Small 4.4 earthquake rattles Southern California coast
A 4.4 magnitude quake struck 12 miles southwest of Oceanside at 1 18 a m causing no injuries or damage authorities said. It is among aftershocks of a July 13 5 3 magnitude quake that damaged San Diego County about 500000 and initially tied to a heart attack death.
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Oceanside
Calif
Orange
San Diego
California
Dennis Meredith
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Riverside
Los Angeles
CIA Chief Casey Secretly Visited Syria Over Hostages
CIA Director William Casey reportedly traveled to Syria to push for the release of American hostages in Lebanon. Officials and reports suggest he met with associates of the captors, with Jenco's release possibly linked to the trip, though confirmation varied.
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Washington
CIA
William Casey
Syria
Lebanon
San Francisco Examiner
Lawrence Jenco
Jenco
Casey
Associated Press
Israel stages mock air attack near Beirut
Israeli warplanes conducted mock dive bombing attacks on Palestinian guerrilla bases in Lebanon. Police said the jets carried out only mock assaults in the Bayssour hills southeast of Beirut and the Dahr el-Baidar ridge east of the capital, despite initial reports of a raid.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bayssour
Dahr el-Baidar
Lugar pushes sanctions to pressure South Africa talks
Senator Richard Lugar urges Congress to back sanctions against the white minority government of South Africa. A sanctions bill could be drafted for Senate action by week’s end, aiming to pressure Pretoria into talks with black leaders.
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Washington
Richard Lugar
Senate Foreign Relations Comittee
Congress
Reagan
South Africa
Lugar
Mark Helmke
Senate
Helmke
United States
Reagan weighs wheat subsidy plan for Soviet sales
President Reagan weighs a farm-state backed plan to subsidize American wheat exports to the Soviet Union amid divided cabinet advice and overseas complaints. Spokesman Larry Speakes said the Monday meeting with leaders from State Treasury Agriculture Labor and other agencies aired conflicting recommendations and did not predict the decision.
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Washington
Reagan
Soviet Union
State, Treasury, Agriculture and Labor Departments
Pentagon
CIA
Office of Management and Budget
U.S. Trade Representative’s Office
National Security Council
Larry Speakes
Navy investigates trainer plane crash near Empire Nevada
The Navy opened an investigation into a weekend crash of a T-34B Mentor near Empire Nevada likely involving an unauthorized flight. Pilot Lt. Anthony G. Gragg of San Leandro California and civilian Navy employee William F. Cornwell of Alameda California were killed.
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Washington
Navy
Pentagon
Empire
Nev
Reno
Anthony G. Gragg
San Leandro
Calif
William F. Cornwell
Naval Air Rework Facility
Alameda
Reagan Aide Sees 4% South African Textile Increase
Liberal members protested a June 27 agreement by the Reagan administration to raise U S imports of South African textiles by 4 percent starting September 1. The deal, brokered by Clayton Yeutter, faced scrutiny amid mounting sanctions pressure on Pretoria. Congressional sources confirmed Yeutter answered questions from House Speaker Thomas P O'Neill Jr and other liberals.
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Washington
Office of
Special Trade
Clayton Yeutter
U.S
Washington Post
Yeutter
Congressional
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
Congress
House Rejects Senate Tax Package in Budget Negotiations
House negotiators rejected most of the Senate revenue plan as they move to bargain on a new income tax overhaul. The delegation nixed $14.1 billion of a $26 billion proposal including a provision to curb the mortgage refinancing deduction.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rehnquist Begins Formal Confirmation Hearings
President Reagan's nominee for chief justice William H. Rehnquist faces firm opposition from civil rights groups and some Democrats as he starts Senate confirmation before the Judiciary Committee. Hearing delays to 4 p.m. EDT to honor W. Averell Harriman who died at 94.
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Washington
William H. Rehnquist
Senate
Rehnquist
Reagan
Warren E. Burger
Senate Judiciary Committee
New York
W. Averell Harriman
Freed Hostage Jenco To Meet Pope In Rome Trip
Rev Lawrence Jenco freed after 19 months in Lebanon flies from Wiesbaden to Rhein-Main, then Rome for a meeting with Pope John Paul II. He travels with 10 family members and is accompanied by Terry Waite. Jenco had been kidnapped in Beirut January 8, 1989 and faced ongoing health tests in Germany.
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Wiesbaden
West Germany
Lawrence Jenco
Lebanon
Rome
John Paul II
U.S. Air Force
James Mangum
Jenco
Rhein-Main
Frankfurt
Ed Franceschini
Associated Press
Franceschini
Sue
U.S. Air Force Hospital
United States
Bekaa Valley
John Jenco
Andrew Mihelich
Challenger pilot Smith heard say Uh oh before shuttle exploded
NASA disclosed that Michael J. Smith uttered Uh oh on intercom tape seconds after liftoff, suggesting some crew may have had a brief conscious awareness after the Challenger breakup. Analysis shows Smith’s exclamation may mark initial crew awareness, with 6 to 15 seconds of possible consciousness inside the cabin before impact.
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Joseph Kerwin
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IBM
NASA
Smith
Dick Scobee
Roger
Christa McAuliffe
Ronald McNair
Gregory B. Jarvis
Scobee
Union Wage Increases Experience Sharp Drop
In 261 major private industry contracts covering about 1 million workers, first year wage increases averaged 1.2 percent, the lowest in 19 years. Steel industry cuts and back loaded raises shape the trend, while lump-sum bonuses and profit sharing add value not captured by the BLS data.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Detroit Workers Reject Contract
Striking Detroit city workers voted to reject a new contract, continuing a 13 day walkout that halted city bus service and left garbage uncollected. The pact failed by about three to one according to union spokesman Phil Sparks of Council 26.
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Detroit
Phil Sparks
Council 26
American Federation of State
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Contact Details
Contact numbers for subscriptions and classified ads are listed for the Aiken Standard along with office hours and address. Includes mailing address and newsroom lines and mentions options for 3 months and 6 months subscriptions.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
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