Murder charges filed against Philippine ally of Marcos
In Manila the Justice Ministry charged Assemblyman Arturo Pacificador and six bodyguards with murder over the killings of seven opposition supporters on the eve of the 1984 elections. Pacificador is a key leader in Marcos's New Society Movement. In Washington a 4.1 quake rattled Puerto Rico late Monday, with potential for moderate damage.
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Manila
Philippines
Ministry of Justice
Ferdinand E. Marcos
George Dee
Arturo Pacificador
Pacificador
Antique
Marcos
New Society Movement
National Assembly
Washington
Puerto Rico
U.S. Geological Survey
Prince Charles helps launch Texas 150th birthday tour
Britain's Prince Charles arrived in Dallas for a whirlwind visit to kick off Texas 150th birthday celebrations. He toured Houston Austin and San Antonio with stops in each city before heading to Palm Springs California.
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Dallas
Texas
Britain
Prince Charles
Charles
Diana
Houston
Austin
San Antonio
Palm Springs
Calif
GM to produce high powered 2.3 liter engine in six months
Warren Michigan officials say General Motors will start production in six months of a 150 horsepower four cylinder engine named the 2.3-liter Quad. Don Miles, assistant chief engineer for Buick Oldsmobile Cadillac notes the engine delivers 2.4 times the horsepower per liter of typical engines. GM's 5-liter eight cylinder engine currently makes 140 horsepower.
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Warren, Mich
General Motors Corp
Don Miles
Buick-Oldsmobile
Cadillac
Twain Book Donated By Descendant After Civil War Story Found
A Mark Twain signed 1875 volume Sketches New and Old containing a slave family tale was found in a closet by Leon Condor and donated to the University of Maryland. Condor, 98, says he will not sell and that the university can care for the book. In Santiago Chile a train collision killed about 70 and injured around 200 on a bridge bomb damaged last year. Two trains, carrying 300 people, collided head on at 60 mph, with officials calling it likely due to human error.
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College Park
Mark Twain
University of Maryland
Twain
Leon Condor
Condor
Washington
Santiago
Chile
Valparaiso
Associated Press
Los Andes
Villa del Mar
Ferrocarriles del Estado
ORBE
Alberto Araneda
Rioting in Alexandra Leaves Five Dead After Funerals
In Johannesburg area townships rioters killed five people on the third day of unrest linked to funerals for two killed in prior protests. Police said a black officer’s home was burned and his body found, with casualty figures incomplete. Authorities in Spartanburg County suspended a search for a downed small plane after helicopters found nothing.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Alexandra
Spartanburg
Spartanburg County
John Blackwood
Pickens Drug Sweep Arrests 96 in Seven-Month Probe
Lawmen in Pickens County arrest 96 people on 145 drug charges from a seven month special unit investigation. Police from Pickens city, the county, and Clemson University made most arrests Monday night, with about 90 in three hours. Marijuana leads with 89 cases, followed by cocaine 39, crank 5, meth 6, imitation substances 4, LSD 2. At Warren Michigan, three 17 year olds face court after using a stolen police radio to arrange a rendezvous with a dispatcher leading to a motel arrest.
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Pickens
Pickens County
Stone
Warren, Mich
Kennedy Collins Perform In AIDS Benefit Show
Judy Collins and Joan Kennedy headlined a Harvard student festival in Cambridge to raise funds for AIDS research. About 400 attendees filled the American Repertory Theater for performances by Joan Kennedy Joel Gray Colleen Dewhurst and Kathy Bates and other artists.
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Cambridge, Mass
Judy Collins
Joan Kennedy
Harvard University
American Repertory Theater
Ms. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Joel Gray
Colleen Dewhurst
Kathy Bates
Avalanche Kills Man While Snowshoeing Near Hope
An avalanche struck two men snowshoeing along a Hope British Columbia highway killing one. The survivor buried in snow managed to dig out and contact the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Hope, British Columbia
Vancouver
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bus Driver Injured by Bomb Near Jerusalem Pools
An Egged bus driver received a slight eye injury when a bomb exploded as the vehicle passed King Solomon's Pools seven miles south of Jerusalem. The bus was returning drivers to their homes in the occupied West Bank, according to an army spokesman who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
King Solomon’s Pools
Jerusalem
Egged
West Bank
Senate Sets Hearing On Shuttle Disaster
The Senate Science subcommittee will quiz NASA officials and Challenger investigators about the January explosion that killed seven astronauts. William P. Rogers and Neil Armstrong, chair and vice chair of the investigation commission, are slated to report.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
NASA
William P. Rogers
Neil Armstrong
Burke Says J and J Has Not Been Defeated
Johnson and Johnson will stop producing over the counter medicines in capsules due to safety concerns but Burke says the company has not been defeated. He cites the Chicago tragedy and urges Tylenol users to switch to coated caplets as the firm recovers.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Johnson & Johnson
Chicago
James E. Burke
New York
Illinois
Burke
Tylenol Capsule Exchange Offers Coupon in Return
Consumers urged to return unused Tylenol capsule products to Tylenol Capsule Exchange at P O Box 2000 Maple Plain Minnesota 55348 in exchange for a coupon valid for the same size bottle purchase.
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Tylenol Capsule Exchange
P.O. Box
Maple Plain
Minn
Western storm floods parts of West cause evacuations
A Pacific storm unleashed floods across the West with up to 18 inches of rain and 8 feet of snow. Six dead and three missing as towns were cut off by mudslides and avalanches. National Guard deployed in Nevada counties to aid evacuations and reinforce flood control efforts as I 80 remains blocked by a rockslide near Sierra Nevada.
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National Weather Service
Jim Henderson
Redwood City
Calif
ABC
National Guard
Nevada
Washoe
Lyon
Douglas
Carson City
Richard Bryan
al Alcorn
State Department of Emergency Management
Reno
Alcorn
Truckee
Sparks
Weather Service
Washoe Valley
Otis Turner
Washoe County
California
Sierra Nevada
Nevada County
Jack Bayer
Amtrak
June Lake
Yosemite National Park
Lynn McCourtney
Mono County
Sheriff’s Department
Twin Lakes
Farm Machinery Sales Forecast Misses 1986 Outlook
The Agriculture Department projects continued decline in new and used farm machinery sales through 1986 in a seven year slump. Analyst Carlos Sisco notes 1986 could be the lowest since the mid 1970s as farm income and land values remain depressed, shrinking farmers asset and borrowing power.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Carlos Sisco
Aiken Standard Classified Phone Numbers and Subscription Rates
Classified advertising and news ideas lines provide contact numbers 649-5316 649-1555 and 648-2311 plus customer service hours. Subscription rates listed as 1.14 4.90 14.70 29.40 98.80 with USPS 0100-2000 designation.
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J&j
Pine Log
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Home Delivery
Aiken Standard — Pbm
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken Fire
Aiken Police
Emerg. Medical Services
HCA
Aiken Regional Medical Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Volun
Wagener
Wagener Police
Aiken Communications Inc
Jackson Police
New Ellenton
North Augusta
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