US June trade gap widens as imports exceed exports
The Commerce Department reports June imports at 33.2 billion and exports at 19.1 billion, creating a 14.2 billion deficit. For January–June 1986 the half-year deficit rises to a record 83.9 billion, with Western Europe posting a larger deficit than Japan for the first time. A 2 billion non monetary gold sale to Japan helped lift exports.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Europe
Japan
South Africa Crisis Deepens After Umtata Station Incident
AP reports a high death toll after a hazardous-material blast near Umtata police station in Transkei. The home affairs minister was injured. five feared dead including three officers. In currency news, the rand slid after President Botha rejected Howe’s peace plan. Also, Rev. Jenco, freed in Lebanon, delivered a message from captors to Pope John Paul I. Titan ic plans surface as an oilman from West Texas eyeing artifacts.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
South African Press Association
Umtata
Transkei
P.W. Botha
Geoffrey Howe
Rome
Lawrence Martin Jenco
John Paul I
Lebanon
Jenco
Archbishop of Canterbury
Reagan
Beiruts Bombings Widen Sectarian Strife Amid Claims
In Beirut two days of explosions kill 57 as Muslim and Christian leaders trade blame. A Shiite group accuses Christians tied to Israel of engineering the blasts to spark civil war, while Christian spokesmen blame Syria's intelligence operatives backing Lebanese leftists seeking Amin Gemayels ouster.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Secret Service
Syria
Amin Gemayel
Progress Seen in Tax Code Revisions Talks
Senate tax writers proposed $30 billion in revenue raises affecting corporations and banks. House negotiators called it a positive step as 22 conferees sought a final tax overhaul. A face-to-face meeting was uncertain today. The plan also raises the question of repealing the special tax treatment of corporate capital gains.
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Washington
Congressional
Senate
House
OPEC Ministers Weigh Voluntary Cuts to Stabilize Prices
Geneva AP report says OPEC ministers resume talks on voluntary oil production cuts to halt price decline. Spokesman James Audu says cuts may bolster or stop further falls as ministers fail to agree national quotas under a unified output ceiling after two days of meetings.
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Geneva
OPEC
James Audu
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Heater Fault Said to Cause Rick Nelson Plane Crash
A federal NTSB report ties the New Year’s Eve crash that killed singer Rick Nelson and six others to a faulty cabin heater. Pilots Rank and Ferguson escaped through cockpit windows after crash landing near DeKalb Texas. They suffered second and third degree burns.
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Washington
Rick Nelson
National Transportation Safety Board
Bradley Rank
Kenneth Ferguson
Nelson
DeKalb
Texas
Detroit Strike Reaches Fifteenth Day
Detroit municipal workers strike enters its 15th day as city bargainers skip a Tuesday session called by state mediator Charles Jamerson. About 3,500 AFSCME members rejected a tentative contract 3 to 1 after union leaders had endorsed it.
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Detroit
Charles Jamerson
American Federation of State
Chernobyl Official Expelled as Safety Violations Are Cited
Pravda Ukrainy reports that Fomin the former Chernobyl chief engineer was expelled from the Ukrainian Communist Party for grave mistakes and neglect in safe operation. The paper says Zavalnyuk the acting head of the local atomic safety agency received a strict reprimand for failing in duty.
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Moscow
Chernobyl
Communist Party
Pravda Ukrainy
Central Committee
Fomin
National Atomic Safety Agency
Zavalnyuk
Rehnquist Faces Senate Confirmation Fight
Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehnquist prepared to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee as he pursues becoming the 16th chief justice. He warned he would face nastiness and hoopla, while opponents including Sen. Edward M. Kennedy urged rejection of his nomination.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Rehnquist
Warren E. Burger
Edward M. Kennedy
Reagan
William Rehnquist
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Hospital bill climbs for brain dead woman and fetus
University Hospital faces questions of liability as brain dead Donna Piazzi and her 21 week fetus accrue care costs. The court ordered continued care despite disputes over who should pay, with $26 000 already spent since June 27 and daily costs rising.
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Augusta
University Hospital
Donna Piazzi
Piazzi
Chris Naylor
William Fleming Jr
Senate Makes TV Coverage Permanent
The Senate votes 78-21 to extend its live gavel-to-gavel TV broadcasts. Senate leaders Dole Byrd Gore praise the experiment as a democratic bridge to the American people and a successful permanent fixture.
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Senate
Washington
Bob Dole
R-yan
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Decision was simple for father in brain-dead mother case
Derrick Poole, 31, chose to keep his fiancee Marie Henderson on life support to save their fetus, a 32 to 34 week unborn child, after a brain-death diagnosis. The settlement with Henderson’s parents allowed continued artificial support at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Santa Clara, with delivery by cesarean section planned.
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Richmond
Calif
Derrick Poole
Marie Odette Henderson
Poole
Ms. Henderson
Kaiser Permanente Hospital
Santa Clara
No further court action needed for custody if fetus is delivered
Attorney Craig says if the fetus is delivered, custody to Hadden would not require more court action given undisputed paternity. He notes Hadden could be responsible for medical expenses of the fetus if able to pay, though Gillespie disputes any cost division at this point.
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Robert Piazzi
David Hadden
Hadden
Daniel Craig
Edward Gillespie
University Hospital
Craig
Gillespie
Aiken Standard Contact and office hours notice
The notice lists subscription, classified, and news contact numbers for the Aiken Standard. It provides office hours Monday through Friday and Sunday, along with the address at 124 Rutland Drive and mailing address Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley
Volun
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
P.O. Box
Aiken
S.C
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