Americans win first Winter Olympic medals in Innsbruck
Bill Koch 20 and Sheila Young 25 earned the United States first medals at the 12th Winter Games with silvers in cross country and speed skating. Andy Mill led U S in downhill with sixth place as three Americans finished in the top 15. Tim Caldwell 27th, Chris Haines 52nd, and Bela Bodnar 59th in cross country events.
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Innsbruck
Bill Koch
Sheila Young
Detroit
United States
Franz Klammer
Andy Mill
Aspen
Colo
U.S
Tim Caldwell
Putney
Chris Haines
Anchorage
Alaska
Bela Bodnar
Italy’s Socialists Back Moro to Form Minority Cabinet
The Socialist party approved Premier-designate Aldo Moro to form a Christian Democratic minority government. They will abstain to enable a one party government, avoiding a spring general election seen as boosting the Communist party.
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Rome
Socialist Party
Aldo Moro
Italy
Party
Moro
Communist Party
Farmers organize on exports amid mounting grievances
Washington AP reports farmers have pressed lawmakers after three years of export curbs. Jerry Rees of the National Association of Wheat Growers says farmers are upset and may pursue a $1 million court challenge to Ford administration export policies that sparked last summer's grain embargo on the Soviet Union and Poland. The American Soybean Association delivered a 40 000 signature petition to Congress seeking restraint on export controls and a bigger Agriculture Department role in foreign policy affecting farmers.
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Washington
Jerry Rees
National Association of Wheat Growers
Ford Administration
Soviet Union
Poland
American Soybean Association
Congress
Agriculture Department
Court Battles Ahead For Concorde
The Concorde faces court challenges and political opposition despite federal approval. Officials in New York may veto landing at Kennedy Airport, while Dulles International could host the 1,400 mph jet after a 16 month test. The plane's Atlantic crossing takes about 3.2 hours versus seven hours for conventional jets.
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Washington
Congress
New York
Transportation
William T. Coleman
Kennedy International Airport
Port Authority
Dulles International
British Airways
Air France
Coleman
Atlantic
Four Die In Penn Central Train Collision Near Wauseon
Four crewmen were killed and two injured in a collision of two Penn Central freight trains near Wauseon Ohio. Officials said the trains should have been on separate tracks and the names of the dead and injured were not immediately available.
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Wauseon, Ohio
Penn Central
Northwest
Ohio
Teen Killed After Robbery at Hartsville Fast Food
High school senior Becky Winburn, 17, was found shot behind Hermie's where she worked. A bank bag with $592 in receipts vanished. Boss Claude Flowers said the town mourns as Hartsville community members react with disbelief. Winburn punched out at 11:11 p.m. Tuesday. body found about 3 a.m. Wednesday.
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Hartsville
Becky Winburn
Hermie's
Hermie
Claude Flowers
Birth of Kyle Clary Named Clary Family Joy
Aiken couple Owen and Kyle Clary welcome their first child Kyle Brock Clary born last night weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. The Aquarian birth brings joy to the family as blue carnations replace cigars in celebration.
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Aiken
Owen Clary
Clary
Kyle Brock Clary
Kyle
Agencies May Have To Account For Spending
South Carolina House backed an accountability bill to require state agencies to spell expenditures in words on computer sheets and use the same coding system. The measure, awaiting Senate action, would publish quarterly detail on purchases contracts travel and personnel in the state library. Rep Nancy Stevenson said the plan fits a tightening fiscal policy trend and would curb undirected spending. Sen. Rembert Dennis supports the bill.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House
Senate
Nancy Stevenson
Dcharleston
Sen. Rembert C. Dennis
D-Berkeley
Senate Finance Committee
General Assembly
Guatemala Grapples With Earthquake Toll And Rescue Efforts
Aid poured into Guatemala as the quake death toll tops 2,000 with estimates rising and 3,000 injured. Officials warn reports from the interior are incomplete while relief demands plasma antibiotics tents and generators. The epicenter lay 30 miles southwest of Guatemala City, with damage spreading into Honduras El Salvador and southern Mexico.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Manuel Angel Ponce
U.S
Mexico City
Honduras
el Salvador
Siguinla
Iscuintla
Mexico
Fire destroys mobile home amid crowds near New Ellenton
Volunteer firemen faced heckling as a mobile home burned near New Ellenton. The John Spires family lost all belongings. Dispatch records show a single 5 05 p m call, while chief Terry Smith notes response began eight minutes after the call.
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New Ellenton
John Spires
Frank Mizell
Windsor
Center
Mizell
Central Fire Dispatch
Center Fire District
Richard Booth
James T
Terry Smith
Smith
J.S. Morris
Morris
Rain Forecast With Chance Increases Into Weekend
Cloudy conditions shift to rain tonight with a 30 percent chance and rise to 60 percent tomorrow. Lows near the upper 40s tonight and highs in the upper 60s tomorrow. Winds from the west to northwest at 10 to 15 mph, extending into Friday.
Crime Prevention By Judge Peeples At Graniteville Club
Rodney A. Peeples, judge of the 2nd Judicial Circuit, urged home based crime prevention and citizen participation. He cited cases of armed robbery and rape, warned of marijuana leading to worse crimes, and supported reopening local prison facilities as part of reform.
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Eric Higgs
Rodney A. Peeples
2Nd Judicial Circuit
Aiken
Barnwell
Bamberg
Graniteville Exchange Club
Peeples
Newberry
South Carolina
Guatemalan quake toll rises as aid flows reach capital
Leaders from El Salvador and Honduras visit Guate mala City to coordinate relief. Regional Red Cross teams from Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador and Honduras deliver convoys of trucks ambulances and supplies while the American Red Cross assigns a disaster expert. The Guatemalan government declares a state of emergency summons public services to defense duties and warns against looting as relief efforts struggle with a full morgue and scarce drinking water.
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el Salvador
Honduras
Guatemala City
Red Cross
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
American Red Cross
Defense Department
Col. Ponce
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Concorde
Gilbert E. McMillan
R.aiken
Charlotte
Alfredo Salazar
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