Gromyko warns Star Wars plan risks new arms race
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko says U S insistence on space weapons would trigger an arms race and derail Geneva talks. He called for a comprehensive accord tying space, strategic arms and intermediate missiles, warning separate space threats are futile.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Gromyko
United States
George P. Shultz
Geneva
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Shultz
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Caspar Weinberger
Soviet Union
Weinberger
Interstellar Wind Feeded by Ancient Star Explosion
An astronomer from the University of Chicago says Earth lies at the edge of a thin interstellar cloud moving toward us at about 10 miles per second. The hydrogen rich cloud could have a dense core, potentially 10,000 times thicker than the current wind, and may influence Earth's climate thousands of years hence.
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Ariz
Earth
Solar System
Priscilla Frisch
University of Chicago
U S Joint Chiefs Chairman Addresses Chinese Cadets
General John W. Vessey Jr the chairman of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff told cadets at the PLA Military Academy in Peking that both nations share a desire for peace The visit marks the first such senior U S defense leader to China since 1949 and signals improved military ties The speech was delivered via interpreter and was not opened to reporters
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John W. Vessey Jr
America
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U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
China
People’s Liberation Army Military Academy
Train Derailment Near Addis Ababa Kills Hundreds
A passenger train derailed about 125 miles east of Addis Ababa, plunging into a ravine. Preliminary reports put the death toll near 392 with 528 injured, as relief teams evacuated victims six miles east of Awash. Officials cited high speed rounding a corner as the likely cause while authorities with the Franco-Ethiopian Railway Co. in Djibouti withheld names.
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Ethiopian Red Cross
Awash
Franco-Ethiopian Railway Co
Djibouti
Static Electric Fire Destroys Pershing 2 Missile in Germany
An unarmed Pershing 2 missile at Red Leg Missile Site near Heilbronn caught fire during training, killing three U.S. soldiers and injuring sixteen. Pentagon experts interviewed witnesses and examined debris, with initial reports suggesting static electricity caused the blaze.
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Germany
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Maple
Associated Press
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Michael Griffon
Army
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Textile executives see bright spot in NC State textiles expansion
North Carolina textile leaders view a proposed 29 million expansion of NC State University School of Textiles as a key step toward modernization. The plan includes 12 million public funds for Nelson Building expansion, 10 million for renovations, and 6 million for new equipment.
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North Carolina University
School of Textiles
NCSU
General Assembly
Charles J. Dunn Jr
N.C. Textile Manufacturers Association
North Carolina
Dame S. Hamby
Nelson
N.C. State
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Edgefield elects first Black council trio amid firing of white leaders
Three Black newcomers Willie Bright Sara Williams and Albert Talbert joined William Mc Bride and Lovick Mims on the Edgefield County Council after defeating white incumbents in a 10 year legal battle over at large elections. The new majority fired administrator H O Carter and attorney Charles Coleman and appointed Thomas McCain the Black plaintiff in the anti at large suit as administrator.
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Edgefield County
H.O. Carter
Charles Coleman
Thomas McCain
Coleman
Willie Bright
Sara Williams
Albert Talbert
William McBride
Lovick Mims
San Antonio Digs Out From Record Snowfall
San Antonio endured a historic storm with 13.2 inches of snow in 24 hours, the city's greatest winter snowfall since records began. Mayor Henry Cisneros urged closures as highways iced over, while nearby Austin and College Station also faced disruption.
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San Antonio, Texas
South Texas
el Paso
College Station
Texas
Bo McCarver
Texas Highway Department
Austin
Gulf of Mexico
Scott Tansey
National
Heart Attack Predictions for 1985 Issued by AHA
Monterey California reports the American Heart Association estimate that 1.5 million Americans will have heart attacks in 1985 with about 550000 deaths, most before hospital care. The warning signals include chest pain lasting two minutes or more and may spread to the shoulders neck or arms. Severe dizziness sweating nausea or breathlessness can accompany the event. Atherosclerosis is the major underlying cause, narrowing or blocking arterial blood flow to vital organs.
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Monterey
Calif
American Heart Association
AHA
Aiken Standard Classified and Display Contact Details
Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions and ads and provides office hours and address. Call 648 2311 for subscriptions or news ideas and 649 1555 for classified ads. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday to Friday.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
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