Marcos illness delays arraignment move to Honolulu
Defense lawyers for Ferdinand Marcos say he is dying and too weak for arraignment or trial anywhere as U S judge weighs whether to proceed in Honolulu. Prosecutors stated he is too ill to travel for arraignment though charges of plunder remain. Marcos has lived in exile in Honolulu since 1986 and has been hospitalized with pneumonia and bronchial asthma.
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Ferdinand Marcos
Honolulu
John F. Keenan
Marcos
U.S
Charles LaBella
LaBella
Governor Denies Appeals For Bundy Death Sentence
Florida Governor Bob Martinez rejects requests to halt Ted Bundy’s execution as attorneys seek a stay to spare him a fourth death sentence. Bundy, once on the FBI’s most-wanted list for numerous murders and disappearances, is scheduled to die in Florida after being convicted for the 1978 murder of Kimberly Leach and the bludgeoning deaths of two Florida State University sorority sisters.
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State Circuit Court
Bundy
Wallace M. Jopling
Kimberly Leach
Lake City
Florida State University
Fire Claims Lives Of Two Young Boys In Charleston
In Charleston an 11 month old Kendall Seabrook and 2 year old Trevor Seabrook died in a house fire while their great grandmother Viola Crosby 72 was out buying food and their mother Teresa Seabrook 18 was in high school. Authorities say the fire was ruled accidental with a possible source from a burning pipe or matches found in a child's area.
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Kendall Seabrook
Trevor Seabrook
Ties
Viola Crosby
E. Ray Shokes
Teresa Seabrook
St. Paul's
Larry M. Garvin
Garvin
Report Finds Pesticide Controls Lax in Meat Supply
An internal audit by the Agriculture Department's inspector general finds federal programs fail to curb illegal pesticide and chemical residues in meat and poultry. FSIS lacks authority to block contaminated products, relying on industry cooperation while some unsafe meat reached store shelves.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Inspector General
The
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Aiken Standard Subscription and Contact Information
Classified and display ad contact numbers provided for Aiken Standard including subscription hours and mail rates. The notice lists up to date phone lines and a mailing address, with historical reference to the paper dating back to 1867.
Inflation Holds Steady At 4.4 Percent In 1988
The Labor Department reports consumer prices rose 4.4 percent in 1988, unchanged from 1987, as drought driven food costs offset stable energy prices. December up 0.3 percent finished the year at a moderate pace with drought hit foods rising and energy showing only a small gain.
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Washington
Labor Department
Dex
Gun Control Debate Reacts to Stockton School Shootings
The Stockton attack by Patrick Edward Purdy at Cleveland Elementary School revived the gun control debate. Barbara Lautman of Handgun Control urged bans on weapons of war, while NRA and Gun Owners of America defenders argued criminals, not laws, cause violence and background checks would not have prevented the bloodbath. Purdy, wearing a flak jacket, killed himself after firing up to 110 rounds from an AK 47 and wounding 30 others.
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California
Barbara Lautman
Washington,d.c
David Conover
National Rifle Association
Craig Markvn
Gun Owners of America
Washington, D
Patrick Edward Purdy
Cleveland
Arafat Threat Tape Reported by U.S. State Dept
The State Department said it obtained an AP tape of Yasser Arafat threatening anyone who tries to halt the uprising on the West Bank. Redman said Arafat denied aiming at Bethlehem mayor Elias Freij and that talks with the PLO were still under consideration.
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State Department
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
West Bank
Charles E. Redman
PLO
Israel
Gaza Strip
Redman
Arafat
Elias Freij
Bethlehem
Richard W. Murphy
Near East
George P. Shultz
U.S
Senate Panel Ready to Endorse Baker as Secretary of State
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee prepared to recommend James A. Baker III for secretary of state, signaling a likely unanimous endorsement by both committee and full Senate. Baker cited nearing verification progress on nuclear treaties, suggested refugee quotas may rise, and faced questions on global policy during two days of hearings.
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James A. Baker III
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Baker
Treasury
Reagan
Bush
State Department
Senate
Mentous
Claiborne Pell
Sen
Nancy Kassebaum
Wedenday
Baker Sai
United States
Soviet Union
Darman
OMB
Rea‘gan
White House
Ike
Shearson Lehman Brothers
Tires
Darman Hearings Focus On Bush Tax Strategy
Washington George Bushs pick for budget director Richard Darman faces questions on balancing the budget without taxes He hints that some rises may be tax hikes in disguise and cites user fees on gasoline cigarettes and liquor as possible changes He also suggests taxing Social Security benefits could be a benefit reduction and says if it looks like a tax its a tax for most Americans
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Washington
George Bush
Richard Darman
Bush
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Darman
Office of Management ‘and Budget
David Stockman
Reagan
Michael Dukakis
Stockman
Ronald Reagan
Miami Riot Contained by Police, Officials Say
Police patrolled Miami in caravans as gunshots fires and looting declined. City leaders promised a probe into the shooting that sparked two nights of rioting with about 50 arrests by 1 am and 325 on Tuesday.
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Miami
Perry Anderson
Abc-Tv
Nightline
Coral Gables
Wayne Har
Bush's Man Takes Over GOPs Helm
George Bush named Lee Atwater head of the Republican National Committee in a unanimous election. Atwater pledged to expand the party into new communities and invite Black, Asian, and disabled Americans into the party councils.
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Gop
Washington
George Bush
Lee Atwater
Aiken
Republican National Committee
Atwater
White House
RNC
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