Prison parolee seizes 20 in restaurant killing one then dies
A parolee demanded a plane to Libya, held about 20 hostages at Riverhouse Restaurant in Loveland for about an hour, fatally shot one and wounded two officers before dying at McKee Medical Center. A second hostage was accidentally killed by police during the standoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveland
Colo
Libya
Wayne Strozzi
Larimer County
McKee Medical Center
Strozzi
Canon City
U.S. Highway 3
Rayler
Miller
Senate Debates Media Ban Shift to Gallery in Columbia
South Carolina senators weigh a new policy to bar news reporters from the Senate floor and move them to the third floor gallery. Debate expected next Tuesday as leaders consider decorum improvements aimed at reducing noise. some members deny prior discussion while others back the move for public access balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Senate
Frank Caggiano
Santee Cooper’s
Lake Moultrie
Sensadore Laurie
D-Richland
Senate Finance
Tom Moore
D-Aiken
Classified Data Delay Trial for North in Iran Contra Case
Washington reports the Iran Contra case may push back Oliver L North's criminal trial slated for January 31 as a federal appeals panel reviews pretrial disclosures. The court delayed ruling on censoring classified documents while defense rights and constitutional issues are weighed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Washington
Oliver L. North
Gerhard A. Gesell
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gesell
Mer
John M. Poindexter
Albert Hakim
Richard V. Seard
U.S
Te Ie Jge
Lawrence E Walsh
Walsh
USS
Floods and mudslides devastate coastal Venezuelan towns
Heavy rains flooded rivers and unleashed mudslides along the Caribbean coast north of Caracas, killing eight and leaving 563 homeless. Roads were blocked, isolating coastal communities as emergency crews worked through the weekend, focusing on shantytowns built along creek banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Caribbean
Freddy Paris
Civil Defense Force
Paris
Officials Doubt SCE&G Rate Boost Justified
Officials from the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs question the SCE&G electricity rate increase request. The utility seeks 27.2 million more revenue, a 3.7 percent rate rise, with a 10.6 percent rate base return and 13.25 percent ROE. Critics note CP&L and Duke Power have lower returns, while SCE&G argues rising taxes and costs drive the need. SCE&G serves about 425 thousand electric customers in South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
State Department of Consumer Affairs
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Sce&g
State Public Service Commission
South Carolina
Becky McSwain
Ray Lark
Carolina Power and Light Co
Duke Power
Lark
Cp&l
Scana Corp
Soviets Tied Afghan Withdrawal to Truce Holding
In Islamabad Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Vorontsov said the planned withdrawal of about 50,000 Soviet troops from Afghanistan by February 15 depends on a cease-fire being maintained. He noted insurgent leaders in Pakistan refuse to accept a truce until Kabul’s Moscow-backed government steps down, and he stressed Soviet exit only if fighting stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islamabad
Pakistan
Joey
Afghanistan
Red Army
Yuri Vorontsov
Kabul
Vorontsov
Sahabzada Ya Khan
Also Mentioned on This Page
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
C. Everett Koop
Koop
Dukakis
Sustan
Micnset Dukakis
White House
Massachusetts
Bush
New York
Navy
Hazeltine Corp
Hazeltine
Greenlawn
U.S. District Court
Cnd
William Parkin
UPMC
Parkin
Fred Lackner
Stuart Berlin
Naval Air Systems Command
Berlin
China
Beijing
Central China Polytechnical College
Wuhan
Gabon
Beijing Languages Institute
S.C. Senate
The
Associated Press
James Waddell
D-Beaufort
Caggiano
Moore
Joe Wilson
Lexington
Dennis Doyle
Austin
Texas
Doyle
Associ
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Standara
Estabishade
Anaiicons
Sunaay
Aten Communicatons Inc
Ruland Drv
Anon
Esas
Ani
SC Ostmastersend
P.O' Bontsa
Aken
S.C
Assaci
United States
Marcal
Jackson
Beech Island
Caeee
IGA
Kraft Margarine
Cola
Coca-Cola
Thersey
Mik
Amond Kitkat Rt
Lee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!