Ortega attacks Arias plan for Central American peace summit
President Ortega criticized Oscar Arias proposal to postpone the January 15 16 Central American peace summit to give President elect George Bush time to shape policy. Arias said more time is needed to prepare with Honduras Guatemala Nicaragua and El Salvador. Also Washington AP prosecutors move to drop sweeping Iran Contra charges against Oliver North could simplify trial but leave 12 felony counts.
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Ortega
Milos Jakes
Czecho- Ortegaslovakia
Communist Party
Arias
Honduras
Guatemala
Nicaragua
el Salvador
San Salvador
Washington
Oliver L. North
U.s.iran
Lawrence E. Walsh
North
Gerhard A. Gesell
National Security Council
Congress
Stanley Brand
Brand
House of Representatives
Oil Spill Spreads Across Northwest Beaches
The second largest oil spill in Washington waters fouls 300 miles of coastline from the Olympic Peninsula to Vancouver Island. Hundreds of sea birds are coated as a storm before the new year drives lingering oil ashore. Local residents, including Melissa Seymour of Forks, assist cleanup on rugged beaches and coastal areas.
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Seattle
Washington
Olympic Peninsula
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Melissa Seymour
Forks
Cities Counties Unite Behind Revenue Bill
City and county officials urge the General Assembly to pursue new revenue options, seeking agreement on a 1 percent local option sales tax projected to raise 250 million annually. Local groups clash over how to divide funds, with leaders eyeing early January for concessions. A State poll shows 51 percent oppose the tax unless linked to property tax rises.
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J. McDonald Wray
Municipal Association of South Carolina
Michael Cone
South Carolina Association of Counties
Municipal Association
Columbia
Winthrop Chooses Between Two Presidential Candidates
Winthrop College will consider two finalists for president: Benjamin B. Dunlap of the University of South Carolina and Anthony J. DiGiorgio of Trenton State College in New Jersey. Committee chair Palmer Freeman Jr. calls them two distinct leadership styles and invites both to visit Rock Hill the week of January 22 to meet the college community.
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Columbia
Winthrop College
Wll
University of South Carolina
New Jersey
Martha Kime Piper
Benjamin B. Dunlap
USC
Anthony J. DiGiorgio
Trenton State College
Palmer Freeman Jr
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Rock Hill
Winthrop
Coating Wearing Thin For D.C. Mayor
Washington scene notes that Marion Barry faces a federal grand jury probe amid new claims of drug use, corruption, and criminal associations. Church leader Bishop Edward H. Moore warns Barry risks losing the grassroots support built over his decade as mayor and potential fallout from ongoing scrutiny.
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Washington
Marion Barry
Ensnarl Barry
Edward H. Moore
Gadhafi calls for talks with US to ease tension
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi urged the United States to negotiate directly to defuse tensions and warned against using force. A U.S. official did not rule out talks while noting Libya's policy remains the issue. Gadhafi spoke at Tripoli's Al Kabir Hotel amid protests by journalists.
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Tripoli
Libya
Muammar Gadhafi
United States
U S
Gaddafi
al Kabir
America
Mediterranean
Reagan Administration
Paris
U.S
Rabta
Shultz condemns spread of chemical weapons at UNESCO
Secretary of State George P. Shultz urged over 140 nations to keep chemical weapons from terrorists and back UN sanctions for violations of the Geneva Protocol. He warned of eroding international norms in the Middle East and Asia, and named Libya as a suspected state sponsor of terrorism.
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Paris
George P. Shultz
Unesco
Shultz
U.N. Secre
Libya
State Department
Bakkers Return To TV Gets Mixed Reception
Pineville North Carolina scene marks the Bakkers first TV return in two years. Tammy Faye’s tears on air, questions about fundraising for legal costs, and renewed scrutiny from fellow evangelists frame a mixed reception as Jim Bakker faces an upcoming fraud arraignment in Charlotte.
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Bakkers
Pineville
N.C
Jim
Tammy Faye Bakker
North Carolina
Tammy Faye
Galfess
Perhaps Inc
Jim Bakker
Bakker
USS
Charlotte
Internal Revenue Service
Jim Toms
Jeffrey Hadden
University of Virginia
Campaign finance reform gains momentum on Capitol Hill
Lawmakers across parties push overhaul of US campaign financing. Speaker Jim Wright and Rep. Bob Michel champion reform agendas while Sen. Bob Dole and Senate Democrats hint at changes. Common Cause backs public financing amid widespread fund raising fatigue and high donor events.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Jim Wright
Texas
Congress
Bob Michel
Illinois
Senate
Bob Dole
R-Kan
GOP
George Mitchell
Dmaine
David Boren
D-Okla
Citizens’ Lobby
Unclear OCR note on standard postage and addresses
Fragmentary OCR text mentions standard postage and address changes with scattered names and numbers. No coherent event or人物 details. unable to extract a definite news item or outcome from the readable fragments.
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Associated Press
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Rochester
N.Y
Ross Falzone
Ved Press
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Persian Gulf
Jim and
Tammy Bakker
Clamor Rising
Fred Wertheimer
Common Cause
Baer
Wnion
Jack B
Hamrick
Oriental Rug Emporium
Augusta
Washington Rd
Green Jacket
Aiken
Silver Bluff
Hitchcock Plaza
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S
Home Delivery
Aiken Standard - Pbm
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