Master Teddy Battles Relatives Over Inherited House
In Rockville Maryland six heirs again contest an estate after Celeste Crawford left her home to her dog Master Teddy. They seek a court order for tattooing the dog's hind leg to ensure identification and prevent dognapping as they fear substitution of another dog.
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Rockville, Md
Teddy
Celeste V. Crawford
Vee Fae Spring
Montgomery County
Rockville
Karl G. Feissner
Outside Jury To Hear Teen starving death case
A judge in Luzerne County granted defense motions to seek jurors from another county for the trial of Larry and Leona Cottam accused of starving their 14 year old son Eric to death. Judge Cappellini said pretrial publicity makes a fair trial impossible locally as 14 potential jurors were dismissed. The couple face third degree murder charges after authorities said they allowed their son to starve for 42 days while spending cash set aside as a religious tithe. their daughter Laura was hospitalized for malnutrition.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Aok
Luzerne County
Gifford S. Cappellini
Larry
Leona Cottam
Cottams
Eric
Laura
Partly cloudy today with isolated afternoon storms
Partly cloudy conditions today with a 40 percent chance of afternoon thunder showers and a high near 90. Tonight remains mostly fair with a low around 70. Saturday looks partly sunny with a 30 percent rain chance and highs in the mid 90s. Details on Page 4A.
Deaths Sibyl K Ammongs and Others Noted
Notices list obituary deaths including Sibyl K Ammongs Jackson Lannie Mae Jones Johnston Joe Kneece Aiken William C Lyon Jr Edgefield Robert S Moore and references details on page four A.
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Sibyl K. Ammongs
Jackson
Lannie Mae Jones
Johnston Joe Kneece
Aiken
William C. Lyon Jr
Edgefield
Robert S. Moore
China Crackdown Deepens as Tiananmen Leaders Arrested
Beijing reports arrests of four student leaders in Zhangjiakou with claims they sought to turn China toward international capitalism. Officials cite hunger strikes and barricade organizing as causes for the crackdown, amid ongoing toll estimates and capital punishment actions linked to the 1989 events.
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Beijing
China
Zhangjiakou
Liu Fuan
Beijing Medical University
Tiananmen Square
Zhao Yiqiang
Qin Weidong
Beijing Iron and Steel Institute
U.S
Flag ruling sparks protest from South Carolina lawmakers
Sen. Strom Thurmond and Rep. Butler Derrick proposed constitutional amendments to let Congress set criminal penalties for flag desecration after a Supreme Court ruling protecting such speech. Sen. Ernest Hollings called the decision a gross constitutional misinterpretation.
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Washington
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Rep
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Congress
U.S
Ernest Hollings
U.S. Supreme Court
Sen. Thurmond
Derrick
Supreme Court
United States
Dallas
Texas
Bush vows to enforce flag desecration law despite misgivings
President Bush says he will enforce the Supreme Court ruling on flag desecration but dislikes it. He spoke to 1,000 business leaders in New York and returned to Washington to back a voluntary service crusade while urging support for upholding the land’s laws. A bipartisan Senate resolution condemning the decision passed 97 to 3 with three dissenters.
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Washington
Bush
Supreme Court
White House
New York
Congress
Senate
Sales tax hopes die in Carolina
The South Carolina General Assembly adjourned without approving a local option sales tax. Lt. Gov. Nick Theodore and Sen. John Land lamented the missed chance as House Speaker Bob Sheheen called the session near its end. The proposal would have raised the sales tax from 5 to 6 percent with most revenue directed to property tax relief.
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Columbia
General Assembly
John Land
Carro Campbell
Nick Theodore
Senate
Bob Sheheen
Sen
Glenn McConnell
McConnell
Patriots Point
Charleston
Santee Cooper
U.S
South Carolina Faces High College Tuition Increases
South Carolina colleges and universities see tuition climbs of up to 78 percent versus peers in nearby states as funding remains inadequate. Officials blame stagnant state support, rising costs, and salaries below regional averages. USC plans a 9.8 percent hike to 2448 dollars for 1989 90. Clemson mulls an 8 percent rise.
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South Carolina
Southeastern
Higher Education
Fred Sheheen
North Carolina
R.W
Pete
Denton
University of South Carolina
Greenville Piedmont
USC
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
Clemson University
University of Tennessee
Clemson
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Suro Reeder
Abby
Pca
Essenereees
Pyra
Beijing Radio
Changsha
Li Weihong
U.S. House of Resentatives
Pamela Hamm
Mark
Chad
Hopeland Gardens
Scott Webster
Liz Patterson
Derrick’s
The
Associated Press
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Gordon Humphrey
New Hampshire
Carolina
D.C
Southeast
Virginia
Sheheen
Commission
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