Jenrette links Abscam to drinking and prison sentence
Former South Carolina congressman John Jenrette says heavy alcohol use contributed to his Abscam involvement and downfall. He accepts responsibility and cites a yearlong campus speaking tour after prison. Political items follow about parallel 1988 presidential debates and other legal cases.
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Abscam
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Charleston News and Courier
Liberace death cover up claimed by coroner
Riverside County coroner Raymond Carrillo said Liberace's doctors tried to hide AIDS as the cause of death by citing heart failure. Carrillo said he believes the doctors knew of AIDS all along and that a cover up is likely. Dr. Ronald Daniels had listed cardiac arrest from heart failure due to brain inflammation as the cause.
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Liberace
Riverside County
Raymond Carrillo
Carrillo
Ronald Daniels
Whittier
Congressman's Wife Defends Pay Raise Amid Backlash
Marty Davis wife of Rep Robert Davis says hostility to congressional pay raises stems from envy not policy. She notes the 1986 salary of 75100, the automatic COLA to 77400, and a later rise to 89500 that the House rejected, while she argues families deal with Washington and district expenses.
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Marty Davis
Robert Davis
R-Mich
Washington Post
Navy Re Designs Carrier Midway After Trials
The Navy says the aging carrier Midway built in 1945 and based in Japan requires further redesigns after sea trials showed excessive rolling in heavy seas. Officials plan to evaluate alternatives and implement additional modifications over the coming months to improve flight deck safety.
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Midway
7Th Fleet
Japan
Civil rights protesters detained in Forsyth County incident
Coretta Scott King condemns eight activists arrested during a peaceful protest against racial exclusion at a Forsyth County highway site near a televised Oprah Winfrey Show broadcast. Rev Hosea Williams and three others stayed jailed after law officers ordered protesters off the road. Williams condemned the arrest as unlawful.
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Cumming
Coretta Scott King
Forsyth County
Hosea Williams
Atlanta
King
Troops, Rebels Clash After Cease-Fire Ended
Manila report says government troops clash with Communist rebels near Lupao Nueva Ecija as the 60 day cease-fire expires. Brig Gen Ocampo says rebels attacked, two civilians injured, and fighting drives them into the hills. Guingona says peace talks unlikely to restart soon.
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Philippines
Central Luzon
Eugenio Ocampo Jr
Lipe
Lupao
Nueva Ecija
Ocampo
Communist New People’s Army
Teofisto Guingona
Secret Talks Reported on Hostage Swap in Lebanon
Beir ut radio stations report secret negotiations toward a swap involving three Americans, an Indian, and an Israeli airman in exchange for 400 Arab prisoners held by Israel and an allied militia. Islamic Jihad threatened killings but postponed them, while Israel signals possible exchanges for the airman and other prisoners. Local militias hold captives near Khiam inside Lebanon.
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Lebanon
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Voice of
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Washington
International Committee of the Red Cross
Islamic Jihad For the Liberation of
Amal
Nabih Berri
Berri
Islamic Jihad For the Liberation of Palestine
Peres
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Details
The Aiken Standard provides phone lines for subscriptions and classified ads and lists office hours and locations. It notes publication history since 1867 and mailing addresses in Aiken South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Aiken, S.C
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