Dedication of Jackson planetarium honors McNair
Cheryl McNair thanked more than 1,000 Jackson residents at the planetarium theater dedication for Ronald McNair, one of the seven astronauts killed in the 1986 space shuttle disaster. The city unveiled his portrait and celebrated a special relationship with the astronaut and his award winning documentary The Space Shuttle An American Adventure.
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Jackson
Miss
Ronald McNair
McNair
Planetarium
Cheryl McNair
Ron
Children's Hospital Dedicated at MUSC in Charleston
Lt. Gov elect Nick Theodore called the 50.4 million Children's Hospital a commitment to South Carolina's future. The four story wing on the MUSC campus houses the Department of Laboratory Medicine, 12 operating rooms and a trauma unit with a central atrium and a library for hospitalized children.
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Charleston
Nick Theodore
Medical University of South Carolina
South Carolina
Theodore
Children’s Hospital
Meacham selects Caldwell to lead Arizona Medicaid plan
Dennis Caldwell, former director of South Carolina Human Resources and Health Finance Commission, is chosen by Gov. Evan Mecham to head Arizona's experimental Medicaid alternative. Caldwell could not be reached for comment. Mecham's press secretary declined comment until early next week.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Dennis Caldwell
South Carolina
Human Resources and Heath Finance Commission
Evan Mecham
Arizona
Caldwell
Tucson
Ron Bellus
VA Probe May Be Forthcoming
Top members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee split over investigating the Veterans Administration for actions deemed unconscionable and possibly criminal. Rep. Don Edwards urged hearings after a federal judge ruled VA officials destroyed documents in a radiation exposure veterans’ suit. Additionally, Sgt. Clayton J. Lonetree faces espionage suspicions after confessing to providing secrets to a KGB agent in Moscow.
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House Veterans Affairs Committee
Veterans Administration
Don Edwards
D-Calif
U.S
Marilyn Hall Patel
Moscow
Pentagon
Clayton J. Lonetree
Chicago
Quantico
Vienna
Marine Corps
John Shotwell
Shotwell
Lonetree
KGB
Five Children Die in Erie House Fire Tragedy
In Erie five children aged 2 to 11 perished from smoke and carbon monoxide asphyxiation after a fire trapped them in a home. Firefighters struggled to locate the stairway due to smoke and a door without a knob. Two other children and a blind 79-year-old great-grandmother escaped. the mother was rescued from a collapsing porch roof.
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Erie, Pa
Gilbert Munz
Erie
Merle Wood
Iranians Jump Ship In New York Harbor
Four Iranian stowaways were pulled from New York Harbor after jumping from a Panamanian freighter into 39 degree water. The swimmers were rescued by the Coast Guard within minutes of entering the water around 5 a.m. A fifth man remained aboard the ship at Port Newark and was being questioned by INS agents.
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New York
Port Newark
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Greg Lee
INS
Washington
Coast Guard
Iran Iran Iraq clash: Iranians fight off 20 counterattacks
Iran claims its invasion force in southern Iraq repelled 20 counterattacks during a two day offensive. Tehran says an Iraqi missile hit a school killing 80 Iranian children while Iraq vows missiles and air raids on six Iranian cities in retaliation.
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Cyprus
Iran
Iraq
Baghdad
Islamic Republic News Agency
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Fish Lake
Shatt al-Arat
Bomb Scare Triggers Bedlam At Johannesburg Store
In Johannesburg OK Bazaars reopened after two bombs blasted the store. A 2-for-1 sale drew crowds despite damage and rumors of another bomb causing shoppers to flee and then return. Separately in Cape Town a hand grenade attack killed a white policeman and wounded two. Eight miners died in Orange Free State fighting with 53 injured.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
OK Bazaars
Cape
Orange Free State
100th Congress Opens Term With Mix Of Bills And Drama
The 100th Congress began with a blend of proposals and controversy including a $20 billion Clean Water Act extension, Iran-Contra investigations setup, a push for Senate electronic voting, and hundreds of new bills. Democrats hold control of both chambers for first time in years with Byrd as majority leader and signs of gavel to gavel TV coverage.
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U.S
Congress
House
Reagan
Senate
House of Representatives
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Capitol
Byrd
Kennedy Promises Panel Will Seek Equal Opportunities
Senator Edward Kennedy, new chair of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, outlined a 100th Congress agenda including health care education employment and equal opportunity. He said hearings would cover health education employment and equal opportunity with dates set in January.
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Kennedy
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Committee
America
Riley funds for beaches meet mixed reactions from officials
Gov. Dick Riley offers 500000 for beach renourishment with a 50 percent match. Myrtle Beach and Georgetown County back the aid for targeted projects. North Myrtle Beach Surfside Beach and Horry County doubt the impact and question long term value. Canty cites setbacks to curb overdevelopment as a remedy for eroded dunes and narrow beaches.
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Myrtle Beach
Dick Riley
Grand Strand
Riley
Georgetown County
Pawleys Island
North Myrtle Beach
Surfside Beach
Horry County
David Canty
Canty
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Hours Details
Subscribe and advertising contact numbers are listed for Aiken Standard. Office hours run 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 124 Rutland Drive with a Sunday service window and a mailing address at Box 456, Aiken, South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley
Volun
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
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