Bell weighs insanity defense in Helmick murder trial
Charleston AP reports defense may use insanity after Larry Gene Bell is set to face trial in Pickens County for the 1985 abduction and killing of 9 year old Debra Helmick near Fort Jackson. Prosecutors seek death. Judge Lawrence Richter will oversee.
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Charleston
Larry Gene Bell
Richland County
Columbia
Jack Swerling
Lawrence Richter
Richter
Bell
Pickenson
Debra May Helmick
Miss Helmick
Fort Jackson
Fed to focus on inflation as Volcker testifies on 1987 outlook
Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker planned to outline money targets and the 1987 economic outlook before the Senate Banking Committee. Sen. William Proxmire, chair, would challenge the Fed’s handling of money growth, arguing it ran out of control as supply measures surged.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
U.S
Paul Volcker
Fed
Senate Banking Committee
Volcker
William Proxmire
Proxmire
D-Wis
Miller Says More Needed In Cuts
Reagan budget reduces deficit but Congress must cut about 61 billion more per Gramm Rudman rules. Miller III cites a technical discrepancy between White House and Congressional accounting and questions tax increases. The article also covers John Landis admitting breaking labor rules when hiring child actors for Twilight Zone incident.
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Washington
Gramm- Rudman
Congress
James C. Miller III
Office of Management and Budget
White House
Miller
Senate Finance Committee
Los Angeles
John Landis
Vic Morrow
Landis
James Neal
John
Neal
House panel faults Reagan for not sealing arms deal at Reykjavik
The Armed Services Committee report says Reagan should have secured an arms control agreement with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev after the Reykjavik talks. It notes Reagan left Reykjavik empty handed as both sides blame each other for the collapse of wide ranging nuclear reductions talks, stalled by Soviet demands on Star Wars.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Armed Services Committee
Iceland
Reykjavik
Gorbachev
Election Panel Sets Limits On Spending For 1988 Noms
The Federal Election Commission sets a $26.7 million primary spending limit for 1988 presidential candidates who take federal matching funds. Those not accepting funds face no limit. The figure rises from $24.2 million in 1984 and is based on a $10 million base plus cost of living and 20 percent fundraising allowances. General election funds for nominees reach about $45 million each from public funds.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
Atwater Named Bush Campaign Manager for 1988 Bid
Lee Atwater, former Aiken resident and Washington political consultant, is named campaign manager for George Bush in a 1988 bid. Bond as deputy, Holiday as operations director, Kitchin regional director, with Gephardt aide Carrick also active in presidential exploration.
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Washington
George Bush
Lee Atwater
Atwater
Aiken
White House
Fund For America’s Future
Bush
GOP
Lee
Richard N. Bond
Iowa
Ede Holiday
Atlanta
Lou Kitchin
William Carrick
U.S
Richard A. Gephardt
Missouri
Gates Hearings Use CIA Confirmation to Rein In Spy Service
Senate Intelligence Committee leverages the CIA director nomination to curb the agency once labeled rogue. William Casey's illness prompts his resignation and Robert Gates' elevation as investigations into Iran-Contra mix with broader covert operations begun after World War II.
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Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
William J. Casey
Robert M. Gates
Congress
Iran
Gates
Robert Gates
Capitol Hill
Druse Capture West Beirut as Battle Enters Fifth Day
Druse militiamen seized most of Hamra district in nightlong street fighting with Shiite militants. Police report 80 killed and 315 wounded since Sunday as the Commodore Hotel and AP CBS NBC offices were hit by rockets and gunfire. American envoys Mehdi and Shaheen reported being robbed at gunpoint on the hotel’s sixth floor before leaving Beirut.
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Lebanon
West Beirut
Hamra
Syria
Commodore
Hamra Street
Associated Press
CBS
NBC Television
al- Qabas
Mohammed Mehdi
Dale Shaheen
Mehdi
Shaheen
National Council On Islamic Affairs
Druse
Walid Jumblatt
Progressive Socialist Party
Amal
Tat
Christian East Beirut
Jumblatt
Lebanese Communist Party
The
American University
Aiken Standard Subscription and Contact Details
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions and advertising and provides office hours and location. It includes mailing address, subscription rates for 3, 6 and 12 months and notes advance payments to Aiken Standard-PBM.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard — Pbm
Emergency numbers listed by the Aiken Standard
Aiken Standard presents emergency numbers for local services including Poison Control, SC Highway Patrol, Salley Fire and Police, the sheriff and volunteers. The notice outlines contact points and names as part of community safety information.
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Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley Police Sheriff's Department
Long Dista
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