Bomb hits Italian trade office in Athens raises security fears
An explosion outside the Italian Chamber of Commerce in central Athens injures one employee and prompts a search for a second bomb inside the building. A caller claimed to represent Abul Abbas and targeted Italian interests after the Achille Lauro hijacking trial. Bomb disposal teams later cleared a bag at the Italian consulate in a residential district.
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Athens
Greece
Italian Chamber of Commerce
Achille Lauro
Abul Abbas
Peking Enforces Water Rationing Amid Severe Drought
Peking faces a critical water shortage with 300000 tons daily gap between supply and demand. Officials curb water waste as seven year drought drives reserves to a record low and rainfall from last October to May runs 39 percent below normal per China Daily.
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Peking
China Daily
Parliament Rejects New Security Bills in South Africa
In Johannesburg the Indian and mixed-race chambers of Parliament rejected sweeping security bills for unrest areas. President Botha sought to send the measures to the white-dominated President's Council after the vote. The move comes amid a nationwide state of emergency with 45 people reported detained.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
P.W. Botha
Botha
Cape Town
Soweto
Convicted Texas Killer Executed by Injection
Kenneth Albert Brock, 37, of Houston, was executed by lethal injection in Hunstville for the May 21, 1974 shooting death of Michael Sedita, a 31 year old 7-Eleven store manager in northeast Houston. Brock replied he was ready for final words and said OK bye as doctors pronounced him dead at 12:18 a.m. after the last dose. The victim's father and a prosecutor had urged clemency.
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Hunstville
Brock
Michael Sedita
Houston
Mexican publisher and physician slain in Reynosa home ambush
Dr Jorge Brennes publisher of El Rio in Rio Bravo and Frontera was shot four times by a masked motorcyclist during a meeting with five journalists at his Reynosa home. He died at McAllen Medical Center two hours later. Brennes had reported death threats prior to the attack.
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Reynosa
Mexico
Rio Grande
Jorge Brennes
el Rio
Rio Bravo
Frontera
Brennes
Northern Mexico American University
Government
McAllen
Texas
Tamaulipas
Israel Pena Lucero
Elephant’s Death Triggers $10,000 Circus Settlement
The Hanneford Circus reaches an out-of-court settlement for $10,000 after an elephant weighing 3,000 pounds was electrocuted at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. The animal, valued at about $30,000, died June 7, 1982, allegedly after contacting underground wires. Windemuller Electric denies installation duties. Calvin College settled for $7,500 with Kiwanis Club East and insurers.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Hanneford Circus
Calvin College
Windemuller Electric Inc
Gary T. Britton
Windemuller
James T. Nelson
Calvin
Kiwanis Club East
James Lohr
Collision Over Grand Canyon Kills 25 Sightseers
The mid morning crash of a sightseeing helicopter and a twin engine plane over the Grand Canyon killed 25 people. Investigators found the plane’s tail section apart from the main wreckage and noted pilots failed to stay on FAA radar. Officials said 11 Dutch, two Swiss, one South African and six Americans were aboard the plane, with four aboard the helicopter all Americans. The crash prompts calls for safeguards over park flights, with lawmakers arguing voluntary self regulation has failed.
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Grand Canyon Village
Ariz
Grand Canyon
Richard Lehman
D-Calif
House
Subcommittee On
National Parks and Recreation
Colorado River
Flagstaff
Charlie Peterson
FAA
Larry Bjork
Federal Aviation Administration
Prescott
Grand Canyon Airlines
Charles Farrabe
National Park Service Management
James Ingraham
Bruce Grubb
John Thybony
Helitech Inc
Grandon National Park
Dick Marks
Mary Donaldson
Aisman
Helitech
Lehman
Scientists urge Congress to slow Star Wars spending pace
More than 1,600 scientists from government and industry laboratories sign a letter urging Congress to slow SDI funding. They warn rapid growth risks an escalation of the arms race and call for greater technical and policy scrutiny before expanding the Strategic Defense Initiative. The letter surfaces amid a bipartisan Senate coalition opposing further SDI budget increases, as Reagan pushes deployment timing into the early 1990s.
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U.S
Congress
Washington
Livermore, Sandia
Los Alamos Laboratories
Boeing, Bell, Raytheon
Lincol
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Strategic Defense Initiative
Reagan
United States
Last Minute Amendments Delay Tax Bill in Senate
The Senate debates the tax code revision as a flurry of amendments seeks special breaks. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole expressed frustration with the slow pace, noting about 20 amendments were pending at 8 p.m. and around 50 more by 11:20 p.m.
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Washington
Senate
Fnally
Senate Finance Committee
Bob Dole
Dole
Thurmond Proposes Constitutional Limit on Felon Officials
Sen. Strom Thurmond called for a constitutional amendment to remove convicted felons from federal jobs without impeachment. He argued that when courts find an official guilty of a serious crime, Congress should not need to re try the case after appeals, as removal would be automatic.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Sen
Strom Thurmond
House
Senate
Thur
Ewton Testifies He Aided Investors Before ESM Collapse
Fort Lauderdale businessman Ron Ewton testified that he helped two investors close securities deals three months before ESM Government Securities failed. He related telling Cincinnati financier Marvin Warner in 1984 he planned to resign and urged co founder George Mead to assist Warner and Burton Bongard with their ESM accounts.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
ESM
Government Securities Inc
Ron Ewton
HOME AT LAST Dickens, 11-year-old female dog returned
A small to medium brown female dog from Dickens is finally home after being lost. Owners thank neighbors and passersby who called and offered help during the search.
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Dickens
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Hours Notice
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions, classifieds, news ideas, and display ads. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, with mailing address at Box 456 Aiken S C 29802 and offices at 124 Rutland Drive.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Abused Persons Coalition
North Augusta
Aiken
Aiken Police
Emerg
S.C. Highway Patrol
HCA
Aiken Regional Salley Fire
Salley Police
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New Holland
Volun
Wagener
North August
Wagener Police
Alken Communications Inc
P.O
Alken
S.C
Aken
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