Sink the Stink T shirts born from New York garbage saga
Alabama contractor Lowell Harrelson’s failed barge load of New York garbage inspired a family venture. Sister Jean Johnson will sell Sink the Stink T shirts in major cities as the garbage barge drifted 88 days through the Atlantic and Gulf before reaching New York. Mayor Ricky Rhodes lent a city garbage truck for a photo backdrop.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Alabama
New York
Lowell Harrelson
Jean Johnson
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Ricky Rhodes
Harrelson
Manhattan
Bogus AIDS Letters Sent to Blood Donors in Washington
Two blood donors in the Washington area received fake letters on American Red Cross stationery claiming they tested positive for AIDS. Red Cross officials said such notifications are never sent by mail and would be delivered in person. One donor faced personal crisis before learning the letter was a hoax.
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Washington
Washington Area
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Washington Times
Fred Carr
Red Cross Blood Services
Washington Region
Branson and Lindstrand
St. Johns’s
Newfoundland
Harold Warner
Max Anderson
Atlantic
Branson and
Lindstrand
Branson
Partly Cloudy Skies With Thunderstorms Forecast
Tonight and tomorrow bring partly cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of storms tonight and a 50 percent chance of late afternoon and evening thunderstorms tomorrow. Lows near 70s and highs mid 90s. Fourth of July forecast similar with chances of storms and cloudy skies. Details on Page 9B.
Deaths in Georgia and South Carolina listings
Death notices for Joseph M. Holliman Jr of Harlem Georgia Joshua S. Salley of Jackson and Ruby M. Silver of Aiken South Carolina are listed with details on Page 3B and require viewing that page for full information.
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Joseph M. Holliman Jr
Harlem
Joshua S. Salley
Jackson
Ruby M. Silver
Aiken
Unemployment rate dips to 6.1 percent in June
The Labor Department reports June unemployment at 6.1 percent, the decade’s low, as teen job seekers decline. Total employment fell 198,000 but the labor force shrank nearly 500,000, while the number officially unemployed dropped to 7,260,000 and discouraged workers fell to 1,000,000.
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Washington
Labor Department
Streetside Mural Depicts 1755 Treaty Signing in Saluda
A 40 by 15 foot mural on the C B Forrest and Son building in Saluda portrays the 1755 peace treaty signing between Gov James Glen and Cherokee chief Old Hop. Painted in 1985 by Ralph Waldrop, the work reflects family recollections and historical research, funded largely by local supporters.
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Old Hop
Saluda County
Ralph Waldrop
Saluda
S.C
Main
Church Streets
C.B. Forrest and Son
James Glen
Columbia
Motte Yarborough
Davenport Padgett
Mary Elizabeth Outts
Clemson Cooperative
Old Town
Glen
Saluda Old Town
Gov. Glen
South Carolina
North Carolina
Preservation Committee
Betty Wheeler
John Wheeler
Willie Trotter
Amnesty Sought In South Korea Political Prisoners
Opposition leader Kim Young-sam urged President Chun Doo-hwan to grant a total amnesty for political prisoners to prove democratic reforms. Police arrested 30 radical students after a violent protest near an industrial complex in southern Seoul.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kim Young-sam
Chun Doo-hwan
Chun
Kwangju
Justice Ministry
Reunification Democratic Party
Roh Tae-woo
Democratic Justice Party
Kim Tae-ryong
Roh
British Balloonists Launch Atlantic Crossing from Maine
British adventurers Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand lifted off in the Virgin Atlantic Flyer from Sugar Loaf Mountain Maine heading east over the sea in a 3400 mile bid to England. The 21 story high craft carries 12 propane tanks and uses sun heat by day with fuel for night. They aim for early Sunday EDT arrival pending favorable winds.
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Carrabassett Valley
Maine
Richard Branson
Per Lindstrand
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Branson
Lindstrand
Crispin Williams
Sugar Loaf
Williams
England
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Virgin Group Entertainment
Ted
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Aiken’s Miller
Sens
Abby Prat
Peer Renee
Rene Renee
Emma
C.B. Forrest
Main and
Ginny Southworth
Priscilla Boatwright
S. Korea
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