Pigs With Wings Rise Over Cincinnati Bicentennial Park
Controversy swirls in Cincinnati over bronze winged pigs planned for the riverfront park entrance. Critics fear harm to a businesslike image while planners defend the art as part of a large environmental sculpture for the city’s bicentennial unveiling in July. A hearing is set for Tuesday as only a scale model exists now for the art piece spanning a park about the size of a football field.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Bakker-Tammy Weigh Return to TV and Theme Park Plan
Los Angeles AP reports Jim and Tammy Bakker are considering a TV marriage counseling talk show and a new Heritage USA style theme park on the West Coast. They say producers from a major firm may offer a syndicated project with a format like Ann Landers style viewer questions.
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Los Angeles
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Tammy Bakker
Ann Landers
U.S.A
Bakker
PTL
Death notices listing numerous individuals in Aiken and surrounding areas
A list of deaths appears for multiple persons including Alice Baughman Esther J. Daniels Andrew K. Edmunds James W. Freeman Bessie Gantt Gladys L. Godley J.M. Lowe Andrew J. McGill Emily Nimmons Mamie G. Rosier Florine Samuels C W Weathington and Myrtle W. Weeks. The notice directs readers to page 6A for full details.
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Alice Baughman
Aiken
Esther J. Daniels
Andrew K. Edmunds
North Augusta
James W. Freeman
Edgefield
Bessie Gantt
Miami
Gladys L. Godley
Walterboro
J.M. Lowe
la Grange
Andrew J. McGill
Columbia
Emily Nimmons
Salley
Mamie G. Rosier
Augusta
Florine Samuels
C.W. Weathington
Myrtle W. Weeks
Remnants of Ice Keep Roads Hazardous
Sunday warmth did little to melt ice as schools remained closed and roads iced over. Dr. Joseph R. Brooks, superintendent, said a decision on tomorrow's status would not be made before 4 p.m. today. Ice coated most roads. travel remained hazardous with wrecks cited.
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S.C. Highway Patrol
The
Civilians Open Fire Near Ramallah in West Bank Clash
Israeli civilians reportedly Jewish settlers fired on rock throwing Palestinians near Betin village by Ofra, killing one Arab and wounding another. The flare up coincides with a three day general strike called by Palestinian groups and widespread West Bank closures.
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Gaza Strip
Israel
Jordan
Rafah
Toukan Misbeh
Salaiyeh
Gaza City
Associated Press
Mary Sector
United Nations
Kalandia
U.N
Ramallah
East Jerusalem
Salah al Din Street
Jihad Islami
Undecided lawmakers on Peeples Toal Supreme Court race
A Charlotte Observer survey of 165 of 170 state legislators shows 31 percent will back Peeples, 22 percent back Toal, and 34 percent undecided. The split follows controversy from a December screening and a stalled committee vote.
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Columbia
Rodney Peeples
Jean Toal
State Supreme Court
Charlotte Observer
Peeples
Mrs. Toal
House
Robert Sheheen
Peoples Forces
Julius
Bubba” Ness
Legislative Screening Committee
Yoal
D-Richland
Supreme Court
Iran-Contra Investigators To Question Vice President
Iran-Contra investigators plan to question Vice President George Bush under oath today. An official said Bush will appear before representatives of independent counsel Lawrence Walsh, with details undisclosed. Bush aides say he will cooperate and are not calling him a target.
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Washington
George Bush
Bush
Lawrence E Walsh
New York Times
Stephen Hart
Hart
GOP
Towa
Askea
Reagan
Walsh
Soviet Union to Attend 1988 Seoul Olympics
The Soviet Union announced via Tass it will attend the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, clearing the way for a rare Soviet American matchup since Montreal 1976. The NOC cited Olympic ideals and global unity in confirming the decision.
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Seoul
South Korea
National Olympic Committee
Tass
Romania
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Ussr
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