Bond set for Bakker and aides in PTL fraud case
In Charlotte federal court, Jim Bakker and three former aides face bond hearings after a 16 month federal probe into PTL's operations in the 1960s. Bakker Dortch and David Taggart charged with mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud contributors. Taggarts with tax evasion.
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Charlotte
PTL
Jim Bakker
Bakker
Richard Dortch
David Taggart
James Taggart
Dortch
Taggarts
IRS
Im Toms
Toms
George T. Davis
Weather Outlook Forecast For Tonight And Friday
Partly cloudy skies and colder weather are forecast tonight with a low in the mid 30s. Friday will be partly cloudy with a high in the mid 40s. See details on Page 6A.
Obituary notices for five residents named
Deaths listed for Cecelia M. Grabowski Aiken Audrey H. Johnson New Zion Carrie T. Kaminski Augusta Thelma H. Sanders North Augusta Carrie M. Varnes North Augusta details available on Page 6A
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Cecelia M. Grabowski
Aiken
Audrey H. Johnson
New Zion
Carrie T. Kaminski
Augusta
Thelma H. Sanders
North Augusta
Carrie M. Varnes
Brown testifies fear kept him from stopping for police
James Brown took the witness stand on day one of his trial for two counts of assault with intent to kill and one count of failure to stop a motor vehicle after allegedly aiming at North Augusta officers. He said he was scared to death and sought to reach Richmond County sheriff Charles Webster to surrender. Officers Sgt. Ronald Delaughter and Lt. William Luckey testified about the North Augusta incident.
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James Brown
Brown
Hubert E. Long
Bill Weeks
James Whittle
Buddy Dallias
Harte
Whittle
Richmond County
Charles Webster
Ronald Delaughter
William Luckey
North Augusta
U S Reverses Policy On PLO
The Reagan administration will deal directly with Yasser Arafat’s Palestine Liberation Organization in a historic policy shift. The move leaves Israel isolated diplomatically and follows statements by Arafat in Geneva that meet U S conditions for substantive dialogue.
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Washington
Reagan
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
America
George P. Shultz
Arafat
Geneva
Bush
US S
Ambassador Talks With PLO Leader on Terror Renunciation
The U S ambassador to Tunisia and the PLO ambassador spoke by telephone to discuss a substantive dialogue. The call followed Yasser Arafat’s statements renouncing terrorism and recognizing Israel as cited by officials.
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George Shultz
U.S
PLO
Adnan Siddiqi
Shultz
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Safeguards Planned After Eight Month Delay at SRP
The Department of Energy will add safeguards before restarting L-Reactor at Savannah River Plant after eight months passed before reporting cracks in the L cooling system. External experts assess the L, K, and P reactors for similar brace-related cracking as Du Pont and SRP review inspection procedures for rapid, transparent reporting.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
DOE
SRP
Department
William
Bill) Whiting
du Pont Co
du Pont
Whiting
Ius
South Carolina Considers State Lottery and Betting
A 31 member commission led by Lt Gov Nick Theodore recommends enacting a state operated lottery and pari mutuel betting by 1991 to raise funds for education. The report also urges higher teacher pay longer school days and a tuition aid program.
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Greenville
Commission On the Future of
South Carolina
Nick Theodore
General Assembly
Aiken County
Robert E. Alexander
USC Aiken
Miriam L
Mim) Woodring
The
Star
North Augusta
Theodore
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Tom Persons
Columbia
At&t
EIA Panel Says Education Improvement Act Has Benefits Yet Needs Work
A South Carolina panel evaluating the 1964 Education Improvement Act says the act improved education through the 1987-1988 year and met many goals by 1989. SAT gains, basic skills standards, and teacher evaluations lead the list while recommendations stress continued funding and reforms.
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Culumbia
South Carolina
EIA
Charlie Williams
Williams
Toans
Bill Page
Greenville
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Bond
Abby
Tc Sports
Robert Harte
Associated Press
Tunis
Robert H. Pelletreau Jr
State Lottery
S.C. Commission
John Burgess
Woodring
Alexander
Carnegie Foundation
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