No Way Seen To Resume Budget Talks
Washington AP report says deficit reduction talks between the House and Senate collapsed amid acrimony. Senate Budget Chair Domenici voiced pessimism about a possible return to talks and noted House cuts on domestic programs could block a budget this year. Republican Domenici warned no definite path forward existed.
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Senate
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Rn.m
Senate Budget Committee
Domenici
CBS Morning News
Reagan
William H. Gray III
D-Pa
House Budget Committee
Gray
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
D-Mass
Mikhail) Gorbachev
O'Neill
Conferees Cut MX Funds and Trim Star Wars Request
A 39 member House-Senate conference panel halved the MX missile program and cut Star Wars research funding by about 1 billion dollars as they work out defense budget bills for FY starting Oct 1. The talks confront overall spending totals and nerve gas weapon restrictions amid tense exchanges and partisan friction.
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Washington
Reagan
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
U.S
Soweto Erupts In Violence Amid Rioting Across Townships
Violence erupts in Soweto and other black townships with mobs looting cars. Police fire tear gas and birdshot as riots spread across four provinces during a tense period in South Africa.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Killing Movies Big Business In U S Video Rentals
Detroit AP reports that graphic torture and animal killing films like Faces of Death and its sequel have become hot items in video rental chains nationwide. Curtis Mathis Entertainment Centers executive Dennis Peters calls the films terrible and gross but notes strong demand.
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Detroit
Dennis Peters
Curtis Mathis Entertainment Centers
Sewage Suspected in Saluda River Fish Die Off
Authorities probe possible untreated sewage causing mass fish deaths in the Saluda River near Chappells. State health officials plan inspections of Greenwood’s Wilson Creek Waste Treatment Plant as the facility undergoes upgrades to its discharge system.
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Saluda River
Chappells
Greenwood
Wilson Creek
Motel Suit Dismissed In Castration Case
A circuit judge dismissed a $10 million lawsuit against an Anderson motel filed by a woman whose attackers faced castration or prison. The judge rejected claims the motel failed to provide proper care and security during a visit in April 1983.
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Greenville
Anderson
Ervin
Con Men Target Bereaved In Insurance Scam
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina warns of con men calling families who lost a relative. Fraudsters claim to be BCBS or Companion Life employees and say a life or burial policy exists. They demand a $150 to $300 Western Union processing fee before releasing policy checks.
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Columbia
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
South Carolina
Tom Hudson
Blue Cross-Blue Shield Investigations
Companion Life Insurance Co
Western Union
Winnsboro
Hudson
Reagan in high spirits as recovery progresses
President Reagan, 74, shows upbeat spirits after cancer surgery as doctors report steady progress. He jokes about death rumors while visiting Bethesda Naval Hospital with Vice President Bush praising dramatic recovery. White House aides limit further comment to official briefings.
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Washington
Reagan
Rehouse
Singapore
Europe
George Bush
Bethesda Naval Hospital
White House
First Lady Nancy Reagan Tours Carrier Aboard USS America
Nancy Reagan spends an eight hour sea visit aboard the carrier 25 miles off Ocean City Maryland calling the outing great therapy and an upper. She met crew members discussed anti drug and alcohol programs and watched fighter jet demonstrations while President Reagan recovers from colon surgery.
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Navy
Reagan
America
Ocean City
GOP Sentiment Mixed In Gubernatorial Race
Charleston AP reports mixed GOP views on a potential 1980 South Carolina gubernatorial primary between Carroll Campbell and Tommy Hartnett. Party leaders see high stakes and potential to popularize a two party system, yet fear a division if the primary harms unity. Campbell and Hartnett have begun campaign prep and formal announcements are anticipated around Labor Day.
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Charleston
Carroll Campbell
Tommy Hartnett
GOP
George Graham
South Carolina
Warren Tompkins
Tompkins
Former USC coach and player freed after perjury sentence
Pam Parsons former University of South Carolina basketball coach and Tina Buck ex player were released July 6 after serving four months in a federal prison in Lexington Kentucky. Their prison term followed guilty pleas in November for lying during Parsons libel suit against Time Inc. Judge Clyde Hamilton had sentenced them to three years but allowed early release.
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University of South Carolina
Pam Parsons
Tina Buck
Ms. Parsons
Time Inc
Lexington
Columbia Record
Atlanta
John Mason
Aiken Standard Office Hours Announced
Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Carrier service is provided by the Aiken Standard.
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