Madden Tops 1985 List Of Dull Americans
Rochester based International Dull Folks Unlimited announces John Madden as the No 1 dull American for 1985 alongside figures such as Andy Rooney Joan Collins Frank Perdue Brooke Shields and New York Mayor Koch The list cites what the group calls dullness and a love of steady work with a motto about enthusiasm waning.
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Rochester
N.Y
John Madden
Andy Rooney
Joan Collins
Frank Perdue
Brooke Shields
New York
Edward I. Koch
Ziggy
J. D. ‘Dull
Stewart
International
Dull Folks Unlimited
Brent Musburger
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Halley
Geneva
Man Survives 12 Days in Freight Car Frostbite Forces Amputation
In Danville Virginia Edwin Ballisteila aged 35 spent twelve days in a Norfolk Southern boxcar in a switching yard after being found January 4. Yardmaster Sam McCormick said he had been in the car since December 23 as temperatures fell to the 20s resulting in frostbite requiring foot amputation.
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Danville
Edwin Ballisteila
Norfolk Southern
Sam McCormick
Fusion push nears stellar core conditions at Livermore
At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists used a laser array to deliver 100 trillion watts into a pinpoint for a billionth of a second, reaching temperatures and pressures akin to stellar centers and producing more than twice the U.S. total annual electricity capacity in that instant. A separate alert from Brandon, Florida reports a teenager accused of using a blow gun to fire 4.2 inch steel tipped darts at seven people, ages 9 to 61, with four hospitalized but no serious injuries.
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Brandon
Fla
David Gee
Burma Bans Rock Music and Breakdancing on Public Stages
Government ban targets rock music and breakdancing as repugnant in state media. Deputy home affairs minister Kyi Nyunt convened a meeting with film music and theater groups to publicize the prohibition.
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Rangoon
Burma
Working People’s Daily
Kyi Nyunt
Woman Charged in Tongue-Biting Incident in Harrison
Trena M. Roland, 23, of Midland County, arraigned in 80th District Court on assault with intent to maim and aggravated assault after allegedly biting off part of her boyfriend Scott Davis’s tongue during a kiss in Harrison. Davis, 20, received treatment and officials said reattachment failed. Bond set at 5000 dollars pending a January 24 preliminary exam.
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Harrison, Mich
Trena M. Roland
Midland County
80Th District Court
Clare County
Linda Ankney
Davis
Clare Community Hospital
Ankney
State Dropped From Nuclear Waste Site List
South Carolina was expected to be dropped from the finalists list for a possible high level nuclear waste repository. The Energy Department reportedly narrowed 236 sites to 15 or 20 across four to six states, with North Carolina Georgia Virginia Minnesota New Hampshire Maine and Wisconsin under further study. Savannah River Plant at Aiken holds over 30 million gallons of high level waste.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Greenville
Department of Energy
North Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Maine
Wisconsin
Energy Department
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Federal
Savannah River
Aiken
Reagan Signs Nuclear Waste Bill to Close Barnwell Dump
President Reagan signed a law creating a regional low level waste disposal system. South Carolina will close its Barnwell County dump by 1993, ending its status as the nation s primary repository. Governors and lawmakers from SC Nevada and Washington praised the measure as fair and enforceable.
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Reagan
White House
South Carolina
Washington
Nevada
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Barnwell County
Dick Riley
U.S
Derrick
Law
Columbia
Congress
Retail prospects for 1986 mirror slow gains across chains
New York report forecasts a dull year for large retailers as consumer demand softens. Economists cite high debt low savings and strong but saturated demand, with 1985 sales up 6.3 percent and 1986 gains expected at 3 to 4 percent for big chains like Sears and Kmart, while affluent retailers fare better.
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New York
Commerce Department
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Kmart Corp
Allen Sinai
Shearson Lehman
American Express Inc
Walter Loeb
Morgan Stanley & Co
Housing Growth Expected In Single-Family Homes
A Population Reference Bureau study predicts Baby Boomers aging into affluence will push housing demand toward large single family homes with upscale features while rental demand declines as the Baby Bust cohort forms fewer households.
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Washington
Population Reference Bureau
George Sternlieb
James W. Hughes
Rutgers University
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Rates
The Aiken Standard provides phone numbers for subscriptions and classifieds and lists contact hours and office location at 124 Rutland Drive. It notes mailing address, standard business hours, and subscription rates: 1.14, 4.90, 14.70, 29.40, and 98.80 dollars.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Emergency numbers provided by the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard announces emergency numbers as a public service. The paper notes its 1867 founding and publication by Aiken Communications Inc. along with mailing and postal details for residents seeking emergency information.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Jimmy Stegall
Huron Valley
Federal Reserve Board
SCLC
Winn-Dixie
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
South Africa
South
Joseph Lowery
Los Angeles
Sepulveda
Jackson, Ga
Tennessee
Andrew Thornton II
Knoxville
Charles McMichen
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Piedmont
Lancaster
Abbeville
Hanford, Wash
Barnwell, S.C
Beatty, Nev
By Cotten Timberlake
Bernard Sosnick
Home Delivery
Aiken Standard — Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
S.C
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken Comm
Aiken Police
Emerg
Jackson
New Ellenton
North Augusta
Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley
Volunt Fire Departments
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
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