France and Britain to build 6.8 billion Channel Tunnel plan
President Mitterrand and Prime Minister Thatcher announced a privately financed Channel Tunnel to connect France and Britain. The Channel Tunnel Group France Manche submitted the winning plan for a 39 mile double bore tunnel with car and truck shuttles, in a project dating back to Napoleonic times.
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France
Francois Mitterrand
Margaret Thatcher
English Channel
France- Manche
Congress opens with sweeping tax cuts and policy battles
The 99th Congress begins a new session likely to push major tax reform and broad spending cuts amid fights over terrorism, aid to rebels, sanctions, tariffs, busing, school prayer and gun control. ONeill and Thurmond will preside as Conrail is slated for sale and banks face check-clearing limits.
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99Th Congress
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U.S
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Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
Senate
Strom Thurmond
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Conrail
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Weekend Warmth Near as Sunshine Returns
A calm weather pattern brings a warm day and clear cold night with a low around 32. The following day promises mostly sunny skies and a high near 65 as temperatures rise. Details are on Page 4B.
Local Obituaries Noted in Allendale and Nearby Towns
Death notices list Mrs. Sadie H. Warren of Allendale and eight others including Mrs. Emma M. Carroll of Jamaica NY Mrs. Nona B. Linton of Augusta Thomas C Owens of North Augusta and William N Herndon Ludell G. Lewis Anna L. Berry Helen L. Robinson of Aiken with details on Page 4B and other local communities
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Sadie H. Warren
Allendale
Emma M. Carroll
Jamaica
N.Y
Nona B. Linton
Augusta Thomas C. Owens
North Augusta
William N. Herndon
Ludell G. Lewis
Wagener
Anna L. Berry
Montmorenci
Helen L. Robinson
Aiken
Red Cross Urges Blood Donation Amid AIDS Fears
The Red Cross reports a 16 percent drop in donations nationwide amid fears of AIDS from giving blood. Experts insist only disposable needles are used and no transfusion risk exists. Donor eligibility includes age 17 to 65, minimum weight, and eight weeks since last donation.
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Aiken County
American Red Cross
Jean Corbin
George Poda
Aiken
American Council On Science and Health
The
Red Cross
Nation observes MLK Day with marches and ceremonies
The country marks the first federal MLK Day with rallies in Boston Indianapolis Nashville Columbia and Olympia plus Cincinnati. In Birmingham a 14 foot statue near the 16th Street Baptist Church is unveiled. Desmond Tutu and Jesse Jackson speak on civil rights themes. King was shot in Memphis in 1968 while leading efforts for workers rights.
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Alabama
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Lamar Alexander
Desmond Tutu
Atlanta
Jesse Jackson
Ebeneezer Baptist Church
Satellite dishes face price hike as scrambling expands
Satellite dish owners, about 1.7 million in the United States, may pay more as HBO, Cinemax and others scramble signals 24 hours a day. A decoding box costs around 399 dollars with a monthly 12 95 dollar HBO fee. Respondents fear reduced choices and higher costs as cable companies push to control the market.
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Dish
Home Box Office
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HBO
Showtime
Movie Channel
MTV
Disney Channel
CBS
NBC
Robert Caird
Direct Broadcasting
Earth Station
Bears Meet Patriots In Super Bowl Contest
The Aiken Standard announces a Super Bowl contest with a first prize of 50 dollars for predicting the exact or closest score of the Bears versus Patriots in New Orleans. Submit by midnight Friday with name address and phone number.
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Aiken Standard
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Aiken
S.C
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