Blast at Cardoen Explosives Plant Kills and Maims Workers
An explosion at Cardoen Explosives Co. in Alto Hospicio near Iquique in northern Chile destroys part of the plant. Reports conflict over casualties with four confirmed dead and many missing or injured. police suggest missing workers likely died. cause under investigation but believed accidental.
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Iquique
Chile
Cardoen Explosives Co
Santiago
Associated Press
Irene Rojas
la Estrella
Cardoen
Alto Hospicio
Victims of Child Abuse Should Get Court Consideration
A National Institute of Justice study urges the justice system to lessen trauma for child victims. It recommends videotaped initial statements and joint interviews via one way glass, plus priority scheduling for child abuse cases to ease pre trial proceedings.
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Washington
National Institute of Justice
Justice Department
Institute
Soviet Union names new interior minister amid reshuffle
The Soviet Union moved Vitaly V. Fedorchuk from interior minister to unknown duties and appointed Alexander V. Vlasov, 53, as interior minister from a party post near Mikhail Gorbachev's home region. The televised announcement gave few details on Fedorchuk's new role.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Vitaly V. Fedorchuk
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Alexander V. Vlasov
Fedorchuk
KGB
Levin backs deficit cuts over tax cuts in poll
Sen. Carl Levin says a new Opinion Research Corp poll shows 59 percent prioritize reducing the federal deficit over tax cuts, with 31 percent favoring tax cuts. He argues tax reform should accompany deficit reduction, not cuts, and says President Reagan misreads public mood.
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Washington
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Levin
Reagan
Opinion Research Corp
Princeton
N.J
Lyng Emerges as Leading Contender for Agriculture Secretary
The White House plans to announce this week its pick to replace John Block as agriculture secretary. Richard E. Lyng, Reagan era California official and former No. 2 at the department, leads the field though staffing hurdles delay the formal decision.
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White House
John R. Block
Block
Richard E. Lyng
Black
Department
California
Reagan
Lyng
Congressional
Agriculture Department
Man Dies After Fall Through DSS Crack in Anchorage
Francis Trader, 40, died after three hours in frigid alley beside the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services offices. State workers failed to summon aid promptly as Trader, apparently drunk and ill, lay exposed until hospital transport arrived and doctors treated hypothermia. Jewel Jones said she would review the circumstances.
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Francis Trader
Alaska
State Social Service Agency
Trader
State Department of Health and Social Services
Alaska Native Medical Center
Jewel Jones
Army Admits Earlier TCE Find At Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver reports that the U S Army acknowledged finding the toxic solvent TCE at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal five months before it told the public and four months before a Denver Post report linked the chemical to wells serving 30 000 people in the South Adams County Water District. Arsenal spokeswoman Mary Elis said initial test results from February were buried in computer tapes and only recovered recently.
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Army
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver Post
South
Adams County
Post
Arsenal
Mary Elis
Fighting In Aden Dies Down After Jan Fights
In Aden the fighting has subsided allowing thousands of decomposing corpses to be buried as calm returns to the bombed South Yemeni capital. A South Yemeni News Agency employee said the city is back to normal with no corpses on the streets and utilities restored. He declined to identify himself or discuss ongoing clashes at the city gates between rival Marxist factions.
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Manama
Bahrain
Aden
Associated Press
San‘a
King's Capitol bust prompts mixed feelings of meekness
Visitors react to John Wilson's eight foot six inch bronze sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr in the Capitol Rotunda. Some praise the dignified hymn to humility while others object to a subdued, introspective portrayal of the civil rights leader.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Capitol
Coretta Scott King
King
Birmingham
Selma
Memphis
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
John Wilson
Boston
Wilson
Dexter
Gloria Buck
Newark
N.J
Rotunda
Clement Price
New Jersey State Council On the Arts
Thomas Gay
Largo
Gay
Atlanta
Betty
Marie Cunningham Brown
John Conyers
D-Mich
Congressional Black Caucus
Conyers
Martin Luther King, Jr
Capitol Rotunda
Honduras Says Willing To Allow Contra Supplies
The new Honduran government under Jose Azcona Hoyo will permit non-lethal aid shipments to Nicaraguan rebels, mainly clothing and boots, via base camps along the Honduran border. Officials note shipments may still face clearance this week and rebels have sourced food and medicine through Central American purchases.
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U.S
Jose Azcona Hoyo
New Orleans
Honduras
Central America
Congress
Reagan
Adolfo Calero
Democratic Force
FDN
U.S. pressure grows as Philippines election nears
Washington intensifies disclosures about President Marcos amid the February vote. Reports claim health concerns and questioned World War II heroics, while corruption allegations and exile critics push to undermine his regime. The White House seeks a fair contest and to keep Subic Bay and Clark Field in U.S. hands.
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Washington
United States
Marcos
Philippines
White House
Bill Casey
Pentagon
Central Intelligence Agency
Corazon Aquino
Philip
U.S
Subic Bay
Clark Field
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Rates Notice
Classified and news idea lines provide phone numbers for subscriptions and ads. Office address at 124 Rutland Drive lists hours 8 30 to 5 30 weekdays with mailing address and PBM subscription pricing including 3 6 and 12 month options.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
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Emergency numbers list provided by the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard lists local emergency numbers and contact lines for area services. The publication notes its long history since 1867 and its distribution details through Aiken Communications Inc. in Aiken South Carolina.
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