Reagan Signals Flexibility on South Africa Sanctions
President Reagan, amid rising congressional criticism, says he is not opposed to all sanctions on South Africa. White House spokesman Larry Speakes clarifies a distinction between punitive economic sanctions and other possible measures such as denying U.S. landing rights to South African airliners.
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Bush to push Middle East peace path after Morocco talks
Vice President George Bush travels to the Middle East for a 10 day visit after a Morocco meeting described as historic and valuable. A senior official says he will seek the best way to move forward and speed, with talks planned in Israel Jordan and Egypt.
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George Bush
Middle East
U.S
Morocco
Bush
Israel
Jordan
Egypt
Jerusalem
Sikh extremists kill 10 on Punjab intercity bus
Police report Sikh extremists halted an intercity bus near Muktsar Punjab and opened fire killing ten Hindu passengers. Several others were wounded as the bus traveled toward Chandigarh 140 miles away.
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India
Punjab
Muktsar
Chandigarh
lawmakers press White House for documents on contra aid network
Democratic lawmakers charge the White House stonewalls by withholding files on a private network that aided Nicaraguan rebels during a ban on U.S. aid. Rep. Michael Barnes says the administration hides war policy from the public as Bonier accuses secrecy of betraying public trust.
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White House
U.S
Michael Barnes
D-Md
House Foreign Affairs
Latin America
David E. Bonier
D-Mich
House
Nicaragua
Lockheed chief vows action on missing classified documents
Lawrence O. Kitchen, chairman of Lockheed Corp., told a House subcommittee that the company has not maintained proper administrative control over classified documents at its Burbank California plant. He called internal laxness inexcusable and pledged full and timely corrective action.
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Lockheed Corp
Burbank
Calif
Lawrence O. Kitchen
House
Cholera Outbreak Kills 13 in East Java District
Merdeka reports a cholera outbreak in Jember district east of Jakarta has killed 13 people in 10 days and left 235 others needing medical supervision. Doctors blame poor sanitation for the spread as fatalities occurred while en route to hospitals.
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Indonesia
East Java
Merdeka
Jember
Nuns Challenge Vatican Over Abortion Teachings
Eleven Roman Catholic nuns challenge the Vatican s handling of cases tied to questioning church leaders abortion teaching. They accuse church officials of misusing settlements to pressure two nuns at risk of expulsion from orders since the October 1984 abortion declaration.
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Washington
Vatican
The
Baby Sitter Dies Protecting Children From Van at Lake
In Lake Orion Michigan a 19 year old babysitter, Rachel Snyder of Orion Township, was crushed when she tried to stop a van with three children inside from rolling into the lake. The children aged 1, 2, and 4 months were unharmed.
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Mich
Rachel Snyder
Orion Township
James Leach
Leach
Wedneday
Pontiac
Cuellar May Not Run For Second Term
United Nations chief Javier Perez de Cuellar undergoes a quadruple bypass after heart surgery raising questions about his eligibility for a second term. Western diplomats note strong support to remain in office though uncertainty looms with the secretary-general race approaching.
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U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Stampede at Indiana county fair injures baby and others
At a county fair in Lafayette Indiana horses in a contest stampeded after a horse kicked another. A 25 day old baby, Megin Irwin of Attica, was trampled in a stroller and underwent abdominal surgery. Two other people were injured. the baby was reported in satisfactory condition.
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Ind
Megin Irwin
Attica
Former Navy radioman convicted in Walker spy case
Jerry Whitworth, 46, Davis, convicted by a San Francisco jury on seven espionage related counts and tax charges in the Walker Soviet run spy ring. He faces life in prison on espionage counts, with a 35 year minimum likely, and sentencing set for August 28. The case is described as the most serious U.S. espionage since WWII.
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John Walker
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Lehman
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Zambian President blasts Howe over apartheid sanctions
President Kenneth Kaunda criticized visiting British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe for backing U S and Britain against sanctions on South Africa. Kaunda warned Washington and London sent a signal to racists by opposing penalties while Howe promotes end of apartheid talks in southern Africa.
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Car Bomb Strikes Dornier Site in Friedrichshafen Suburb
A car bomb exploded at 4 51 am in front of Dornier’s five story building in Immenstaad Friedrichshafen injuring no one but shattering about 250 windows. German officials suspect independent Red Army Faction supporters after a letter signed fighting unit appeared at the scene.
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Karl-Heinz Foerster
Red Army
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Immenstaad
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Defense Ministry
U.S
Fraunhoffer Institute
Laser Technology
Aachen
Germany
Fraunhofer Institute
Sheban Atlouf
Siemens Research
Karl Heinz Beckarts
Weinberger Orders Expedited Probe of Pentagon Entertainment
Defense Secretary Weinberger orders urgent review of GAO findings that top Pentagon officials used emergency budget accounts for improper entertainment. The 11 page GAO audit cites examples including a $33 bathrobe bill and a $2,408 hospitality tent at the Army-Navy game, with others not clearly barred by regs.
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Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Pentagon
General Accounting Office
Army
John O. Marsh
Naval Operations
Adm
James D. Watkins
GAO
Congress
Weinberger
Department
Jim Turner
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscriptions Info
The Aiken Standard lists subscription options and contact numbers for advertising and customer service. It provides office hours, mailing address, and historical note that the paper has operated since 1867. Emergency and local agency contacts are mentioned in a directory-like listing.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
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