Palm Springs aftershocks rattle desert area after big quake
The two largest aftershocks since last week's quake struck Palm Springs area at 1 36 PM and 2 55 PM measuring 4 6 and 4 4 on the Richter scale. Hundreds of smaller tremors followed the July 8 quake that injured 29 and caused about 6 million dollars in damage. The aftershocks centered about 12 miles NW of Palm Springs and 110 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Fred Donnell
Los Angeles
Weyerhaeuser, union reach tentative strike settlement
A federal mediator announced a tentative agreement between Weyerhaeuser Co and the International Woodworkers of America covering about 6,500 workers on a four‑week strike. Negotiators finalized the settlement after four days of talks in Tacoma and Portland. The union will stay on strike until ratification and details remain confidential.
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Portland, Ore
Weyerhaeuser Co
Giant
Timber Company
International Woodworkers of America
Norman Lee
Lee
Intelsat VI satellite to quadruple capacity by 1988 launch
Hughes Aircraft Co says Intelsat VI, planned for 1988, will have four times the capacity of current satellites. Five satellites on order will carry 120000 telephone calls and at least three TV channels at once or transmit about 400000 pages per second, with a 14 year life, compared with Intelsat V A’s 15000 calls and two TV channels and seven year life.
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EL Segundo
Calif
Hughes Aircraft Co
Intelsat
Washington, D.C
Intelsat VA
Big iron spear falls into crowd at LACMA exhibit
Construction workers dismantling scaffolding at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art dropped a six foot steel bracket into a line of visitors outside a gallery. Five people were injured as the object bounced into the crowd, according to museum officials.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Pam Leavitt
John Guillory
Food Donations To Rise To 650000 Tons For Foreign Aid
Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng announced a 650000 metric ton increase in next year’s U S surplus food donations to developing countries. The 500000 tons of grains and 150000 tons of dairy products come from CCC inventories with current stockpiles valued at about 6.34 billion dollars.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture
Richard E. Lyng
Lyng
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Religious workers arrive in Guatemala after deportation
Twenty three church workers including 19 Americans arrived in Guatemala City after being deported from El Salvador for entering a restricted military zone without permission. The group also includes two Canadians and two Australians and traveled by bus with a military escort and a U S Embassy official. They stayed at a downtown hotel and offered no remarks, stating they were tired and wished to rest.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
el Salvador
San Salvador
U.S
Times Correspondent Burns detained in Peking on espionage suspicions
John Burns, New York Times correspondent, detained by police at Peking airport while preparing to depart for Hong Kong, the United States and Canada. His wife Jane Scott-Long said he is British and being investigated on suspicion of entering a forbidden area and gathering intelligence.
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Peking
New York Times
China
John Burns
Jane Scott-Long
Hong Kong
United States
Canada
the Times
U.S
Burns
Adams Run man collapses in court after 20 year sentence
Donald W. Gathers, 28, was sentenced in Charleston County to 20 years for second degree burglary and arson. Found guilty of second degree burglary and guilty but mentally ill for second degree arson in the Feb 10 Red Top mobile home fire, he collapsed as Circuit Judge Richard E. Fields announced the sentence and deputies carried him out.
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Charleston
Adams Run
Donald W. Gathers
Red Top
Richard E. Fields
Navy desersion case brings Richland doctor to federal charges
Lt Cmdr Joanne Landacre an emergency room physician at Balboa Naval Hospital disappeared from the San Diego base on June 25 and was later flown to a Naval base in Jacksonville Florida to face desertion charges. Petty Officer D A Roberts at the Absentee Collection Center in San Diego said We ve got her back.
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Columbia
Richland Memorial Hospital
Navy
Cmdr
Joanne Landacre
Irma
Jacksonville
Fla
Ms. Landacre
Balboa Naval Hospital
San Diego
D.A. Roberts
Roberts
Reagan Attacks Destructionist Trade Bills in Speech
President Reagan urged business groups to push for pro growth trade policies while denouncing protectionist measures as destructionist. He criticized the House omnibus trade bill as harmful and called for broader global engagement, noting reforms and a new round of talks plus a war chest to fight subsidies.
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Washington
Reagan
Trade Association
White House
U.S
House
Clayton K. Yeutter
Senate Finance Committee
US Bolivian raid drive targets cocaine industry
The joint U S Bolivian operation plans radar to trace planes moving coca paste to drug factories in the Beni flatlands. Interior Minister Barthelemy denies radar installation while U S troops surge to 160 in Bolivia to back police. raids to begin unknown, aiming to cut a 600 million dollar yearly trade.
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Trinidad
Bolivia
Fernando Barthelemy
Beni
U.S
Barthelemy
la Paz
Suit Filed To Learn What Sadats Wife Earns
A USC student sues to force disclosure of Jehan Sadat's salary and related expenses for teaching an Egyptian culture course. Officials say state funding status is unclear and pending litigation limits comment. Mrs Sadat taught roles of Arab women at USC in 1984 85.
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Sadat
Columbia
University of South Carolina
Jehan Sadat
Anwar Sadat
USC
Ann Hill
Paul Perkins
Cheryl
Hollings Denies Recalling Racist Remark
Senator Hollings says he does not remember describing black South Carolina workers as darkies in a casual talk with a reporter. He has asked to see any tape of the comment and was unavailable for comment through spokesman Mike Fernandez. The claim came from WIS-TV reporter Charlie Keyes during a Political Parade segment after a July 9 interview about Gramm Rudman Hollings budget cuts.
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Columbia
Ernest Hollings
South Carolina
Hollings
Mike Fernandez
Fernandez
Washington
Charlie Keyes
Wis-Tv
Darkies
Keyes
U.S
Fritz Hollings
Wis
Gramm-Rudman- Hollings
Leges Smith
NASA
Daniel Brandenstein
Houston
Challenger crewmembers unaware of danger tape signals
NASA says a restored tape from the Challenger crew cabin shows the seven astronauts were unaware of trouble in the final moments before the explosion on January 28. Officials note internal communications resembled a normal ascent and provide no clear sign of alarm.
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Washington
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Michael J. Smith
Aiken Standard Classified and Contact Information
Classified advertising and news tips contact numbers provided for Aiken Standard. Office hours listed with address at 124 Rutland Drive and mailing details for subscriptions and services. Rate-like figures appear at the end without clear context.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
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Aiken
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