Cape Town minister hails white minority relations to Kennedy
Cabinet minister Gerrit Viljoen told Sen. Edward M. Kennedy that South Africa’s whites managed relations with blacks more admirably than white settlers in the United States. Kennedy, invited by Desmond Tutu, is on a fact finding tour as sanctions debates loom in Congress. Viljoen said whites were the only European settlers who did not erase indigenous populations.
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Drug may stop paralysis after spinal injury
Los Angeles AP reports a drug shown effective in cat experiments could prevent paralysis in thousands of accident victims if given within 24 hours after spinal cord damage. Dr. Alan I. Faden, UCSF neurology vice chairman, notes it won’t work if the cord is severed and cannot cure existing paralysis.
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FAA acknowledges unreported near collisions amid safe airline stats
FAA spokesman Edmund Pinto said some near in-flight collisions were never reported to Washington and thus not in annual statistics. He cited the total as less than 3 percent, while ABC News reported at least 102 confirmed near-collisions in 1983 and 1984 uncounted in FAA figures.
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Wholesale Prices Rise 1.8 Percent in 1984
The 1984 wholesale price increase was 1.8 percent, the third-smallest in 20 years, driven by energy price weakness and moderated food costs. Gasoline fell, energy dropped 4.1 percent for the year, while food costs rose 3.8 percent led by shifts in vegetables, poultry, and fish. Analysts forecast a slower rate of inflation into 1985 with some predicting about 1 percent for the year.
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Reagan Shuffles Cabinet to Study Department Mergers
President Reagan moves three veterans into new Cabinet roles and directs them to study potential mergers among Energy Education and related departments. Hodel Herrington Bennett and Darman named or shifted as education energy and treasury aides, with studies to assess organizational options and efficiency.
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Ortega sworn in as Nicaragua’s president with Castro as guest
Daniel Ortega took office amid a 4000-guest ceremony at the Plaza of the Revolution in Managua. Fidel Castro attended, embracing Ortega at the airport, as Ortega pledged to end U.S. aggression and defend the Sandinista revolution alongside Cuba’s leadership. Carlos Nunez swore in Ortega for a six year term before about 40 nations represented.
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Former CIA analyst contests Westmoreland CBS figures
Sam Adams testified in Westmoreland’s libel suit that in 1966 he believed enemy forces in Vietnam were double the Pentagon estimate, with about 600,000 fighters. He described CIA hesitancy over self defense units and said the CIA later accepted lower figures amid war politics.
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Edgefield Pays $481800 in Attorneys Fees Over Court Fight
Edgefield County faces a $481,800 bill for attorneys fees from the ACLU tied to the decade long case that ended at the U S Supreme Court and ended the at large county elections. Former council attorney Charles Coleman says his fees were 2 percent of the total. The new majority black council and its chair Willie Bright weigh payment at Feb 5 meeting.
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Nominees Profile: Herrington and Hodel for Reagan Admin
Knight Ridder sketches John Herrington 45 and Donald Hodel 49 as nominees for secretary of Energy and secretary of Interior. Herrington, a White House aide and lawyer, graduated from Stanford and Hastings. Hodel, former Energy Secretary and Bonneville official, comes from Harvard and Oregon Law School.
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Aiken Standard Classified and News Desk Contact Info
Contact numbers for subscriptions classifieds and news ideas are provided. The Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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