Ray continues solitary bid for freedom on King slaying
James Earl Ray, 57, imprisoned for the King assassination, remains in solitary confinement on death row at Tennessee State Prison as he pursues release. He received a 99-year sentence after pleading guilty to the April 4 1968 murder at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
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Nashville, Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
James Earl Ray
King
Lorraine Motel
Memphis
Ray
Tennessee State Prison
Riley Likely Won't Run Against Hollings for Senate
Gov. Dick Riley has been urged to run against Sen. Er nest Hollings but an aide says he is not seriously considering it. Observers think Riley could seek Thurmonds seat in 1990 or reclaim the governorship if Carroll Campbell wins this year.
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Greenville
Dick Riley
Senate
Ernest Hollings
Riley
Strom Thurmond
Carroll Campbell
State Chamber Backs Gas Tax And Seat Belts
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce endorsed a gasoline tax increase and mandatory seat belt use. The board, representing 6 000 members statewide, voted on more than three dozen legislative issues for the current General Assembly session. Francis Archibald noted the chamber favors business friendly measures and opposes those harming business.
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Columbia
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
General Assembly
Francis Archibald
Weather outlook with clouds and mild temperatures
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight with a low in the mid 30s. Increasing clouds are expected tomorrow with a high in the mid 60s.
Local Deaths Listed for Aiken and Nearby Areas
Obituary notes list Mary Sorge and Sybil West of Aiken along with Albert Guyton Jr. of Jamaica New York M Emmett Turner of North Augusta Albert Walden of Dearing Georgia Middy Phillips and Mae Wright of North Augusta John Grimaud of Jackson State Poitevint of Culver City California and Samuel Bean Jr of Bennettsville Further details appear on Page 2B.
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Mary S. Sorge
Aiken
Sybil J. West
Albert Guyton Jr
Jamaica
N.Y
M. Emmett Turner
North Augusta
Albert M. Walden
Dearing
Middy M. Phillips
Mae Wright
John B. Grimaud
Jackson State Poitevint
Culver City
Calif
Samuel Bean Jr
Bennettsville
Shuttle Columbia Cancelled Landing Over Cloudy ISS Conditions
NASA canceled Columbia’s return to Earth due to clouds and light rain at Cape Canaveral. Mission Control ordered a 24 hour no go for the deorbit burn with a Friday recovery target if weather improves. Commander Gibson needs clear visibility to spot the 15 000 foot runway at Kennedy Space Center.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Mission Control
Columbia
NASA
Robert Gibson
Kennedy Space Center
Discovery
Gramm Rudman Cuts Back Spending Across Government
The Gramm Rudman deficit law moves from talk to action with space shuttle delays, higher student costs, and Pentagon cuts to fund Star Wars. Hiring freezes loom across agencies as Miller and Penner release a 400 page plan showing $11.7 billion in required cuts for fiscal 1986.
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Washington
Reagan
Pentagon
Office of Management and Budget
James A. Miller
Miller
Rudolph G. Penner
Congressional Budget Office
Gramm- Rudman
Phil Gramm
R-Texas
Warren Rudman
R.N.H
Penner
Congress
General Accounting Office
Gramm-Rudman
Robert W. Helm
Defense Department
Helm
Gramm Rudman
OMB
CBO
Defense
Mil
Agriculture
Personnel
Treasury
Transportation
Energy
President
Interior
Labor
Education
Legislature
Judiciary
SBA
GSA
Exec Office
EPA
Gorbachev N Proposal On The Table
Geneva AP report on resuming talks by U S and Soviet negotiators. Gorbachev proposed banning all nuclear weapons within 15 years and halving strategic arsenals while eliminating European medium range missiles within eight years. Both sides seek early progress ahead of a planned meeting later this year.
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Geneva
U.S
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Viktor P. Karpov
Karpov
United States
Gorbachev
Terry Schroeder
Kremlin
Max M. Kampelman
Reagan
Soviet Communist Party
State May Seek More Cuts From Agency Budgets
State agencies face deeper cuts as the House Ways and Means Committee trims 20 million from remaining funds to cover a 2 percent base reduction plus revenue gaps. A cigarette tax hike was proposed but withdrawn, with economists projecting 2.7 billion in next year revenues, 110 million already spoken for, and priorities set on pay raises, education funding, prisons, mental health, construction, and county kickbacks.
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Columbia
House
Ways and Means
Cig
State Budget and Control Board
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Dr. King
Hollings
Abby Lie
Duan
ACORN
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Ginny Southworth
Space
Parker Evatt
Richland
Alex Harvin
D-Clarendon
South Carolina Farm Bureau
Tobacco Industry
Harvin
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