rich, producer of processed turkey sandwich fixings. Page 1B contains the full story.
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Tony Riddle
White Acre Farm
Saluda
Aiken
McCormick
Edgefield
Louis Rich
Plane Crash Kills 44 After Gunfire Reported
CAyucos Calif AP The PSA commuter jet reportedly fired upon and exploded after radioing gunfire aboard shortly before crashing onto a cattle ranch killing all 44 aboard. Witnesses described a bomblike explosion as debris scattered over 20 acres. 100 emergency workers searched the hillside near the Pacific.
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Cayucos
Calif
PSA
Pacific
Sgt
Greg Slane
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department
North Augusta hikes taxes as 1988 budget approved
North Augusta City Council gives final approval to a 10 mill tax increase for 1988 raising the total millage to 98. The general fund and capital improvements receive the largest shares. Sanitation and sewer rates rise, adding about 2023 in sewer revenue. Annexation of Mobile Home Estates is rejected 3-4.
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North Augusta
Public
Mobile Home Park
U.S. 29
Interstate 20
F. Harold McElmurray
William H. McElmurray
P. Steve McElmurray
Edgefield County
Polo Branch
Thomas W. Greene
Ellen S. Smith
William L. Gray
Senators Press For Passage Of Budget Freeze Proposal
A group of over 20 senators backs a budget freeze as an alternative to the deficit-reduction plan. Senator Daniel Evans says the freeze would save 82 billion over two years and would cap spending and Social Security increases while delaying tax-rate cuts. He also discusses his Central America trip and views on Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and potential Contra aid.
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Washington
White House
Daniel Evans
Congress
Evans
R-Wash
Reagan Adminis
Tration
Central America
Nicaragua
Honduras
Costa Rica
Panama
Daniel Ortega
Ortega
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Grant Leger
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Federal Aviation Administration
Farrar
FAA
Gene Katz
Santa Rosa
Oakland
Stephen A. Kronick
Sacramento
Paso Robles
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