Israeli gunboats bombard PLO as evacuation deterred
Israeli gunboats shelled Yasser Arafat's fighters in Tripoli to disrupt their planned evacuation aboard five Greek ships under UN flag. Jets later struck central mountains near Aley and Bhamdoun as a Cypriot cargo ship My Charm caught fire.
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Candidate Linked To Deaths Wins Nomination In Salvador
Roberto D Aubuisson, president of El Salvador's Constituent Assembly and linked to rightist death squads, wins the Republican Nationalist Alliance nomination for president. He will face Jose Napoleon Duarte of the Christian Democratic Party in the March 25 election.
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Christian Democratic Party
Jose Napoleon Duarte
New Compound Neutralizes Damaging Body Chemical
A Brandeis University lab develops an enzyme inactivator that fools elastase into destroying itself. Tests show potential to reduce wound damage and emphysema progression. human use years away. Possible applications include rheumatoid arthritis and cancer spread suppression.
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Boston
Brandeis University
Robert H. Abeles
Abeles
Japan LDP Loses Seats in Election Upset
Final returns show the Liberal Democratic Party dropping 35 seats in the lower house as opposition gains, jeopardizing Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's government. The Japan Socialist Party and Komeito gain, while Tanaka's bribery conviction is cited as a key factor. Nakasone vows unity and a new cabinet by year-end.
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Nationwide fires claim 18 lives and injure 62
The weekend blazes across the United States killed six elderly men in Detroit, a family of five in Texas, a 7-year-old in Massachusetts, and two in a San Francisco hotel. A Cathedral Hit Hotel in California housed about 400 rooms with 182 evacuated as smoke and two unidentified bodies were found. Fire officials reported up to 50 injuries, none life threatening.
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Policy Toward U.S. May Be Put On Hold
Tokyo reports a surprise election setback for the Liberal Democratic Party results in a near majority loss and potential paralysis that could delay key policy decisions on trade and defense. Analysts warn shifts in leadership may alter Tokyo Washington dynamics though the U.S.-Japan security treaty likely remains intact.
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Hollings campaign chief sees shift in public opinion
J Curtis Moffatt New Hollings campaign director predicts some shift in Southern voters toward the SC senator as polls show soft support for Mondale and Glenn He cites a New Hampshire poll with conservatives and notes Hollings improving finances with debt retirement and federal matching funds enabling more campaigning actions in New Hampshire Alabama and Georgia He says Florida is bypassed due to expense and Askew's home state position Mondale must do well in New Hampshire to avoid damage and Hollings aims to stay competitive through Super Tuesday March 12 Georgia Alabama Florida primaries followed by a South Carolina convention
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Keith Richards secretly weds Patricia Hansen in Cabo San Lucas
The Rolling Stones guitarist married Patricia Hansen, 27, a New York model actress, on a secrecy-filled weekend in Cabo San Lucas also his 40th birthday. Best man Mick Jagger remained unaware of the plans. Andy Griffith says his real self differs from his Mayberry sheriff persona as he recovers at home in Manteo North Carolina.
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Griffith
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Barnwell Deaths Spark Search For Faulty Heaters
In Columbia AP reports five Barnwell teens died from fumes from an improperly vented gas heater. A year later inspectors checked South Carolina homes and found about 15,000 potential death traps. Fire Marshal Richard Campbell declines to assign blame.
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Aiken Standard Office and Subscription Lines
The Aiken Standard lists subscription and advertising contacts with phone numbers 648-2311 and 649-1555. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Emergency Numbers Provided by Local Public Safety
Aiken Standard lists emergency contact numbers for sheriff, fire department, and ambulance services. District officials urge residents to program these lines for quick access and safety readiness during incidents.
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