US bars Duvalier from entering over safety and extradition
The State Department says it will not allow former Haitian leader Jean-Claude Duvalier to enter the United States citing safety guarantees and risk of extradition back to Haiti. In related news, NASA relieves general manager Philip E. Culbertson after last month’s shuttle explosion. acting chief William Graham assumes day to day duties.
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United States
Jean-Claude Duvalier
State Department
Duvalier
France
Sauveur Vaisse
NASA
Space Agency
Philip E. Culbertson
Agency
Charles Redmond
William Graham
Culbertson
Redmond
AIDS in prisons centers on New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania
A federally funded study finds about 144 current AIDS cases in state and federal prisons nationwide with 4 percent of facilities housing 72 percent of inmate cases. Nearly 75 percent of inmates with AIDS are in three East Coast states, driven by New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
National Institute of Justice
Justice Department
American Correctional Association
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Smelly blue haze socks Kanawha Valley for unknown reason
A blue haze drifted through the Kanawha Valley as multiple chemical plants denied responsibility. Monsanto halted burning a chemical residue that can emit a blue color while others blamed Nitro-St. Albans facilities for the smell.
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NITRO
W.va
Kanawha Valley
Monsanto Co
Scarlett Foster
Union Carbide Corp
Institute
Oil slick spotted near missing China Airlines jet near Taipei
Searchers spotted a large oil slick in rough seas near Taiwan where a China Airlines Boeing 737 with 13 people aboard tried to land and vanished. Officials said the slick likely came from the missing plane but no wreckage or survivors found. all aboard were Taiwanese.
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Taipei
Taiwan
China Airlines
Wang Yu-yang
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Stores Remove Baby Food From Shelves
Dozens of upstate New York supermarkets pulled Gerber baby food after two women in cities near Albany reported finding glass slivers in jars. Officials noted the action followed public concern sparked by cyanide contamination in Tylenol capsules last week in Westchester County.
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Schenectady
N.Y
New York
Gerber Baby Food
Albany
Gloversville
Gerber Food Co
John Whitlock
Westchester County
New York City
Studio project eyed for Pickens County in 30 million plan
Hollywood producer Ted Gomillion of Gomillion Studios says a 342 acre site off U S Highway 178 in Pickens County could host a $30 million movie studio. Construction could start as early as April pending final negotiations. Jobs depend on film activity.
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Pickens County
Hollywood
Aiken
Ted Gomillion
Gomillion Studios
U.S. Highway 178
Gemillion Studios
South
Soviet liner Mikhail Lermontov sinks after rock collision
The 20000-ton Mikhail Lermontov carrying 739 people hit rocks in Marlborough Sounds New Zealand then drifted to Port Gore and sank in 100 feet of water. All aboard were evacuated with one 34 year old Soviet seaman missing presumed drowned as rescuers praised the effort.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Mikhail Lermontov
Malborough Sounds
South Island
Port Gore
John Brew
Arahura
David Lange
Murray Haydon Marks Year With Artificial Heart
Murray Haydon in Louisville marks one year living with a permanent artificial heart as Pittsburgh surgeons report optimism for a former mechanical-heart patient now with a transplanted human heart. In Minnesota the first woman with a Jarvik-70 reports progress while an Arizona patient awaits a human heart after two artificial pumps. Joseph Burello of New Alexandria Pa remains critical after a 72 hour transplant at Presbyterian University Hospital ended early Sunday.
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Associated Press
Murray Haydon
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
Arizona
Joseph Burello
New Alexandria
Presbyterian University Hospital
David Lash
Over-The-Counter Drugs Ban Premature Says Feds
Federal officials say a proposed ban on capsule drugs is premature after a Westchester County case where a woman died and a second tainted Tylenol bottle was found. Industry leaders and the FDA urge thorough investigation before limits, while multiple states impose bans and Tylenol maker Johnson & Johnson faces public confidence hits.
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Feds
New York
Andrew P. O’rourke
Westchester County
Diane Elsroth
O’rourke
Federal Food and Drug Administration
William Grigg
Associated Press
Chicago
Soares Wins Portugal Presidency In Tight Runoff
Socialist leader Mario Soares defeated conservative Diogo Freitas do Amaral to become Portugal’s first elected head of state in 60 years. Soares led 51.29 percent with 3,012,982 votes to Amaral’s 48.71 percent as 16 precincts remained uncounted. He pledged to stabilize the fragmented political system and work with Parliament.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Mario Soares
Diogo Freitas Do Amaral
Soares
Freitas Do Amaral
Christian Democratic Party
Anibal Cavaco Silva
Social Democratic Party
Social Democrats
Americans Begin Laos Search For Airmen Remains
An 11 member U S Army team arrived in southern Laos to locate the remains of 14 American airmen from a 1972 night crash. They will live in tents at the crash site in Savannakhet province and work with Lao locals under U S Pacific Command supervision. An embassy official said the excavation is the second allowed by the Lao government and the United States is very pleased.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Laos
U.S
Savannakhet Province
Terry McCann
U.S. Pacific Command
United States
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Information
The notice lists subscription and advertising phone lines 649 5316 649 1555 and 648 2311 with a general contact for ideas. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8 30 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Mon through Fri and mailing address Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Rates shown: 1.14 4.90 14.70 29.40 98.80.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
Aiken
S.C
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