Court dates againstTopps over Cabbage Patch versus Garbage Pail Kids
In federal court in Atlanta Fryin Bryan sits in the electric chair while Potty Scotty falls a toilet and Itchy Ritchy is covered with spiders. The Cabbage Patch Kids, a toy line with 35 million sold, face a lawsuit by founder Xavier Roberts of Cleveland seeking withdrawal and destruction of the Garbage Pail cards from Topps Chewing Gum Co.
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Atlanta
Patty Scotty
Itchy Ritchy
Fryin
Bryan
Potty Scotty
Ritchy
Cabbage Patch
Topps Chewing Gum Co
Brooklyn
N.Y
Xavier Roberts
Cleveland, G
Topps
Waite Brings Letter From Hunger Striking Detainees
Anglican envoy Terry Waite returned from South Africa with a letter from detainees on hunger strike alleging ill treatment in prison. The letter, read at Heathrow, states they are denied basic rights including washing and toilet paper and worse food, and pleads for newspaper publication to gain communal support.
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London
Terry Waite
South Africa
Waite
Heathrow
Weather Outlook Fair Tonight Then Hot Tomorrow
A fair night with a low in the upper 60s followed by a sunny hot day with a high in the mid 90s. Details are on Page 8B.
Deaths noted for Ashley Baker and others across districts
Obituary notices list Ashley Baker Graniteville Freddie L Byrd New Ellenton Ralph N Dyer Aiken Celeste K Folk Williston Carrie Franklin Aiken Anne R Fullerton Augusta Charlie Jeffcoat Wagoner Lawrence A Mitchell North Augusta James W Slaton Calhoun Falls Joan J Walker North Augusta details continued on Page 3B.
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Ashley Baker
Graniteville
Freddie L. Byrd
New Ellenton
Ralph N. Dyer
Aiken
Celeste K. Folk
Williston
Carrie Franklin
Anne R. Fullerton
Augusta
Charlie Jeffcoat
Wagoner
Lawrence A. Mitchell
North Augusta
James W. Slaton
Calhoun Falls
Joan J. Walker
Firework displays canceled or scaled back due to higher insurance costs
Insurance premiums rise forcing Morton Illinois Dunkirk New York Madisonville Kentucky and other towns to cancel or reduce Fourth of July fireworks. Michigan Municipal League ends coverage citing liability. Col Wise Fireworks Alabama Reno Nevada Sierra Vista Arizona and others report insurance barriers with 2 million umbrella limits often unavailable.
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Morton
Ill
Madisonville
Associated Press
Diane Trezenski
Dunkirk
N.Y
Michigan Municipal League
Bob Kish
Doug Berry
Kiwanis
Cliff Wise
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Jaisch
Insurance
Reno
Nev
Hairdresser Testifies Hijackers Forced Body Overboard
Ferruccio Alberti testified that a hijacker with a gun compelled him to dump the bloodied body of Leon Klinghoffer and his wheelchair into the Mediterranean during the Achille Lauro seizure. He could not identify the man who ordered the act, though pretrial notes linked a defendant to the order. The trial includes 15 defendants over the Oct 7-9 hijacking and Klinghoffer’s death.
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Genoa
Italy
Achille Lauro
Ferruccio Alberti
Leon Klinghoffer
Alberti
Alfredo Biondi
Klinghoffer
Youssef Magied al-Molgi
Mediterranean
Offer
Lino Monteverde
Antonio Badini
App
Bettino Craxi
Eg Klinghoffer
Craxi
Rome
Badini
Mohammed Abbas
Sicily
U.S
Abbas
Gasoline prices dip below a dollar before Fourth of July
The Lundberg Survey finds self-serve regular at 82.95 cents, regular unleaded at 88.70, and premium at 102.50. The all grades average is 89.75 cents at self-serve and $1.1564 full-serve, with a possible drop of about 3.4 cents later this week due to lower refinery gate prices.
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Los Angeles
Dan Lundberg
Lundberg
Miami 8 Year Old Becomes Youngest Logrolling Champ
Cari Ann Hayer, an eight year old from Miami, becomes youngest amateur logrolling champion. She holds two world titles in her age group and was named youngest ever amateur title holder by Guinness last month.
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Miami
Carl Ann Hayer
Guinness Book of Records
J.B. Hayer
Cari Ann
Sonnie Pendleton
Fort Lauderdale
Julie Janke
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Abby
Eee
Robert Barr
Sierra Vista
Ariz
Buena High School
Rotary
John Sinclair
Ginny Southworth
Peach Packing
R.W. DuBose
Ridge Spring
Abul Abbas
The
Palestinian Liberation Front
Yasser Ara
Palestine Liberation Organization
Ahmad Marrouf al Assadi
Molgi
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