Whittlesey Pressured Lawmakers in Gift Fund Probe
Washington AP reports Ambassador Faith Ryan Whittlesey and aide Robert Reilly allegedly telephoned U.S. officials from Bern the night before a rushed flight home to influence a congressional probe into embassy gift fund spending. Kremlin signals return to nuclear testing after U.S. explosion next year amid moratorium dispute.
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Manville Reorganization Plan Approved
Manville Corp. wins federal bankruptcy court confirmation of a complex Chapter 11 plan creating two multi million dollar trusts to fund health and property claims arising from asbestos exposure. The company, once a leading U S producer, faced over 15 000 lawsuits alleging related damages and diseases.
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Manville Corp
Manville
United States
Corporate Giants Trim Down Workforces
AT&T to cut up to 27,400 jobs through layoffs attrition and other means. IBM reports over 10,000 U.S. employees taking early retirement while Canada France the UK and the Netherlands offer similar incentives. Gillette to shed about 2,400 positions.
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Senate Iran arms probe ends initial inquiry
The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded its 91 hours of testimony ending a preliminary look into the Iran arms sales money trail and the Contra funding. Officials say Meese may name an independent counsel today as investigators press for answers amid unpaid details.
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Voyager pilots face possible hearing loss during world flight
Voyager neared Africa on its 25 000 mile non stop circumnavigation as flight officials warned pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager may suffer partial hearing loss from equipment interference. Ground crews checked fuel logs amid a 700 pound surplus and chase planes scanned for exterior damage while meteorologists warned of storms over central Africa.
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Hasentus Returns Home From Nicaragua Pardoned
Eugene Hasentus an American freed after a Nicaraguan Assembly pardon for supplying weapons to Contra rebels arrived in Wisconsin with his wife and lawyer and spoke briefly about the agreement with the FBI. He noted it felt great to be back in a free country as family greeted him at Marinette and Green Bay locations.
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Sally
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Green Bay
Austin Straubel Field
Adam
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Hasenius
Exile End for Sakharov Marks Return to Moscow
The Kremlin lifts nearly seven-year internal exile of Andrei Sakharov and grants clemency to his wife Yelena Bonner. Sakharov may return to Moscow from Gorky and resume scientific work. Bonner, confined since 1984, is freed. Officials say no conditions on foreign meetings or dissident activity are announced.
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Petrovosky
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Petrovsky
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Aiken Standard Classified and Office Contact Details
Classified advertising and news tips contact lines listed for the Aiken Standard. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays with Sunday morning hours, mailing address and street location provided. A pricing line with various figures appears at the end.
Emergency numbers and publisher contact list
Emergency numbers provided as a service by the Aiken Standard include contacts for the North Augusta Deaf Emergency Poison Control Center S C Highway Patrol Salley Fire Salley Police Sheriff and long distance sheriff or ambulance lines Also listed are volunteer fire departments Wagoner Fire Wagoner Police Widowed Persons Assn and the publisher Aiken Standard address and mailing information noting second class postage paid at Aiken S C
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