Astronaut S. David Griggs Dies In Vintage Plane Crash
S. David Griggs, an astronaut who flew on the space shuttle in 1985 and trained to pilot the November mission, died when his vintage plane crashed near Earle Arkansas just after 9 a.m. One person was killed. Griggs was 49 and had been training as pilot for shuttle flight 33. The crash occurred south of Earle, about 20 miles west of Memphis.
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Ark
David Griggs
Lamar Coleman
Crittenden County Sheriff's Department
Memphis
Tenn
Coleman
Griggs
NASA
Kemp Faces Task Of Cleaning Up HUD
Kemp confronts reforms at HUD after a string of scandals tied to Reagan era abuses. Investigators report multimillion fraud, diverted funds to connected developers, and widespread mismanagement. Rep. Santos calls the HUD crisis among the decade’s most complex scandals.
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Washington
Jack Kemp
Bush
Housing and Urban Development
Kemp
Reagan
Samuel R. Pierce Jr
HUD
Tom Santos
D-Calif
House
Department
Soldiers fire on protesters kill teen in Gaza clash
Israeli troops shot and killed a 15 year old Palestinian and wounded 11 others during a Saturday protest against Israel's peace plan. Arab reports also said uniforms of PLO militants were burned and copies of the Koran torched in Gaza Strip sites.
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Israel
Middle East
PLO
Gaza Strip
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Shati
Beit Hanoun
Aiken Standard Contact and Address Details
The Aiken Standard lists subscription and advertising contact numbers and office hours. It provides mailing address P.O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 and office location 124 Rutland Drive with hours 8 30 to 5 30 Monday to Friday and 5 30 to 7 00 p m weekdays 8 00 to 10 00 a m Sunday. The paper notes publication by Aiken Communications Inc with 1867 establishment and postmaster contact for address changes.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken, S.C
Aiken
Aiken Communications Inc
S.C
Eight More Sentenced To Die In China
Eight people were sentenced to death for allegedly beating soldiers and burning vehicles as troops moved on Tiananmen Square. Two men were captured after firing at soldiers guarding a bridge. Four Western reporters were expelled for violating martial law. Civilians entered Tiananmen Square for the first time since the crackdown. About 10 000 Young Pioneers in red scarves lined the square as banners praised socialism and the mother country.
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Tiananmen Square
Pro-Democracy Movement
China
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Young Pioneers
People’s Liberation Army
Tiananmen
Evening TV
Beijing People’s Intermediate Court
Shanghai
Beijing Radio
East German Jetliner Crashes On Takeoff Killing Several
An East German Ilyushin Il-62 aborted takeoff at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin and crashed into a field bursting into flames. Officials reported at least four dead with 10 missing and 47 injuries, while the ADN agency put five bodies recovered and 19 missing.
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Berlin
Otto Arndt
ADN
East Berlin
Schoenefeld
Arndt
Summer Tick Season Brings Lyme Disease Warnings
Eight Lyme disease cases reported in South Carolina in 1989 versus ten last year as officials urge precautions. Dr. Stanley Schuman of the Agromedicine Program stresses protective clothing and repellents, notes not all ticks carry risk, and advises proper removal and antibiotic treatment if exposed. The program is a Clemson University and Medical University of South Carolina joint venture.
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South Carolina
Stanley Schuman
Clemson University
Medical University of South Carolina
Schuman
Mayors Seek Action as Bush Administration Attends Meeting
Charleston mayors gather for their annual conference amid hopes the Bush White House will address urban needs. Leaders like Houston’s Kathy Whitmire urge priority for city concerns such as drugs AIDS and homelessness.
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White House
Bush
Kathy Whitmire
Houston
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Reagan
J. Thomas Cochran
Cochran
Colorado To Help Monitor Rocky Flats Under Agreement
Colorado and the federal government will expand independent monitoring of the Rocky Flats site. The Energy Department will spend 1.8 million dollars yearly and buy 730 thousand dollars of equipment to strengthen oversight, emergency response, and cleanup. Sam F. Iacobellis of Rockwell applauded the move.
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Rocky Flats
Denver
Energy Department
Roy Romer
Henson Moore
Romer
Moore
Energy
James Watkins
Rockwell International
FBI
Environmental Protection Agency
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PBM
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Elke Fuchs
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Rockwell
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Rockwell International Aerospace Operations
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