Pentagon Budget Battles Move to House Floor
The House faces key votes on a defense bill freezing Pentagon spending at about 292 billion while negotiating with the Senate on a 1986 budget. Disputes focus on nerve gas reintroduction, the MX missile deployment, and the Star Wars Strategic Defense Initiative amid broad partisan tensions.
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Pentagon
House
Reagan
Senate
Lion
U.S
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Armed Services Committee
Strategic Defense Initiative
Wives of Power Pressure Rock Lyrics Tone Down
Susan Baker and Tipper Gore lead a group of prominent women urging the record industry to curb explicit lyrics and imagery. They oppose lines describing oral sex at gunpoint and masturbation with magazines and seek parental control over music content for children.
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Washington (Ap
Susan Baker
Treasury
James A. Baker III
Tipper Gore
Albert Gore Jr
Dtenn
Worker Charged In Newspaper Fire
Anderson official says a former Anderson Independent Mail employee has been charged with arson for the June 1 blaze at the newspaper plant causing more than significant damage.
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The
Anderson Independent Mail
Abductions Prompt Multi County Search Across South Carolina
Authorities pursue clues in three ongoing abductions of young women Sharon Smith 17 Debra Helmick 10 and a 19 year old on the University of South Carolina campus. The 19 year old escaped near King Street Charleston after a daytime assault. Investigators seek a 170 pound white male 5 foot 7 to 5 foot 10 with blond hair and a Marine tattoo. Sharon Smith was found dead in Saluda County June 5. Police release composite sketches and urge public tips as searches continue in Richland Lexington and Saluda counties.
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Charleston
Sharon Faye Smith
Saluda County
Debra May Helmick
Thomas Brandon
University of South Carolina
Brandon
King Street
Marine Corps
Richland County
Helmick
Shiloh
Sheriff’s Department
Frank Powell
Lexington County
Smith
James Metts
Miss Smith
Metts
General Motors
Pasteurization Critically Examined at Jalisco Cheese Plant
Inspectors from state and federal agencies spent the weekend at Jalisco Mexican Products Inc. in Artesia evaluating pasteurization after outbreaks linked to Lis teria monocytogenes. Officials plan dye tests on packaging lines and milk sampling from dairies supplying the plant as they pursue a full audit.
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Central Correction Institution
James Terry Roach
Roach
State Department of Corrections
Los Angeles
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Jalisco Mexican Products Inc
Artesia
Hans van Nes
State Department of Food
van Nes
Sacramento
State Food and Agriculture
Jan Wessell
Forensic Experts Examine Skeleton in Mengele Case
Eleven international forensic experts begin analyzing a grave relic near Embu Sao Paulo to verify the remains as Josef Mengele. Brazilian doctors seek additional data from the Simon Wiesenthal Center on 1938 dental records and documents to confirm sex age and race.
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Brazil
America
West Germany
Israel
Josef Mengele
Wilmes Teixeira
Simon Wiesenthal
Los Angeles
Mengele
Auschwitz
Poland
South America
Teixeira
Tornado injures three at Hilton Head RV park
A tornado at the Outdoor RV Resort and Yacht Club on Hilton Head Island injured three people and caused one heart attack. John Adkins, 64, Franklin, Tennessee, was listed in critical condition after suffering a heart attack during the storm while helping neighbors secure awnings. Diane Damratoski, 18, Pittsburgh, and Thomas Nicholas, 58, Schwenksville, were in stable condition. Carolyn Weber, 20, Pittsburgh, was treated and released.
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Marine Recruiting Training
Parris Island
Daufuskie Island
U.S. Coast Guard
Charleston
Roy D. Sargent
Avondale Estates
Daphne
Jane Vinns
Hilton Head Hospital
Park
John Adkins
Franklin, Tenn
Diane Damratoski
Pittsburgh
Thomas Nicholas
Schwenksville
Carolyn Weber
Dwight Blakeslee
Adkins
Drunk Driver Strikes Girl Of MADD Mother
Marion Stokes of Medford, mother of Michael who was killed in 1981, sees her daughter Michelle among three injured in a head on crash caused by a drunk driver. William Graham, 22, faces charges of driving under the influence and related offenses as Michelle remains in guarded condition. Stokes founded the Boston MADD chapter after her son’s death and voices fatigue over the ongoing tragedy.
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Mass
Mothers Against
Marion Stokes
Boston
Michael
Michelle
Miss Stokes
Lahey Clinic
Burlington
William Graham
Woburn District Court
Boston Herald
Aiken Standard Advertisement and Contact Details
Classified and display advertising information for The Aiken Standard with phone numbers 648-2311 and 649-1555. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday for submissions and ideas.
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Rutland Drive
Emergency Numbers Provided by Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard provides a quick reference to essential emergency numbers. Readers can access police, fire, medical, and public service contact lines for immediate help. This compact list aims to streamline urgent communications for residents and visitors.
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Jackson Volunteer Fire Departments
Graniteville
Aiken County
New Ellenton
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Aiken Police
Salley Fire
Salley
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