Fortuitous Honduran car carries Soviet gear for El Salvador rebels
In a bold claim, Assistant Secretary Elliott Abrams says a Soviet made car in Honduras carried 27400 dollars in cash 7000 rounds of ammo 86 blasting caps 20 grenades and radios supposedly staged in Managua for Nicaraguan rebels aiding El Salvador. The Nicaraguan Embassy disputes the charges calling them absurd amid U S anti rebel support debates.
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Honduras
State Department
el Salvador
Elliott Abrams
Managua
Abrams
Nicaragua
United States
Reports Link Contral To Cocaine Trafficking
U S investigators and volunteers say Nicaraguan rebels operating in northern Costa Rica smuggle cocaine to fund their civil war. Planes refuel at clandestine airstrips and cocaine moves to U S ports via Costa Rican points, involving the FDN and ARDE groups and the M-3 splinter.
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Washington
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
U.S
United States
Nicaraguan Democratic Force
FDN
Revolutionary Democratic Alliance
ARDE
M-3
Refugee killings in Lesotho linked to South Africa
Nine South Africans described as political refugees were killed in two attacks in Lesotho. Four men and three women died in one strike, while a white woman and a mixed-race man living together perished in another. The attacks were believed to be launched from South Africa.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Lesotho
South African Press Association
Maseru
Nigeria says coup attempt by army officers foiled
London reported Nigerian military government says a number of army officers were arrested for attempting to overthrow the federal government. Defense Minister Maj Gen Domkat Bali was quoted by Lagos Radio as confirming the crackdown.
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Nigeria
Lagos Radio
Domkat Bali
Fungicide Could End Chestnut Blight, US Researchers Say
In East Lansing a fungicide used by European chestnut growers may aid U S researchers in reviving eastern forests. Chestnut blight has killed about 3 5 billion American chestnut trees since 1904 with western Michigan largely spared. In Grenada Mississippi a mobile home fire near a Christmas tree killed four from Geesling Corner, ruled smoke inhalation.
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U.S
United States
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Grenada
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Tiffany
Geesling Corner
Grenada County
James W. Hill
GM recalls 28 860 1985 cars and trucks for fire risk
General Motors recalls 28 860 1985-model Chevrolet Caprice Parisienne and GM light trucks for battery cable and fuel line mispositioning and potential fire risk. No incidents reported. About 860 dual 16x6 wheel trucks also recalled for possible wheel cracks.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Parisienne
Chevrolet
GMC
Gunmen Threaten To Kill Captives In Nantes Courtroom
Three gunmen seized a courtroom in Nantes during a robbery trial and held about 35 people hostage. They released nine more, fired shots at courtois on the steps, and fled in a car while threatening suicide and death for the remaining hostages. Authorities had no immediate confirmation of the getaway details.
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Nantes
France
Agence France-Presse
George Courtois
Courtois
Joel Bitoun
Radio France
Sta
Americans oppose homosexuality despite rising sympathy
A Los Angeles Times poll finds 73 percent view homosexual activity as wrong and 21 percent as not, with little change since 1973. Sympathy for homosexuals rose from 30 to 41 percent over two years, while unsympathetic dropped from 63 to 52 percent.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
South Carolina Wins Approval to Close Barnwell Waste Dump by 1993
Gov. Dick Riley hailed Congress approval of a seven-state compact plan to regionalize low level nuclear waste disposal. The measure ensures South Carolina will exit the Barnwell facility by 1993, preventing it from remaining a dumping ground in the future. U.S. Rep. Butler Derrick called the bill good despite flaws.
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Dick Riley
Congress
South Carolina
Barnwell
Riley
U.S
Butler Derrick
Nevada
Washington
House
Senate
U.S. Rejects Gorbachev Call to Halt Nuclear Tests
Washington reports the Reagan administration refused Gor bachev’s offer to halt nuclear tests citing national security. The White House rejected linking the offer to observers and kept talks on a comprehensive treaty to outlaw nuclear explosions open. Speakes warns moratoria do not guarantee enhanced security.
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Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
US S
White House
U.S
Carter
Larry Speakes
Aiken Standard Office and Contact Information
The Aiken Standard office address is 124 Rutland Drive with mailing box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Office hours run 830 am to 530 pm Monday through Friday. The publication is by Aiken Communications Inc. established 1867 and printed as a second class mail item in Aiken South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Congress avoids state showdown over waste dumps
Congress approves a compromise to avert a crisis over disposal of radioactive waste. States South Carolina Nevada and Washington face penalties and potential liability if they miss deadlines to build new low level waste dumps by 1996. The measure ends a threat to close the nation’s three operating dumps next month.
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Senate
South Carolina
Nevada
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
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