NATO declines to endorse Reagan Star Wars plan
NATO foreign ministers wrap a two day meeting in Estoril Portugal without endorsing the space based anti missile program. France and Denmark resisted formal endorsement while Britain secretary general Carrington noted differences remain among allies on research versus deployment. The group welcomed Geneva talks and urged progress toward arms control in space and on earth.
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Portugal
U.S
NATO
Reagan
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Britain
Lord Carrington
United States
France
Denmark
Carrington
Geneva
Soviet Union
Body believed to be Mengele exhumed in Brazil
Police exhumed a man in Embu near Sao Paulo believing he may be Josef Mengele the Nazi doctor. Officials displayed the skull saying strong indications point to the find while Nazi hunter Wiesenthal doubted the identification.
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Emba
Brazil
Josef Mengele
Jose Antonio de Mello
Sao Paolo
Embu
Romeu Tuma
Mengele
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
New York
Mon Wiesenthal
Senate OKs Nicaragua Rebel Aid
The Republican Senate approved 38 million dollars in non-lethal aid for Nicaragua rebels over 18 months after a 55 to 42 vote. Senator Sam Nunn suggested the money could fund defensive radar or CIA helicopter flights under closed door agreements. Democrats push for strict restrictions and removal of U.S. combat forces from Nicaragua as a broader aid authorization proceeds.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Nicaragua
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
CIA
Nunn
Reagan
Congress
State Department
Mystery figure in spy case tested positive on polygraph
Washington reports indicate defense officials are probing a shadowy figure known as F who underwent a polygraph two weeks ago. Officials would not publicly identify F, though press reports name Gary Walker, half brother of accused ringleader John Walker Jr., as a possible link.
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Washington
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Gary Walker
John A. Walker Jr
Associated Press
Parents Vigil as Septuplet Bonnie Marie Holds On
Samuel and Patricia Frustaci kept vigil at the crib of Bonnie Marie as James Martin died at 16 days. Three other Septuplets at Children’s Hospital remain in critical but stable condition.
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Orange
Calif
Samuel
Patricia Frustaci
Bonnie Marie
James Martin
Frustaci
Childrens Hospital
Jobless Rate Stays At 7.3 Percent In May
The nation’s civilian unemployment rate remained at 7.3 percent for May, marking a four month stagnation the Labor Department says. Manufacturing payrolls fell 28,000 pushing year to date losses to 163,000, while the economy added 345,000 total jobs led by services with health and business sectors accounting for about 111,000 of the gains. Unemployment among young men remained a concern.
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Washington
Labor Department
Unemployment Rates Shift Across Demographics in May
May unemployment data shows adult men at 6.1 percent, women at 6.9 percent, teenagers at 18.9 percent, whites 6.2 percent, blacks 15.6 percent, and Hispanics 10.7 percent. The 20 to 24 age group rose to 12.5 percent, with teen rates driven by college-age job loss. Civilian joblessness hovered in the 7.1 to 7.5 percent range over the year. Construction up 30,000 while electrical equipment and clothing manufacturing fell 24,000. Manufacturing has recovered about 60 percent of lost 1981-82 recession jobs after 30 months.
Conferees Stall Over South Carolina Budget Impasse
House and Senate conferees reached a 3-3 deadlock on $5 million in rural development grants as time ran out for adjournment. Gov. Dick Riley ordered a Tuesday 10 a.m. return. The panel approved pay raises, tax protections, and a jet helicopter purchase while leaving an $18 million motor vehicle fee hike aside.
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House
Senate
General Assembly
Dick Riley
Woody Brooks
Budget and Control Board
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
Marchant
House Ways and Means
Tom Mangum
Lancaster
Death mystery surrounds 17 year old Shari Smith
Authorities pursue few leads in the death of 17 year old Shari Smith whose car was found running at her Lexington County home May 31. Her body was found in a Saluda County wooded area after a weeklong search. Pathologists cannot yet determine the cause. autopsy results expected in a week. Investigators say no suspects and focus remains in Lexington County as they reexamine leads.
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Columbia
Shari Smith
Miss Smith
Lexington County
Saluda County
James
R. Metts
Metts
Three Quarters of Income From Earnings Says Census
A Census Bureau report shows Americans rely mainly on wages as their primary income source. Government programs provide about 10.70 per hundred, with earnings at 77.50 per hundred and other sources filling the rest. The share from government varies with household income.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Emergency Numbers Provided by Aiken Standard
Aiken Standard offers a public service listing essential emergency numbers. The compilation covers police nonemergency, fire rescue, medical urgent care, poison control, and national helplines for common crises. Readers are advised to have these numbers accessible in daily life.
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Sandra Feldman
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Sheri Smith
Ronald Gra
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Aiken, S.C
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Aiken Standard
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Carrier
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Wagener Police
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