U S Envoy Sees Friendly, Fruitful Syria Talks
U S envoy Vernon Walters met President Hafez Assad in Damascus to discuss improving strained relations and Middle East developments. The talks, described as friendly and extensive, followed Walters’ prior meetings in Moscow and ahead of Germany and Asia travel.
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Damascus
Syria
U.S
Vernon Walters
Hafez Assad
U.s.-Syria
Middle East
Assad
Jibran Kourieh
Walters
Farouk al- Sharaa
United Nations
Moscow
Kremlin
Marjorie Ransom
Frankfurt
West Germany
Beijing
Tokyo
United States
William Eagleton
Britain
London
Reagan
Wat T. Cluverius
U.S. Middle East
Plans Under Way For Pope's Visit In Columbia
The city orders 10 miles of rope to crowd control for Pope John Paul II's five hour Sept. 11 visit. Officials expect up to 750000 attendees, with a Pope motorcade and ecumenical service at Williams Brice Stadium before a New Orleans departure.
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Columbia
John Paul II
Heart of the Bible Belt
Williams-Brice Football Stadium
New Orleans
Dozen Runners Injured By Bulls At San Fermin
Dozen runners suffered cuts and bruises on opening day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona as about 1,000 participants ran the half mile from the corrals to the bull ring in two minutes and 50 seconds. Officials said several fell and about a dozen required minor injuries treatment as the week long events began. Bulls have killed 52 people since 1591, with the festival gaining fame after Ernest Hemingway described it.
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Pamplona
Spain
Ernest Hemingway
North's North shredding documents ties to Iran-Contra under North
North said he began shredding documents last October after Casey told him Roy Furmark had reported funds diverted from Iran to the Contras. He described falsifying timelines to protect hostages and intermediaries, and said officials knew the chronology was inaccurate. He sought immunity to testify before the House panel.
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Uder Ghorbanifar
CIA
William J. Casey
Roy Furmark
Iran
John Poindexter
Edwin Meese
North
White House
Robert McFarlane
Poindexter
Casey
Congress
William Casey
Citadel Drive Extension Plans Detailed for Aiken Area
Aiken area traffic projects seek $2.0 million to widen Silver Bluff Road and $400,000 for right of way, plus $2.5 million to add a center turn lane on Whiskey Road. Additional paving and turn lanes planned near S C 118 Huntsman Drive, with a status report on Transportation Improvement Program and growth projections to 1995. Local officials from city and county, including Mayor Weeks and Council members Anaclerio and Cullinan, attended. some rural leaders were absent.
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Silver Bluff Road
Indian Creek Trail
Woodside Plantation
Whiskey Road
Silver Bluff
Powderhouse Road
Richardson’s Lake Road
City of
Aiken
Aiken County Planning Commission
Highway Department
S.C. 118
Huntsman Drive
Glenn Ward
Addy
Woodside
Thoroughbred Run
South Aiken High School
Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Ralph Cullinan
Cullinan
District 5
Eugene A
Group To Appeal Mining Permit Controversy Grows
A Fairfield County 1800 acre gold mine facing local opposition will appeal its state operating permit on Friday. Gold Cam ouflage, already challenging two other permits, plans to seek reversal of the Land Resources Conservation Commission approval and pursue a federal case within two weeks. Ridgeway Mining Co. (British Petroleum subsidiary) received the permit on June 10.
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Columbia
Fairfield County
Gold Camouflage
Ing
State Land Resources Conservation Commission
Ridgeway Mining Co
British Petroleum Co
Land Resources Commission
Hopkins Woman Rescues Nieces From Flaming Car on I 95
Mary Moore of Hopkins South Carolina stopped on I 95 near Titusville Florida when her car stalled. She pulled her two nieces from the vehicle just as flames erupted, after lifting the hood to find heat and smoke. Her 10 year old nephew Henry Prioleau accompanied them as they walked toward a exit for help.
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Titusville, Fla
South Carolina
Here
Mary Moore
Hopkins
Ms. Moore
Henry Prioleau
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Citadel Drive
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