Winds of 90 mph batter Mauritius and Reunion two dead
Winds of 90 mph lashed Mauritius as hurricane Clotilda struck, flooding homes with no reported deaths or injuries there. In nearby Reunion two people were killed, details unavailable. In Montgomery Alabama about 2000 marchers protested diminished black political clout and urged nonviolent action, targeting Gov. Guy Hunt over minority representation. Reverend Hosea Williams urged revival of MLK strategies and Jesse Jackson criticized the governor.
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South Africa
Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Africa
Clotilda
Reunion
Montgomery
Ala
Statehouse
White House
Alabama
Martin Luther King
Hosea Williams
Atlanta
Jesse Jackson
Capitol
Guy Hunt
Hunt
Iraq says air raids strike Tehran and nine other Iranian cities
Iraq reports its warplanes carried out 136 combat missions hitting Tehran and 10 Iranian cities and two oilfields. Iran says civilians were killed or wounded in the raids.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Iraq
Tehran
Iran
Thatcher son weds Diane Burgdorf in London ceremony
Mark Thatcher marries Diane Burgdorf at the Queen's Chapel of The Savoy in a private Valentine’s Day ceremony witnessed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. About 150 guests attended the service followed by a champagne luncheon for 300 at the Savoy Hotel. The couple plan a honeymoon in the English countryside and a later trip to Australia.
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London
Mark Thatcher
Diane Burgdorf
Margaret Thatcher
Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy
Dallas
Stone Chapel
Savoy Hotel
Australia
Aiken Standard Contact and Service Information
Contact numbers for subscriptions, classifieds, and news tips. Office address and hours listed. Subscription rates and payment details shown. Local service numbers include emergency, fire, police and regional resources. Established 1867 and published weekday afternoons and Sunday.
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North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Volun
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Rutland Drive
Aiken
D.C
S.C
Reagan Promotes Health Care Plan At Camp David
President Reagan urged a catastrophic illness insurance plan to shield older Americans from financial ruin. The plan would expand Medicare with a pay as you go scheme, adding 4.92 dollars monthly for broad hospital coverage and a 2000 dollar out of pocket cap. Senator Melcher praised it yet urged home and nursing home care coverage to prevent long term costs from draining savings.
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Washington
Reagan
Camp David
Mountains
Maryland
Senate
Special Committee On
John Melcher
D-Mont
Melcher
Simon Cheered In Zimbabwe In Open Air Concert
The crowd in Harare exceeds twenty thousand as Paul Simon headlines the Graceland in concert tour with twenty five black South African musicians. The two day show at Rufaro Stadium drew white South Africans and local officials including Canaan Banana and Sally Mugabe. The program lasted nearly six hours. Hugh Masekela led a powerful Free Mandela moment during the performance.
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Paul Simon
Harare
Zimbabwe
Rufaro
Canaan Banana
Robert Mugabe
Sally
Simon
Hugh Masekela
Free Mandela
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Temblor A Reminder Of Coalinga Quake
Friday's 5.0 magnitude quake near Coalinga rattled residents who recalled the 1983 6.7 temblor that damaged 261 homes and 39 apartments with $31 million in losses. No major injuries reported beyond a cut and broken water lines.
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Coalinga
Calif
California
Jeff Thompson
Bob Semple
Robert Finn
California Institute of Technology
Fire and Police Departments
Semple
Wanda Giffin
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Aiken Standard — Pbm
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken Police
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HCA
Jackson Police
New Ellenton
New Holland
Home Delivery
San Francisco
Whiskey Rd
Porky Bradberry
First Union Mortgage Corporation
Cameron-Brown Company
America
First Union Corporation
First Union Mortgage
Cameron-Brown
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