Mack and UAW hold talks over Winnsboro plant surveys
In Philadelphia AP report, Mack Trucks and United Auto Workers met to discuss surveys of Pennsylvania workers who might transfer for jobs at a Winnsboro South Carolina plant. Attorneys gave no progress update after Thursday sessions ordered by U.S. District Judge Edward N. Cahn to report back by July 20.
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Mack Trucks Inc
United Auto Workers
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Mack
UAW
Winnsboro
Carter R. Buller
Frank Joyce
Detroit
U.S
Edward N. Cahn
House Advances 9.5 Billion NASA Bill To Senate
The House passed legislation authorizing 9.5 billion dollars for NASA programs for the coming year. The measure, approved 372 to 34, leaves wiggle room for future cuts and includes aims such as resuming shuttle flights and building a permanent manned space station.
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Senate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
House
NASA
Congress
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D-Conn
Space Agency
Moscow embassy tunnels pose potential security threat
State Department confirms tunnels under the new U S embassy in Moscow connect water sewage and electrical lines and are inspected. A Washington Times report claimed a 10 foot high tunnel leads to an abandoned church suspected as a nerve center for eavesdropping.
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State Department
U.S
Moscow
Charles Redman
Washington Times
Redman
Times
Officials Plead For Freedom Of Four Westerners In Sudan
U S officials appealed to the Sudanese Liberation Army to investigate the abduction of four Westerners in southwestern Sudan and secure their release. The captives include American Steve Anderson of Minneapolis Katherine Taylor of Johnson City Tennessee and Mark Nikkel and British nurse Heather Sinclair.
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Washington
U.S
Sudanese Liberation Army
State Department
Department
Sudan
Charles Redman
Redman
Steve Anderson
Minneapolis
Katherine Taylor
Johnson City
Tenn
Mark Nikkel
Heather Sinclair
Prosecutor Cites Money as Motive in Deaver Perjury Case
Independent counsel argues Michael K. Deaver lied to Congress and a grand jury to protect a lucrative lobbying business and avoid harming his career. The former Reagan aide faces trial on charges of lying about his lobbying ethics and the possible $18 million sale of his firm. Deaver’s lawyer declined to comment.
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Michael K. Deaver
Congress
Deaver
Whitney North Seymour
Reagan
Bonanza
Seymour
House
Randall Turk
Government speeds up cyanothymidine AZT competitor plan
The government will seek proposals to manufacture and test cyanothymidine as a cheaper AIDS treatment and potential AZT alternative. The Federal Register notice is expected today. Dr. Samuel Broder of the National Cancer Institute urges competition to lower costs.
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Department of Health and Human Services
Washington Post
Federal Register
Samuel Broder
National Cancer Institute
Honesty Questioned After Windfall Traveler's Checks Incident
Watertown resident Joan Hasemann traveled to Atlantic City for a big win but used an Amex machine for $50 in traveler's checks and received $5000 plus a receipt with another account number. She contacted American Express repeatedly to arrange returning the windfall over the next three days.
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Watertown
American Express
Three Officers Slain in Standoff at Inkster Motel
FBI reports three police officers Sgt Ira Parker and Officers Clay Hoover and Dan Dubiel were found shot to death after a barricaded standoff at the Bungalow Motel Inkster Michigan. A woman and her three sons held them hostage before surrendering early Friday hours later. n/a
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FBI
Kenneth Walton
Inkster
Walton
Ira Parker
Clay Hoover
Dan Dubiel
Hoover
Department
State Police
Mich
World Bank Chief Attacks Trade Sops by Rich Nations
World Bank President Barber Conable criticized the United States, Japan and 12 EEC governments for spending 60 billion annually to support prices, control production, and subsidize exports. He urged credible reform at home, warned of global setbacks without coordinated action, and called for debt relief and freer trade along with new capital flows.
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World Bank
Barber B. Conable
United States
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European Economic Community
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France
West Germany
Conable
U.S
Europe
Asia
Iran Renews Offer To Suspend Attacks On Persian Gulf Shipping
Cyprus based AP report says Iran’s Hashemi Rafsanjani offered to halt attacks on foreign vessels if Iraq stops raiding Iranian oil facilities and tankers. He warned retaliation would continue if Iraqi raids persist, regardless of ship ownership. A tanker crewman reported an Iranian gunboat fired 18 RPGs at the Liberian-registered Peconic.
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Persian Gulf
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Cyprus
Iraq
Hashemi Rafsanjani
United States
Soviet Union
Islamic Republic
Rafsanjani
Associated Press
Manama
Bahrain
Accord Reached On Retaliation In Trade Bill
U S senators reach a tentative accord on stepped up retaliation for foreign trade barriers focusing on Japan. The agreement ends a month of bargaining between Senators Riegle and Danforth to empower presidential action and potential dollar for dollar retaliation.
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Washington
Japan
U.S
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Senate
William Armstrong
R-Colo
Donald W. Riegle Jr
D-Mich
John C. Danforth
Rmo
Bob Dole
Bkan
Riegle
House
Richard A. Gephardt
D-Mo
Gephardt
Aiken Standard Subscription and Contact Information
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions and classifieds 649 5316 649 1555 and requests ideas or display ads. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8 30 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. weekdays with mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 and USPS 0100 2000 designation.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
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