Tornado damages rooftops in Lake City area
Radar and local officials report a small tornado-like event hitting Lake City around 6 15 pm Thursday. Wal Mart roof collapse, roof damage to homes, minor flooding, uprooted trees, power outages, and a few treated for minor cuts. National Weather Service says no confirmed tornado yet and investigators will decide. Also Marine Corps court martial set for Staff Sgt Stufflebeam over alleged improper contacts with Soviet women.
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Lake City
Florence County
Ernest Turner
Turner
Wal-Mart
Tom Thorpe
National Weather Service
Columbia
Washington
Marine Corps
U.S
Moscow
Robert S. Stufflebeam
Bloomington
Ill
Frank E. Petersen
Quantico
Marine Base
Defense Department
Marine private to be released from brig pending court martial decision
Douglas G. Beane, 40, facing desertion and unauthorized absence charges for Vietnam service, was ordered released from the Quantico brig but confined to base grounds while a magistrate weighs if a court martial is needed. The same report notes the FTC filed a complaint against Kraft Singles over calcium claims.
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Washington
Vietnam
Douglas G. Beane
Quantico
Corps
Federal Trade Commission
Kraft
Scott Horne
Commission
Glenview, Il
New Mexico Drivers Speed Past 65 mph Limit
A survey by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds about half of motorists on New Mexico highways exceed the 65 mph limit two months after the raise. Brian O'Neill cautions that higher limits spur faster driving despite stated compliance hopes. Congress previously allowed rural interstate 65 mph limits despite insurer opposition.
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Washington
New Mexico
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Brian O’neill
Insurance Group
Congress
Barry denies cocaine allegations and attacks leak
Washington mayor Marion Barry Jr. rejected claims that a former friend sold him cocaine 20 to 30 times and blamed the U.S. attorney's office for leaking the story. U.S. Attorney diGenova denied knowledge of the TV report's sources and said the papers were not seized in the May 22, 1987, search.
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Washington
Marion Barry Jr
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Wusa-Tv
Karen Johnson
Johnson
Barry
Beirut abducts two foreigners as Syria seeks release
Lebanon reports the abduction of American journalist Charles Glass and Ali Osseiran by gunmen in west Beirut. Syrian officials demand quick release and contact Hezbollah leadership while warning the incident harms regional security. Glass is the first foreigner abducted since Syria seized west Beirut.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Hezbollah
Charles Glass
Syria
Party of God
Glass
Ali Osseiran
Adel Osseiran
Associated Press
Osseiran
Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah
West Beirut
Ouzai
Moslem West Beirut
Los Angeles
Bus Train Collision Kills Seventeen in South Africa
Seventeen people are dead and 85 injured when a packed bus hit two connected locomotives at a level crossing 31 miles west of Pretoria near Bophuthatswana. Most victims were black. the bus driver was not among the dead.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Pretoria
Bophuthatswana
Rustenburg
South African Press Association
Sapa
Official Says Negligence Led To Chernobyl Disaster
An official stated negligence by three senior officials caused the Chernobyl accident but they stayed at their posts during the crisis. The former plant director chief engineer and deputy face trial starting July 5 near the plant for criminal negligence with up to 12 years.
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Chernobyl
U.S.S.R
Chernobyl Plant
Alexander P. Kovalenko
Chernobyl Nuclear Complex
Kovalenko
Pentagon to reassess Persian Gulf escort risk plan
The Pentagon will review Persian Gulf escort duties to ensure safety of U S troops and vessels amid CIA warnings of likely attacks. Senators pressed for integrated threat analysis reflecting military and terrorist risks as differences with the CIA emerged over Iran related threats.
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Pentagon
Persian Gulf
Washington
U.S
CIA
Reagan
James Sasser
D-Tenn
William Cohen
Maine
Senate Intelligence Committee
Iran
United States
Goetz Holed Up Three Days After Verdict in New York
Bernhard Goetz remains inside his Manhattan apartment three days after being cleared of attempted murder and assault in the subway shooting of four youths. Guardian Angels leader Curtis Sliwa said members visited to offer support while noting Goetz plans for his Sept. 4 sentencing on the gun conviction.
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NEW York
Bernhard Goetz
Guardian Angels
Curtis Sliwa
Goetz
Manhattan
Barry
Slotnick
Sliwa
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Office Details
Contact numbers for subscriptions and ads are listed along with office hours and location. The paper provides addresses in Aiken South Carolina and a P.O. Box for mail.
Emergency Numbers Provided by The Aiken Standard
Emergency numbers are listed as a community service by The Aiken Standard. The notice notes the paper's establishment in 1867 and publication details under Aiken Communications Inc with contact P.O. Box 456 and Rutland Drive address in Aiken South Carolina 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
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FTC
American Society of Newspaper Editors
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ASNE
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Eric Arturo del Valle
Manuel Antonio Noreiga
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la Prensa
Chapultepec
Maria Elena Hoyo
Ping- Ping
Mexico City
Ying-Ying
Ping-Ping
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PBM
Abused Persons Coalition
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HCA
Jackson
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New Holland
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Volun
Wagener
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