White activist detained before meeting with U S officials in South Africa
Molly Blackburn a leading white anti apartheid activist was arrested at her Port Elizabeth home hours before she was to meet with Cyrus Vance Robert McNamara and Donald McHenry on a Ford Foundation fact finding tour. Police also detained 441 activists under the state of emergency and planned to release a detentions list later.
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McHenry
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Terrorist attacks prompt alert on possible escape in Denmark
Police say bombings at an American airline office a downtown synagogue and a Jewish nursing home may have allowed terrorists to flee Denmark. A caller claiming to be from Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility and warned of attacks on Western leaders and other targets.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Islamic Jihad
Kremlin
Cursive Writing Questioned as Waste of Time
Iowa City education professor Beatrice Furner argues cursive teaching is unnecessary. She says printed letters suffice for literacy and legal manuscripts in most states, citing no speed or legibility advantage from cursive.
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University of
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Switchboards Light Up For The Boss
Washington AP reports the capital phone system slowed for about two hours as fans bought quickly sold out tickets to Bruce Springsteen at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium for an August 5 concert. The outage echoed past crises but none matched the event in scale.
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Washington
President Reagan
Potomac
John F. Kennedy
Bruce Springsteen
Robert F. Kennedy
Springsteen
British Rockers Retake No 1 on Billboard Charts
British acts led by Tears For Fears reclaim the top spot on Billboard charts with synthesizer sounds. Tears For Fears holds the No 1 album for the third week, while Phil Collins sits at No 3 with No Jacket Required. Power Station and Sting also chart, signaling strong U S competition.
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Tears For Fears
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Sting
Depeche Mode
Bath
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Power Station
Dream of the Blue Turtles
White House Offers Peace Pipe to Republican Senators
The White House invites GOP leaders from the House and Senate to a White House meeting to revive budget talks and salvage deficit reduction with Congress set to recess in two weeks. Regan seeks conciliation after recent budget negotiations and Republican criticism.
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White House
Capitol Hill
Donald T. Regan
House
Senate
Congress
Reagan
Regan
Seven Die Fire Sweeps Elderly Boarding Home in Pennsylvania
A blaze at the Thomas Guest Home near Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania killed seven residents, most in their beds on the first floor, and injured at least 11 including two firefighters and the owners. The two-story wood frame building was fully engulfed and controlled within two hours. cause not yet known.
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Thomas Guest Home
Shirley Bower
Robert Walsh
Wilkes-Barre
Ronald Thomas
Patricia
Mercy Hospital
Thomas
Edmund Gromelski
Charged in Rainbow Warrior bombing in New Zealand
A man and a woman were arrested in Auckland and charged with murder arson and conspiracy to commit arson tied to the Rainbow Warrior bombing that killed Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira. Police said the suspects will appear in court amid ongoing inquiries into the attack.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Greenpeace
Allan Galbraith
Fernando Periera
Galbraith
New Caledonia
Singapore
David Lange
Lange
New
Good Lie Bad Lie May Shape Alaska Governor’s Fate
In Juneau hearing room Sam Dash argued for impeachment grounds over alleged steering of a 9.1 million Fairbanks state office lease to a friend and fundraiser. The grand jury urged lawmakers to consider removal for lack of candor and other alleged misconduct.
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Juneau
Bill Sheffield
Sam Dash
U.S. Senate
Watergate Committee
Richard Nixon
Alaska Senate
Dash
Sheffield
Fairbanks
Grand
Minister and Town Clash Over Church Raid in Maine
A man seeks his daughter’s return from a fundamentalist church amid a violent brawl when Crooker and armed supporters stormed the Lee Baptist Church. Four injured, church services continue, state police deployed, and an investigation ordered by the county DA.
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Lee
Maine
John W. Crooker
Lincoln
Crooker
Lee Baptist Church
Debby Dunphy
Daniel Dunphy
Mrs. Dunphy
Aiken Standard Subscription and Advertising Contacts
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions, classifieds, and news tips. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8 30 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Monday through Friday with different phone lines for subscriptions and advertising.
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