Unemployment Drops to 4.1 Percent in South Carolina
SC's jobless rate fell from 4.4 percent to 4.1 percent in December, the lowest for the month in 15 years. Retail hiring during Christmas drove the decline with about 4,800 added jobs, plus 1,200 in manufacturing. Statewide retail and wholesale total 338,600 workers. manufacturing 380,600.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Employment Security Commission
McCormick County
Lexington
Aiken
Bamberg
Barnwell
Edgefield
Robert
Jack” David
Commission
David
Dry spell worries farmers in Illinois heartland
Shocked farmers in McLean County Illinois fear a repeat of drought as an unusually warm winter raises concerns about next season. Joe Summer, a 62 year old corn and soybean grower, reports 25 inches less rain than average in 22 months and notes past poor yields. He has begun multiperil insurance for next year amid talk of a looming drought omen.
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Joe Summer
McLean County
Illinois
Moderate Hungary quake rattles Budapest area, no injuries
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck 4 miles southwest of Budapest at 4:55 a.m. causing chimney collapse and wall cracks. MTT reported 40 minor quakes since 1953. a 3.4 quake hit the same area Thursday. experts warn of more tremors in the quake prone region.
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Budapest
Hungary
MTT
Senate approves marital rape bill in South Carolina
The state Senate backed a bill making spousal sexual battery a crime with up to 10 years in prison. If passed by the House, it would redefine criminal sexual conduct to include marital rape when spouses cohabit, replacing the current law that exempts married couples unless separated by court order.
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Columbia
State Senate
House
Campbell’s Soup Ads Questioned Over Heart Claims
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Campbell Soup for ads claiming heart benefits from low fat and cholesterol without noting sodium content. FTC charges the magazine ads from winter 1988 were false or misleading and lacked substantiation for claims that most soups reduce heart disease risk. Company spokesman Hackney said the ad cessation was unrelated to the probe.
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Washingtun
Campbell Soup Sc
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Campbell
Campbell's
David Hackney
Scientists briefed on tritium accelerator option in La Jolla
A panel including Los Alamos and Brookhaven researchers and Westinghouse-Hanford experts reviewed a summary favoring a linear accelerator to produce tritium. DOE says the technology is not mature enough to replace current plans for two new reactors, while restart schedules for Savannah River reactors slip and a potential shortfall looms.
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Washington
Jason Group
Defense Department
la Jolla
Calif
Los Alamos
Brookha
Ven National Laboratories
Westinghouse-Hanford Co
Department of Energy
Energy Department
Ing
Savannah River
Cestbers
William Kato
Nuclear Energy Department
Brookhaven
Four students wounded in Washington high school shooting
Mayor Barry vows full effort to catch gunman after a daytime attack near Wilson High School in Washington DC. Witnesses say a shooter fired from a four wheel drive as students left, injuring three in the leg and one in the lip. all injuries described as non life threatening.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Washington — District of Columbia
Marion
Barry Jr
Washington
Tok
Robert Gales
District of Lumbia Police
Civilians killed as Salang tunnel attacked in Afghanistan
Western diplomats report Soviet and Afghan forces shelled the Salang Tunnel linking Kabul to the Soviet Union, destroying villages along the highway and killing hundreds of civilians. Amid rising turmoil, Secretary Baker ordered the U S Embassy in Kabul closed. Witness accounts describe tanks rolling over bodies and artillery razing roads north and south of the Hindu Kush tunnel.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Kabul
Soviet Union
James A. Baker III
U.S
Ghan
Salang
Hindu Kush
Eath
Gsand
S&L Fee Idea Triggers Customer Withdrawals
Washington reports anxious savers pull money from S&Ls amid Bush plan talk of a 25 cent per $100 fee to shore up the federal insurance fund. Federal regulator M Danny Wall says fear stems from misinterpretation and no S&Ls are in trouble. Some congressmen call the surcharge a tax and urge Bush to reject it.
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Washington
S&l Insurance Fund
M. Danny Wall
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Wall
S&ls
Cate Sisto
S&l
Butler C. Derrick
Ds.c
Floyd M. Spence
Rs.c
Bush
Ler
House Budget Committee
Etter
Congress
Washington Post
Treasury
Nicholas F. Brady
Officials Surprise Over Border Ditch Purpose
Mexico City officials reacted with surprise to a US statement that the planned four mile border ditch is mainly to deter drug smugglers and illegal immigrants. They said the ditch is not the primary drainage solution and noted awareness of plans for the San Diego Tijuana boiler and related features.
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Mexico City
Foreign Ministry
San Diego
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Charles Seigel
Wilson High School
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