Mitterrand Heads to Moscow for Four Day Kremlin Talks
French President Francois Mitterrand left Paris for a four day trip to Moscow to meet with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The talks center on disarmament with three private sessions and two dinners on the schedule. He previously met with President Reagan in New York to discuss East West relations and arms control prospects.
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Paris
Francois Mitterrand
Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Mitterrand
Reagan
New York
Baby Beaten to Death in Pomona Foster Home
An 18 month old boy from a foster home in Pomona died from multiple blunt force head injuries. Autopsy by Los Angeles County coroner confirms the cause. Foster mother’s daughter Betty Loretta White, 20, held on $100,000 bail for investigation of child endangering.
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Pomona
Calif
Carlos Salas
Los Angeles County
Pomona Valley Hospital
Betty Loretta White
Steve Lee
Five Killed In SC Fourth Of July Weekend Crashes
Traffic accidents across South Carolina during the 78 hour Fourth of July weekend killed 15 people including five non residents. Ellen J. Taylor 42 of Florence died in a two car crash on I 26 in Newberry County. Susan K Oaks 21 of Knoxville Tennessee died when her car overturned on I 26 east of Woodruff. Nelle Carey Brown 75 of Hartwell Georgia was killed in a two car collision on SC 24 near Anderson.
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South Carolina
Ellen J. Taylor
Florence
Newberry County
State Highway Patrol
Susan K. Oaks
Knoxville
Tenn
Woodruff
Spartanburg County
Nelle Carey Brown
Hartwell
Anderson
Anderson County
UT tower sniper Whitman used amphetamines and spoke of hate
A 9 inch thick file on Charles Whitman secrecy for 20 years reveals he took amphetamines like popcorn and often spoke of hating his father before the 1966 shooting rampage that killed 17. Assistant police chief George Phifer calls Aug 1, 1966 a terrifying day and warns of terrorism lessons.
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Austin, Texas
University of Texas Tower
Charles Whitman
Travis County
Austin-American Statesman
George Phifer
Liberal Party Wins Big In Japan
In Tokyo, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone’s Liberal Democratic Party appears to secure a landslide in parliamentary elections with projections from Kyodo News Service and NHK. Ballots totaling 63 million show the party likely surpassing the 271-seat threshold for control, with forecasts ranging from 288 to 292 seats.
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Tokyo
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Nakasone
Kyodo News Service
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Liberal Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Diet
Japan Broadcasting
Kyodo
Earthquake Hits Rutog County Tibet 6.3 Quake Shocks NE Tibet
Peking dispatch reports a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Tibet in Rutog County. The State Seismological Bureau said investigators were sent from Lhasa but no damage or injuries were yet confirmed.
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Tibet
China
Xinhua
Rutog
Lhasa
Talks Planned For Striking Workers In Philadelphia
Mayor Goode announced talks scheduled with AFSCME locals across blue collar and white collar unions. District 33, representing about 13,000 workers, will return to bargaining today, while District 47 with about 2,500 workers resumes discussions.
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Philadelphia
W. Wilson Goode
Goode
District 33
American Federation of State
Afscme
Teachers Union Backing Radical School Experiments
The American Federation of Teachers chief says local affiliates may pilot radical school reforms even if conflicting with union policy. Delegates honor Christa McAuliffe as NEA weighs policy on teacher dismissal, athlete endorsements, and new self regulation measures. The Revolation That Is Overdue report urges teachers to decide instruction, raise starting salaries for faced shortages, and abolish undergraduate education degrees.
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Chicago
American Federation of Teachers
Albert Shanker
AFT
Christa McAuliffe
Barbara Morgan
McCall
Idaho
National Education Association
Louisville
NEA
U.S
Nicaragua
Pope decries drug addiction as slavery in Colombia
In Cartagena Pope John Paul II condemned drug abuse calling it a new form of slavery. He cited historic slave trade at St. Pedro Claver sanctuary and linked modern trafficking to enslaving people. The pope also visited Armero ruins and planned Barranquilla and St. Lucia stops before returning to Rome.
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Pope John Paul II
Armero
Colombia
Cartagena
John Paul II
John Paul
Barranquilla
Caribbean
St. Lucia
Castries
Pope
Rome
St. Pedro Claver
Africa
Two Australians Hanged in Malaysia for Drug Trafficking
Two Australians, Brian Chambers Jr. and John Barlow, were executed at dawn in Kuala Lumpur for drug trafficking. They walked to the gallows after meals of satay, while prayers from a mosque echoed nearby. Officials reported both died at 6 a.m. and were taken to the hospital mortuary for postmortems.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Brian Geoffrey Chambers Jr
John Kevin Barlow
Manuel Ponnusamy
Pudu
Associated Press
Bob Hawke
Margaret Thatcher
Ponnusamy
States face windfall tax hikes if Congress overhauls federal system
A nine state count projects combined increases of over 100 million dollars yearly if a sweeping federal tax reform passes. The Associated Press survey finds at least 26 states would see higher taxes regardless of federal outcome, with personal rate jumps of roughly 10 to 20 percent in many.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Associated Press
Gerald Miller
National Association of State Budget Officers
Miller
Aiken Standard Subscription and Contact Details
Subscription options and contact numbers for the Aiken Standard are listed, including ad sales and customer service hours. Payment instructions require all advance payments to be sent to the Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard — Pbm
Emergency numbers list from Aiken Standard
Emergency numbers provided by the Aiken Standard include 648-7000 648-1346 258-3700 258-3449 and 648-6811 for quick public access. The listing appears as a service reference in the newspaper.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Rutland Drive
S.C
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