Encyclopedia of Southern Culture and Missing Dog
A 1643 page encyclopedia on Southern culture debuts in Washington to highlight the region’s distinct traits from Hank Aaron to Cajun music across 24 topics. In Illinois, Korsair the European show dog, valued at up to 50 000 dollars, is found after a French command from his trainer brought him back at O Hare Airport.
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Jackson
Miss
Dixie
United States
Washington, D.C
Hank Aaron
Bill Ferris
Mount Prospect
Ill
Gerald A. Rousseau
O’hare International
Rousseau
Weather outlook with evening storms and warm highs
Mostly cloudy skies forecast tonight with a 45 percent chance of thunderstorms. Tomorrow remains mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs expected in the upper 80s. Details on Page 5A.
Obituary notices list ten deaths with locations across several towns
Deaths listed for H W Barinowski Augusta Florence Ford Barnwell J C Gleaton Springfield Josh Harris St Albans N Y James W Jones Norcross Ga George C Lenz Augusta Eldon Lowe Newberry Ida Parker Aiken Lena F Pridgen Clarks Hill William B Swancey Aiken G Maxwell Toole Williston Details continued on Page 5A.
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H.W. Barinowski
Augusta
Florence G. Ford
Barnwell
J.C. Gleaton
Springfield
Josh Harris
St. Albans
N.Y
James W. Jones
Norcross
George C. Lenz
Eldon Lowe
Newberry
Ida Parker
Aiken
Lena F. Pridgen
Clarks Hill
William B. Swancey
G. Maxwell Toole
Williston
Safety Lapses and Secrecy Plague Nuclear Weapons Plants
Congressional investigators link safety breakdowns at Savannah River Site and other nuclear facilities to secrecy and poor oversight. The report cites inadequate fire protection at SRS near Aiken and confirms ongoing upgrades as reactors are readied for restart in 1990. FBI controls at Rocky Flats prompted a $5 million bonus freeze for Rockwell as investigations continue. Energy Secretary Watkins drafts a master plan to modernize the complex amid an estimated 150 billion cost over 30 years.
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Washington
Savannah River
Energy Department
Ing
Srs
Aiken
Rocky Fats
Boulder
Colo
FBI
Rocky Flats
Rockwell International Corp
State lawmakers weigh local sales tax amid tax relief stalemate
State legislators return to face budget vetoes and a local option sales tax plan. Proposals split 50 to 75 percent for tax relief, with House and Senate arguing over the rollback share. Sen. John Land seeks compromise while Sen. Glenn McConnell pushes for property tax cuts and opposition to broader uses.
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Columbia
Senate
John Land
Manning
Land
Carroll Noes
State Senate
State House
House
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
McConnell
South Carolina Public Service Authority
Patriot’s Point
Chinese legislature session suspended amid post Tiananmen unrest
Beijing indefinitely postpones a special NPC session planned before the pro democracy movement was crushed. Zhao Ziyang may be ousted with Qiao Shi as possible successor. Wan Li had scheduled the session but officials say Beijing has not returned to normal. Protests in Tiananmen Square end with troop.
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Beijing
Communist China
Communist Party
Central Committee
Zhao Ziyang
Qiao Shi
Wan Li
National People’s Congress
Congress
Tiananmen Square
Great Hall of the People
Wan
Schools Get Low Marks On Teaching Kids To Think
A national AP poll finds 52 percent rate local schools as adequate for basic facts while only 39 percent rate them good at teaching thinking and reasoning. Despite mixed results, 53 percent praise overall quality and 61 percent of parents with children in schools are favorable. Two-thirds favor more education spending.
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New York
Media General
Associated Press
Bush
Lecanto High Student Ad Sparks School Debate
A Lecanto High School sophomore in Florida published a 17 line ad in the Panther Prowl complaining education quality. Principal Mike Fox defended the school saying the act was immature while noting the district’s high ranking and student size.
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Lecanto
Fla
Jimmy Porter
Lecanto High School
Panther Prowl
Mike Fox
Florida
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Abby Sten
Renee Ener
Lewis Grizzard
COPE
Curtis Strange
Ben Hogan
The
Patriots Point
Public Service Authority
Santee Cooper
Yorktown
Bob Sheheen
Cambell
Campbell
China
Shudda
Jimmy
Mebbe
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