Abdallah denounces United States in terrorism trial opening
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah called Yankee criminals and refused to attend further hearings as a seven judge terrorism court began examining charges of complicity in the murders of American and Israeli diplomats. His defense said he would not return, while the court delayed ruling on summoning officials from the former Socialist government.
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Paris
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
Jacques Verges
France
Laurent Fabius
Pierre Joxe
Ferry capsizes in Solomon Islands. two found alive
Australian officials report the inter-island ferry Vula capsized in rough seas near Isabel Island. Of 49 aboard, two passengers are confirmed alive while the rest are missing and presumed dead as search efforts cover an 18 000 square mile area. The 87 ton vessel was chartered by Foxwood Timber Co and carried 40 passengers, nine crew, two bulldozers and other equipment.
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Sydney
Australia
Solomon Islands
Perry Head
Australian High Commission
Honiara
Head
Isabel Island
Foxwood Timber Co
Weather satellite launch delayed by fuel leak at Cape Canaveral
Engineers troubleshoot a rocket fuel leak in the main engine fuel valve seal of the Delta booster delaying the $55 million weather satellite launch from 6:05 p.m. for at least 24 hours. NASA spokesman George Diller said a purge with dry nitrogen will precede a potential Wednesday liftoff if no further leakage occurs.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Listoff
NASA
George Diller
Diller
Officials Back B-1 Bomber Upgrades Amid Criticism
Air Force officials defend the B-1 as the best bomber today and say most proposed changes improve the aircraft. Rep. Aspin estimates up to 3 billion dollars in upgrades, while the Air Force seeks 800 million over two years largely to counter Soviet air defenses. 100 B-1s are to replace aging B-52s, later to be succeeded by Stealth bombers.
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Washington
Air Force
Les Aspin
D-Wis
House
Armed Services Committee
John Chain
Strategic Air Command
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Aspin
Chain
Bernard Randolph
Bicentennial Constitution ads educate on rights
The Commission on the Bicentennial of the U S Constitution releases six TV ads and four print ads with the theme The Constitution, the words we live by. Ads stress rights such as voting, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech as the Constitution's 200th anniversary on Sept. 17 approaches.
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Washington
Joe Isuzu
Commission
Betsy Warren
Commission On
New York
Scali, McCabe, Sloves, Inc
Papers In Texas Utah Pull Strips On Condoms
Utah and Texas papers pull this week’s Doonesbury strips on condoms and AIDS deeming them inappropriate. Deseret News Salt Lake City and Waco Tribune-Herald cull six Garry Trudeau installments. editors cite standards for a family audience and avoid humor about AIDS.
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Texas
Utah
Doonesbury
Deseret News
Salt Lake City
Waco Tribune-Herald
Garry Trudeau
U.S
Tribune-Herald
Robert V. Lott
James Mortimer
Ononar
Governors push welfare reform with Reagan backed plan
The National Governors Association plans quick action on a work for welfare reform policy after President Reagan endorsed parts of the proposal. House Speaker Jim Wright attended the session and governors aim to present to the Ways and Means Committee, hoping for a May bill. Governor Bill Clinton expressed optimism about Reagan's support.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
National Governors Association
Association
Jim Wright
D-Texas
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wright
Tom Downey
D-N.y
White House
Bill Clinton
Arkansas
Clinton
Senate
Texas
Downey
Ways and Means
Wilson Morris
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Welfare reform moves eyed by Congress in May
Congress debates welfare reform as a Reagan priority with a May floor path in both chambers. House Speaker Wright signals a timetable while Moynihan pushes WORC at the Senate, detailing funding, work requirements, child support, and tax credits.
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Congress
Campbell presses governors to back regional waste dumps
Gov. Carroll Campbell urges states to meet the January 1988 deadline for regional low level waste dumps. He warns it would be a breach of faith if states do not honor compact plans, citing South Carolina Washington and Nevada as already pursuing their approaches. The Southeast Compact aims to open North Carolina in 1993 while Barnwell may close.
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Washington
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
Campbell
South Carolina
Wash
Ington
Nevada
Barnwell
National Governors’ Association Committee On Energy
Southeast Compact Commission
North Carolina
Democrats Seek Deficit Cuts Beyond Gramm-Rudman Limits
Democratic leaders Rep. William H. Gray III and Sen. Lawton Chiles propose cutting deficits by 36 to 40 billion dollars in 1988, a plan they say falls short of Gramm Rudman but follows its spirit. They criticize Reagan's budget as reshaping figures to meet targets.
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Washington
Reagan
William H. Gray III
Dpa
Lawton Chiles
Dfla
House
Senate
Conon
Congressional Budget Office
Gramm- Rudman
Chiles
Gramm-Rudman
Gray
James C. Miller III
Aiken Standard Classified Contact and Address Details
Subscribe and advertising contacts for the Aiken Standard list phone numbers for subscriptions and ads. Office hours run weekdays and Sunday. Mailing address and office location provided along with subscription rates and payment instructions.
Emergency numbers listed by Aiken Standard for local agencies
Emergency numbers provide hotlines for Poison Control Center S C Highway Patrol Salley Fire Salley Police Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Long Distance. Aiken Standard notes its publishing history and mailing address in Aiken South Carolina.
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Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
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