Duchess earns helicopter wings amid separate royal remarks
The Duchess of York received her helicopter wings at Benson RAF Base with husband Prince Andrew noting he cannot fly civilian helicopters. In Maine, former Senator Margaret Chase Smith celebrated her 90th birthday with 500 friends and a library fundraiser. Zandra Rhodes debuted sari designs in Bombay. Kenneth Leibler of the American Stock Exchange critiqued the film Wall Street before comments at Grand Rapids Economic Club.
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Benson, England
Duchess of York
Prince Andrew
Sarah Ferguson
Benson Royal Air Force Base
Oxford
Andrew
Sarah
Augusta
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
John R. McKernan Jr
Edmund S. Muskie
George J. Mitchell
William S. Cohen
Grand Rapids, Mich
American Stock Exchange
Kenneth Leibler
Wall Street
Liebler
Grand Rapids
Hurdles Slow Congress As Bill Deadline Approaches
Lawmakers rush to finish a massive 1988 spending bill and deficit cuts with two key deadlines looming. Negotiators from the House and Senate begin resolving differences on the $600 billion spending plan and tax cuts while the temporary funding expires at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Pete Domenici
House Advances Alcohol Fuel and Imported Car Bills
The House approved 327 to 29 a package to boost alcohol blend and natural gas fuels and curb importers from skirting safety rules. The plan allocates 28.5 million dollars for outreach and vehicle purchases from 1990, plus funds for trucks buses and research to promote cleaner fuels and reduce foreign oil dependence.
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Washington
House
U.S
Chamber
United States
British Clippers choose Columbia for U S operations floating arcade
British Clippers Inc plans a floating shopping arcade with 60 stores, 38 U S ports in four years starting Charleston in October 1988. Jim Dunbar named president. law firm Berry Dunbar O Connor Jordan Eslinger will staff U S operations from Columbia. Ian Weatherhead cites London chamber ties.
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U.S
Charleston
British Clippers Inc
British Clippers Ltd
Ian Weatherhead
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Jim Dunbar
Dunbar
Berry, Dunbar, O’connor, Jordan & Eslinger
London Chamber
London
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Wrightsboro Road
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