Eastern Airlines takeover faces creditor, union hurdles
The Texas Air Corp led by Frank Lorenzo plans to take control of Eastern Airlines. The 41,000 employees await impact amid Lorenzo’s anti union reputation and ongoing debts, with creditors demanding a firm profitability plan by February 28 to avoid default on 2.5 billion dollars.
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Miami
Eastern Airlines
Frank Lorenzo
Texas Air Corp
Lorenzo
Eastern
Texas Air
Continental Airlines
New York Air
General Foods recalls Brie cheese over listeria risk
General Foods Corp recalls all 1 and 2 kilogram wheels of plain Brie cheese after tests found some lots contained Listeria monocytogenes. The move follows concerns tied to deaths in California last year, with unclear extent of distribution.
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Washington
General Foods Corp
California
Court-martial of Navy Doctor Billig Nears Final Arguments
Attorneys prepare final arguments for a nine member jury in the case of Navy Dr. Donal M. Billig charged with manslaughter over deaths of heart surgery patients at Bethesda Naval Hospital. The jury includes eight Navy captains and a rear admiral after weeks of testimony. The government contends Billig operated while nearly blind in his right eye and concealed his impairment.
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Washington
Navy
Donal M. Billig
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Billig
NASA Head James Beggs Leaves After Challenger Disaster
James M Beggs resigns as NASA administrator at age 60, per wife Mary Elizabeth, to let President Reagan choose a successor. Beggs had led NASA since July 7 1981, three months after the first space shuttle flight, as the agency faced the Challenger explosion aftermath.
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Washington
James M. Beggs
NASA
Mary Elizabeth
Reagan
Space Agency
Beggs
Two Kims Press Faster on Korea Constitution Change
Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam, co chairs of the Council for the Promotion of Democracy, criticized the government's plan to delay debate on constitutional reform until 1989. They said the opposition demands amending the constitution before 1988 to enable elections under a new system and plan a signature drive.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kim Dae-jung
Kim Young-sam
Council For the Promotion of Democracy
Remains Sought in Laos Crash Site Find
In Savannakhet province Laos a U S Laotian team found human bones large aircraft debris and dog tags at a crash site linked to an AC-130 gunship crash nearly 14 years ago. Lt Col Terry McCann said the items included limited personal effects and indicate possible MIAs recovery.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Laos
Terry McCann
U.S. Pacific Command
Savannakhet Province
Barnes Seeks Secretary of State Post
Columbia City Councilman Rudy Barnes Jr. announces his bid for secretary of state and pledges a public private partnership with churches charities and welfare agencies to target resources to the greatest human needs. He says the secretary could be a catalyst for collaboration.
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Columbia (Ap
Columbia
Rudy Barnes Jr
Trucking Firm Hiring Farmers for Driving Jobs Nationwide
Contract Freighters announced nearly 500 driving positions aimed at unemployed farmers from Missouri and Kansas. The company, which operates 1,200 trailers and 750 drivers, plans to add 200 new tractors this spring and expand terminals across Missouri Texas Michigan Oklahoma and Tennessee.
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Joplin, Mo
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Michigan
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Night Stalker Suspect Faces Appeal Over Hearing Closure
Los Angeles attorneys for the man accused of the Night Stalker serial killings will appeal a judge's rejection of a bid to close the preliminary hearing to the public and the press.
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Los Angeles
Consumer Prices Rise 0.3 Percent In January
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent overall rise in the consumer price index for January. Gasoline up 0.1 percent helped offset declines in heating oil and coal while food costs edged up 0.2 percent. Housing and medical care costs climbed, with clothing dipping 0.3 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Donald Ratajczak
Georgia State University
U.S
Gorbachev Challenges Brezhnev Legacy at Soviet Congress
Mikhail Gorbachev opened the 27th Soviet Communist Party congress criticizing bureaucracy and urging reform. He warned of moral and political isolation of U.S. imperialism while calling for new approaches to world and domestic problems. The session, broadcast globally, set the stage for a new five year plan and party changes.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Presidium
Kremlin
Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Gorbachev
U.S
Congress
Kremlin Palace of Congresses
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Andrei A. Gromyko
Yegor Ligachev
Panel to study NASA pressure on shuttle booster approval
Washington AP report says a presidential commission resumes hearings into the Challenger loss focusing on whether NASA officials pressured Thiokol engineers to approve a launch despite cold weather concerns. The panel also examines ice team findings and whether temperature readings affected launch decisions.
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Washington
NASA
Space Agency
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Utah
Launch Control Center
Gene Thomas
Thomas
Shuttle
Jesse Moore
Moore
Supreme Court lets stand ruling on loan collateral limits
The Supreme Court refused to allow loan companies and customers to use household goods and future earnings as collateral for personal loans. The FTC rule banning such collateral was upheld by the appellate court as supported by evidence. South Carolina officials argued the rule infringes state regulation. The dispute drew support from eight states that have adopted the Uniform Consumer Credit Code.
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Washington
South Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commission
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission
American Financial Services Association
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Aiken Standard Classified and Contact Details
Classified and news tips lines with phone numbers for subscriptions and ads. Office hours and location listed, mailing address provided. A numeric sequence finishing with dollar amounts appears as stray figures.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
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