Afghan government reports up to eight hundred rebel units surrender
Internal Security Minister Gulam Faruq Yakubi said about 800 Moslem rebel units have laid down arms since the cease-fire was announced, but it is early to judge if the day-old truce is holding. The Marxist government imposed a six month cease-fire. In Moscow a Marine sergeant named a KGB contact and investigators consider possible leaks but see no final security ruling.
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Afghanistan
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Washington
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Moscow
Clayton J. Lonetree
Soviets Step Up Missle Deployment
Defense Secretary Weinberger says the Soviet Union has accelerated deployment of the SS-25 nuclear missile a move the Reagan administration calls a clear violation of SALT II. He spoke to the National Press Club noting estimates place mobile missiles at 72 with uncertainty over total deployed numbers and base completions.
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Washington
Caspar W. Weinberger
Soviet Union
Reagan
Weinberger
National Press Club
U.S
Air Controllers Disciplined For Errors At Palmdale Center
FAA says two Los Angeles area air traffic controllers faced penalties after attempts to cover up errors that let planes come too close. One resigned and another got a reprimand and extra training after turning off warnings and radio equipment during eight days in February 1986 at the Palmdale regional center near Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Federal Aviation Administration
Jack Meade
FAA
Western Region
Russ Park
Palmdale Regional Center
Population aging challenge spans developing nations
Census Bureau Director John G. Keane warns aging populations threaten developing countries as health gains lift life expectancy. He cites a 2.4 percent annual rise in people aged 65 plus, projecting about 410 million by 2010, stressing social security strain in Europe and North America.
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Census Bureau
John G. Keane
Keane
National Economists Club
Europe
North America
Tobacco Ad Ban Could Be Constitutional
Washington AP notes two Supreme Court rulings suggest a total ban on tobacco advertising could be constitutional if Congress proves a substantial interest in reducing smoking. Rita Ann Reimer of the Congressional Research Service cites prior high court decisions and bans on broadcast tobacco ads.
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Supreme Court
Library of Congress
Rita Ann Reimer
Congress
Ms. Reimer
Congressional Research Service
Reimer
Senate chief tax writer urges IRS to withdraw W-4 form
Washington AP Sen Lloyd Bentsen chair of the Senate Finance Committee asks the IRS to withdraw and simplify the new W-4 withholding form claiming it is too confusing. A tax expert predicts millions will be disappointed next year when refunds vanish. IRS says no plan to change the form already in use.
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Senate
Internal Revenue Service
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
IRS
Lawrence Gibbs
Gibbs
Rod Young
Incomes Rise Modestly Across U S in Third Quarter
Americans saw personal incomes rise 0.5 percent from July to September amid energy state weakness and subsidy declines. North Dakota plunged 8.8 percent after spring gains, while Arizona led gains at 2.5 percent with 32 states lagging inflation.
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North Dakota
Commerce Department
Arizona
Hu Yaobang Resigns and Zhao Ziyang Replaces Him
In Peking the Communist Party chief Hu Yaobang resigned after admitting mistakes on major party principles and the Politburo named Premier Zhao Ziyang as his replacement. The Politburo will submit the actions to the Central Committee for confirmation. Hu retains Politburo and standing committee posts while Zhao takes the top leadership role.
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Hu Yaobang
Zhao Ziyang
Politburo
Ziyang
Peking
China
Zhao
Central Committee
Xinhua
Deng Xiaoping
Nabisco Moves Top Office From Winston-Salem to Atlanta
RJR Nabisco Inc. votes to relocate its 300 person corporate headquarters from Winston-Salem to Atlanta. The move follows board approval and a plan to donate its $40 million headquarters building to Wake Forest University. RJR Tobacco operations and 14,000 employees remain in Winston-Salem.
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Winston-Salem
RJR Nabisco Inc
Atlanta
RJR
David Fishel
Fishel
Wake Forest University
RJR Nabisco
RJR Tobacco
North Carolina
Galleria
Woman's body found near Suitland linked to serial killings
A nude female body was found in a Washington alley about three miles from the Suitland death site. Police say similarities exist with five Prince George's County victims found between December and January, but no official link yet. Victims include Dorothy Miller 20 Juanita Walls 26 Pamela Malcom 25 Cynthia Westbury 22 and Angela Wilkerson 22.
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District of Columbia
Suitland
Larry Soulsby
Prince George’s County
Maryland
Soulsby
Metropolitan Police
Prince George’s
Robert Law
Dorothy Miller
Juanita Marie Walls
Pamela Maria Malcom
Cynthia Lee Westbury
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Hours
Aiken Standard provides phone numbers for subscriptions classifieds ideas and display ads. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with Sunday morning hours and the address at 124 Rutland Drive.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
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