Controllers await union vote after Reagan purge
Washington AP The nations air traffic controllers await word on union representation for the first time since 1981. Ballots are being counted to decide if the National Air Traffic Controllers Association will be certified after more than 11,300 were fired six years ago. More than 10,000 of 12,768 ballots were returned with organizers predicting a near 70 percent victory.
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Washington
Reagan
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
John Thornton
Former Navy man surrenders after Augusta shooting
Augusta sheriff says George Irvin Cail turned himself in after a May 27 incident at a Navy recruiting station where he allegedly shot two petty officers. A .38 caliber gun recovered from his vehicle links to the case. one victim, Nathaniel Watkins Obey Jr., is in critical condition. Cail faces aggravated assault with intent to murder and is held without bond. he reportedly gave a Tampa address and said he was disgruntled over a failed Navy re enlistment.
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Augusta
U.S. Navy
Southgate
Ronald Strength
Richmond County
Tampa
Fla
Nathaniel Watkins Obey Jr
Mark Jerome Watson
Obey
Medical College of Georgia
Strength
Cail
Navy
Carl
Litchfield Theaters Sold to United Artists for 90 Million
Litchfield Co of Easley sells 51 of 62 cinemas to Denver based United Artists Communications for 90 million dollars. The deal makes United Artists the largest theater chain with over 2200 screens and includes some real estate parcels. Litchfield will keep three theaters in Chester Virginia and South Carolina properties but no staff changes are planned.
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Litchfield Co
Easley
Denver
Colo
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
United Artists
Litchfield
Chester
Litchfield Beach
Richland Mall
Columbia
The
South Carolina
Oil Spill at Charleston Naval Base Contained
About 12 500 gallons of oil spilled from a broken line at the Submarine Training Facility at Charleston Naval Base with roughly 900 gallons entering Charleston Harbor. Cleanup by the Naval Station Oil Response Team contained the spill and officials found no environmental damage.
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Charleston
Charleston Naval Base
Charleston Harbor
Naval
Naval Station
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Harvey Wilkins
Naval Base
Cmdr
John Tull
Tull
Navy
Foster Coleman
No Trace of Heavy Metals Disclosed Near Islands
Sediment tests near Jones and Turtle islands show no trace of toxic chemicals or heavy metals, according to the South Carolina Fish and Wildlife Department. Spoil from the Savannah River dredging by the Army Corps of Engineers is blamed by some Daufuskie Island fishermen for offshore pollution and shellfishing decline. Jane Settle says initial results refute the claim, with biological tests planned as funds allow.
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Charleston
Jones and
Turtle Islands
South Carolina Fish and Wildlife Department
Jones Island
Army Corps of Engineers
Savannah River
Daufuskie Island
Jane Settle
State Wildlife Department
Corps of Engineers
Savannah
Thatcher Poised For Victory In Britain General Election
London AP reports Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher poised for a historic third term as Britain votes. Polls forecast a Conservative plurality with a reduced majority, while Labour leader Neil Kinnock pledges to end Thatcherism. Voting opened early and results unlikely before Friday.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Thatcher
Earl of Liverpool
Guardian
May Retail Sales Fall 0.6 Percent Aided by Auto Decline
The Commerce Department reports May retail sales fell 0.6 percent to 118.1 billion dollars seasonally adjusted. Auto sales dropped 3.8 percent, the steepest monthly auto decline since January, dragging overall consumer spending lower amid debt and slow income growth. Durables fell 2.5 percent while non-durables rose 0.6 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Second Day of Seoul Street Battles Rages Across City
Riot police in black visored helmets clash with students and protesters armed with firebombs and iron bars in Seoul for a second straight day of anti government demonstrations. At Myundong Cathedral hundreds barricade streets as police fire tear gas and students hurl projectiles amid chaotic street fighting. Police report 708 officers injured and 4,000 protesters arrested with materials burned including substations and vehicles.
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Seoul
South Korea
Myundong Cathedral
Kwon Bok-kyung
Emergency numbers and contact lines listed by Aiken Standard
Aiken Standard provides emergency numbers and services including Abused Persons Coalition, fire and police departments in North Augusta and Salley, Sheriff’s Office, Poison Control, and volunteer fire departments. The note also cites the newspaper’s publishing details and postal addresses for subscriptions and changes.
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S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Long Distare
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