Hungry piranha named Alice evades capture in city pond
In Santa Barbara California two piranhas nicknamed Alice were spotted in Alice Keck Park Pond causing property damage as turtles lost legs and frogs fled. Fishermen with hooks nets and shock gear failed to trap them though one 17 inch two and a half pound fish was caught on beef bait and described as a strong fight by parks worker Bob Sloan. Biologist Ken Sasaki noted the fish had previously been released after misidentification as a pacu.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Alice
Alice Keck Park
Bob Sloan
Ken Sasaki
State Department of Fish and Game
Coca-Cola plant worker kills two in Cobb County standoff
John Wallace, 45, opened fire after seizing a hostage at Coca-Cola West Metro Sales Center in Austell. He shot two supervisors, held an employee, and after a seven hour standoff police returned fire. Wallace died at Cobb General Hospital.
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Austell
Rouce
Coca-Cola
Cobb County
Culver Johnson
John Wallace
Coca-Cola West
Johnson
Wallace
Atlanta
Cobb General Hospital
Linda Col
Weather Update: Heat Returns With Possible Afternoon Storms
Partly cloudy skies give way to late afternoon showers or thunderstorms as heat returns with highs in the mid 90s. South to southwest winds around 10 mph. See details on Page 5A.
Notable Deaths Listed Across Several Counties
Obituary notice lists Elizabeth Bennett Augusta Boyd V Burnett Virginia McLennan Eckel Aiken Mrs. G H Howard Bedford County Va Achine Johnson Columbia Harry M Reynolds Clinton John Dee Walker Aiken with details continued on Page 5A.
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Elizabeth Bennett
Augusta Boyd V. Burnett
Columbia
Virginia McLennan Eckel
Aiken
G.H. Howard
Bedford County
Achine Johnson
Harry M. Reynolds
Clinton John Dee Walker
Gorbachev backs Bush NATO force cuts at summit
At a Bucharest gathering, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Warsaw Pact allies praised Bush NATO cuts and urged rapid talks on conventional forces. The bloc pledged to push talks in Vienna toward first understandings possibly in 1990, while Warsaw proposed 1.35 million troops in Europe.
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Bucharest
Romania
Bush
NATO
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Brussels
Belgium
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
NATO Council
Soviet Union
Poland
East Germany
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Vienna
Austria
Warsaw Pact
United States
Bush to Embark on Historic Trip to Europe
President Bush heads Sunday on a historic tour to Poland and Hungary to back reform efforts and urge Eastern Europe not to lag. The four day trip includes Paris for an economic summit and a one day Netherlands stop.
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Washington
Bush
Poland
Hungary
Europe
Paris
Netherlands
Warsaw
Gdansk
Budapest
Mikhail
Gorbachev
West Germany
France
June Building Permits Total More Than 15 Million in Aiken
June permits in Aiken exceed 19.0 million, lifting six month totals to 42.9 million as Churchill Commons drives apartment and commercial permits. County projects include Amoco Foam Plant expansion and new homes, with Beech Island and North Augusta postings also noted.
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Aiken
Churchill Commons
Aiken Mall
North Augusta
Amoco Foam Products
Beech Island
J.C. Penney
Brendie’s
As‘en Mall
Silver Bluff
Ted W. Morton
Brendie
Gene Gap
Aiken County
City of Aiken
Alother
Shealy Hopes Lottery Wins Voters Approval in Ky
Sen. Ryan C. Shealy of Lexington urges a public vote on a statewide lottery. A former boxer and longtime opponent of the gambling bill, he notes a 7 to 3 poll majority in favor and believes a November referendum could pass, paving the way for lottery legislation.
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Lisalngton
Ryan C. Shealy
Lexington
Sen
Shealy
Aiken
General Assembly
Sen. Shealy
Miss Berea Takes Title in 1989 South Carolina Pageant
Kimilee Bryant of Greenville won the 1989 Miss South Carolina Pageant at Greenville Memorial Auditorium to represent the state at Miss America in Atlantic City. The 23 year old Converse College graduate beat 42 competitors, earning an $8,000 scholarship and an invitation to Miss America. Mary Gainey of Greenwood was first runner up, with Tonya Marie Smith among the top ten finalists.
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Greenville
Kimilee Bryant
USC Aiken
Mary Gainey
Greenwood
Converse
Miss Bryant
Manhattan School of Music
New York
South Carolina
Anna Graham Reynolds
Atlantic City
N.J
Heather Meeks
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H. Odell Weeks Center
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Shealy Hopes
Carl Langley
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Senate
Miss Berea
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