Graham to skip Papal visit in Columbia amid global campaigns
Evangelist Billy Graham, cited a Finland crusade and a planned China tour to explain he cannot meet Pope John Paul II in Columbia on September 11. A Billy Graham spokesman said the China trip starts mid September and a Helsinki crusade in August also influenced the schedule.
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Sun Light Study Suggests Universe About 11 Billion Years Old
A New York AP report states Harvey Butcher of the University of Groningen analyzes sun and 20 stars to estimate the universe’s age at roughly 11 billion years. His findings, published in Nature, challenge some 16 to 18 billion year galaxy star ages yet fit the broader 10 to 20 billion year range.
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Scorching Weather Forecast Ahead With Hot Temperatures
Another scorcher is forecast with sunny skies and a high in the mid to upper 90s. Tonight will be fair with temperatures in the mid 70s and a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Details on Page 9A.
Obituaries List Page Nine A Details Noted
Death notices for Franklin Johnson Summerville Dehlia H Murrell Wesley Roundtree Eugene Sharpton Jr Fred Shinn O C Smith Vantell Stevens Thelma A Todd appear in this area. Additional details are indicated to be found on Page 9A of the publication.
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Vantell Stevens
Langley
Thelma A. Todd
Morganton
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Iranian Gunboat Attacks U S Tanker Off Kuwait
An Iranian gunboat attacked the U S operated tanker Peconic in the northern Persian Gulf near Kuwait, firing 18 rockets and damaging a starboard fuel oil tank. The ship reported a fire and potential containment by the crew with tugboat assistance. No casualties were immediately reported.
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Aiken County Crime Clock 1986 Up in 1986
The Aiken County Sheriff's Department reports higher crime in 1986 in a summary note. Full details appear on page 1B.
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Marcos Plot to Kidnap Aquino Reported in US
Washington reports cite a taped conversation with an arms dealer showing Ferdinand E Marcos planned to overthrow President Corazon Aquino upon returning to the Philippines. The Reagan administration has barred the exiled leader from leaving Oahu as details await a Justice Department disclosure and a House hearing.
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Leonie Tan
Abraham D. Sofaer
North Attacks Unfair Hearings in Iran-Contra Testimony
Lt Col Oliver North denounced the Iran-Contra hearings as unfair and blamed Congress for a volatile Nicaraguan policy. He addressed over two dozen lawmakers, read a prepared statement, and said he would leave with head raised and shoulders straight despite lying to Congress earlier. Betsy North sat behind him as he spoke.
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N-Liability Bill Revival in House Faces Narrow Tie
A 21 21 tie in the House Energy and Commerce Committee effectively killed a proposal to add civil and criminal liability to Price-Anderson for damages at federal nuclear facilities like Savannah River Plant. Du Pont and supporters warn it could drive government contracts away. revival remains possible in other committees or later votes.
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South Carolina Judge Named Reagan FBI Pick
Washington sources report William W. Wilkins Jr. of Greenville as Ronald Reagan’s choice to head the FBI, filling the post left vacant by William H. Webster. Wilkins, 45, is a 4th Circuit judge in Richmond and has chaired the U.S. Sentencing Commission since 1985.
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