Mexico City Shakeup as Silva Herzog Fired
President Miguel de la Madrid dismissed Treasury Secretary Jesus Silva Herzog after dissension over handling Mexico’s economic crisis. Gustavo Petricioli Iturbide, head of Nacional Financiera, named as his replacement. Silva Herzog led the department for 14 years amid oil price collapse and peso decline.
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Mexico City
Treasury
Jesus Silva Herzog
Miguel de la Madrid
Mexico
Silva Herzog
Gustavo Petricioli Iturbide
Nacional Financiera
Methodist Hymnal Panel to Reconsider Vote on Hymn
A United Methodist Church revision committee in Nashville plans a special July 2 meeting after about 5,000 mail letters flood in opposing the panel's vote to drop Onward Christian Soldiers and to delete portions of Battle Hymn of the Republic for militaristic lyrics.
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Nashville, Tenn
United Methodist Church
National Hymnal Revision Committee
Hoyt Hickman
United Methodist Publishing House
Nashville
Chrysler Unveils Fancier Subcompacts Dodge Shadow Plymouth Sundance
Chrysler Corp introduces the Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance subcompacts with richer interiors and more equipment. Prices are not announced yet. dealer sources expect about 7500 dollars for the four door sedans, with two door versions also planned.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Vacationers sue over misbooked Bahamas trip to Mexico
Mary and Leroy West and Martha and Walter Brown sue Aladdin Travel Service in Richland County Common Pleas Court for 1468 dollars claiming they were booked on a Mexico cruise instead of Nassau last summer after paying for a Nassau vacation.
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Wests
Browns
Bahamas
Mexico
Mary
Leroy West
Martha
Walter Brown
Richland County Common Pleas Court
Aladdin Travel Service
Nassau
Rock Hill Water OK Despite Smell
Rock Hill utility director Charles Owen said the water smells like rotting material but urged patience until rainfall. City testing began earlier this week to identify the odor while acknowledging limited steps before rain improves the situation.
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Rock Hill
Charles Owen
Owen
Earthquake near Aleutian Islands rocks Alaska
A 6.5 magnitude quake struck near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska early today, per the Royal Hong Kong Observatory. The epicenter was logged at 4 16 a.m. EDT. An earthquake of 6 could cause considerable damage in populated areas.
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Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Royal Hong Kong Observatory
Brooke Shields to star as Brenda Starr in Jacksonville film
Brooke Shields will play Brenda Starr in a feature start date next month in Jacksonville. Budget expected to exceed 10 million dollars, the film touted as the city’s most costly production. Officials predict international distribution and a theater release rather than TV movies.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Brooke Shields
Brenda Starr
Dale Eldridge
Florida
Oldest Soviet Leader Retired At 85
Vasily V. Kuznetsov, 85, the oldest Soviet leader, retires as vice president and is replaced by Pyotr Demichev. The move, announced at a Supreme Soviet session with Gorbachev present, accompanies a new five year plan and signals a Kremlin leadership revamp amid debates over cultural policy.
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Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Pyotr N. Demichev
Supreme Soviet
Communist Party
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Kremlin
Demichev
Police chase gunmen near Swedish villa during dinner
Bodyguards for U S ambassador Gregory J Newell opened fire on two armed men outside a Stockholm area villa where he was dining. Police said the intruders fled on foot possibly by motorcycle as about 50 officers with dogs, motorcycles, helicopters and speedboats searched the area. The men, about 30 years old, were described as dark haired and of medium height.
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Stockholm
Sweden
U.S
Gregory J. Newell
Bo Axson Johnson
Gert Jersson
Ingvar Eklund
Nacka Police
Eklund
Senate May Adopt Tax Overhaul Law Today
Senate debates a sweeping tax overhaul aiming for overwhelming approval. The plan compresses rates to 27 and 15 percent, with a proposed 35 percent top rate for the wealthiest under an alternative. critics warn one third of middle earners could pay more. The measure preserves many special breaks while negotiations continue.
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Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
Middle America
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Mitchell
Senate Finance Committee
House
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
Finance Committee
Presbyterian Assembly Urges Sanctions on South Africa
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) urged members to lobby Congress and financial institutions for stiff economic sanctions on South Africa. The body called for direct pressure to end apartheid and disband the regime, as Rev. Benjamin Weir led a prayer for apartheid’s victims amid the nine day Minneapolis meeting concluding today.
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General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Congress
South Africa
U.S
Mary Carpenter
Benjamin Weir
Lebanon
Presbyterian Church
Weir
Assembly
Minneapolis
Aiken Standard Ownership Change Notice
The Aiken Standard dated notice states the paper is published by Aiken Communications Inc. The address listed is P.O. Box 456 and 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken, SC with second class postage paid at Aiken, S.C.
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Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken
Aken Communications Inc
P.O
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