Three Trains Collide Near Cairo Helwan Killing and Injuring Hundreds
Three commuter trains wreck near Helwan south of Cairo. Middle East News Agency cites about 200 killed or injured. Riot police cordon off scene as relatives search amid limited details. Gold prices rise to a Europe record around 648.50 per ounce in London and Zurich.
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Bert Lance Bank Fraud Trial Opens in Atlanta
More than 125 prospective jurors fill a federal courtroom as Bert Lance faces bank fraud charges. Attorneys push to dismiss the indictment over alleged grand jury influence from leaked news reports, but Judge Charles Moye Jr. denies the motion. The judge aims to seat a 12-member jury with six alternates by Tuesday afternoon.
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Veterans seek higher VA benefits over Agent Orange effects
Five North Carolina veterans including Oscar Tate claim increased disability due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Tate earned the Air Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge in 1968 and now endures tremors nightmares and cold hands as he and others pursue higher VA disability classifications.
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Oscar Tate
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Tate
North Carolina
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Rein Search Ends as Plane Missing Off Virginia Coast
A memorial service for LSU football coach Robert Bo Rein was held as Coast Guard crews suspended the search for his plane 1,000 miles off course. Lt. Gene Brooks said search operations were paused pending further developments and could resume if debris or a larger area were identified.
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Four Down With Plane Crash Near Smithfield Utah
Searchers resume a multi day effort to locate a plane wreck in rugged snow bound mountains near Smithfield Utah carrying four aboard. Twenty rescuers faced fog rain and snowfall as they pushed through terrain by snowshoe with ground crews recalled by worsening weather.
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Cold weather prompts pockets joke from Columbia politicians
In Columbia, on a frigid spell near Gervais and Main, state politicians were spotted with hands in their own pockets. A Par Pond third count left a lawyer friend of Jeannine Angerman trapped when a door handle broke. A mother misheard a distant door opening at 6 a.m. Saturday as her daughter returning home from a Friday date, then learned her son had left his dog with grandmother before weekend travels.
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Gervais
Jeannine Angerman
Rebels Resist Soviets in Afghan Highlands Amid Kabul Mourning
Rebels in eastern Afghanistan resist Soviet troops while thousands mourn prisoners killed under Amin and Taraki. Reports of wide clashes and civilian deaths circulate but remain unconfirmed.
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Soviet Union
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Amin
Nur Mohammed Taraki
Taraki
Babrak Karmal
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Egypt
Carter
Warren Christopher
Europe
Women’s Lung Cancer Catching Up To Men
Surgeon General Julius Richmond reports that female smoking patterns have become so similar to men that women will soon have higher death rates from lung cancer and heart disease than from breast cancer. Projections show 1980 lung cancer deaths for women at about 32,000, with breast cancer deaths around 36,000.
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Surgeon General
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Richmond
American Cancer Society
United States Seeks Action After Soviet Veto on Iran Sanctions
The United States urged U.N. members to apply meaningful measures against Iran after a second Soviet veto thwarted a sanctions resolution tied to hostages. Iran’s foreign minister warned the hostages would stay locked up until the shah is returned, even forever.
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Tehran
Washington
Warren Christopher
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Europe
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ghotbzadeh
Kurt Waldheim
Edgefield attorney announces candidacy for District 82 seat
Edgefield attorney Joe Anderson Jr. says he will seek the District 82 seat in the South Carolina House. The 30 year old Democrat represents Edgefield County and parts of Aiken County and promises a people oriented campaign. He argues for creative solutions to energy and inflation pressures and cautions against bigger government. He pledges to be a full time legislator and to keep constituents informed on General Assembly matters. He is married to Susan Herlong with one daughter and active in civic groups.
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Joe Anderson Jr
William Reel Jr
Edgefield County
Vaucluse
Eureka
Monetta
Aiken County
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General Assembly
Susan Herlong
Johnston
Iran Crisis Sparks Reader Feedback solicitation
The Aiken Standard requests reader opinions on U S actions regarding Iran. Voters are invited to mark choices, add comments, and mail or deliver replies to the Iran Crisis box at the newspaper, with responses to be forwarded to the White House.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
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