Bonnie Strengthens Aims For Texas Coast As Rigs Evacuate
Tropical Storm Bonnie with top winds of 55 mph strengthens and moves toward the Texas coast. Offshore oil workers flee rigs while forecasters warn residents to be wary. Centered 235 miles southeast of Galveston, Bonnie heads west-northwest at 10 mph. The National Hurricane Center sees potential for hurricane development within 24 hours. Experts caution early season forecasts are imperfect and odds of near Galveston vary.
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Miles Lawrence
Congress Extends Daylight Saving Time by Three Weeks
Washington AP reports the House passed a daylight saving time bill, backed by the Reagan administration, to start in April instead of late April. The change would shift clocks one hour forward on the first Sunday in April from next year, while the end date remains the last Sunday in October.
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Weather Tonight Chance Light. Partly Cloudy Tomorrow
Light tonight with a 20 percent chance of thundershowers. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a high near 90 and a low near 70. Details continued on Page 4A.
Deaths in South Carolina listed for several communities
Obituary notices list Dorothy T. Cox Augusta Marvin A. Davis Gloverville Sieglinde E. Farkas Wagener Carrie M. Franklin Aiken Leroy Gathers Augusta Harmon Kneece Wagener Bessie W. O Clain North Augusta with a reference to details on page 7A for further information.
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Dorothy T. Cox
Augusta
Marvin A. Davis
Gloverville
Sieglinde E. Farkas
Wagener
Carrie M. Franklin
Aiken
Leroy Gathers
Augusta Harmon Kneece
Bessie W. O'Clair
North Augusta
U S Aid To Contras Is At Stake
The House prepares for another showdown vote over aid to Nicaragua's Contras after Reagan warns failure to act could let the Soviet Union establish a base in the Western Hemisphere. debate centers on 100 million aid package amid questions over 27 million previously given for nonlethal aid.
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Soviet Union
Larry Speakes
White House
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Cental
America
Congress
Dave McCurdy
D-Okla
McCurdy
HOUSE
Aiken County Plan Would Share Old Elementary for Library
Aiken County Board of Education approves a plan by Chairman Slay to jointly own the old Aiken Elementary School with County Council as a public library site. The library would be exclusive use for public library, with no cost to the county for ownership or renovation, and possible limited school office space. Slay cites money woes and sale of seven properties as funding hopes. He urges one time exception to repurpose the building for county residents with library services and some school functions. Gene Lockhart of the Library Association had spoken previously.
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Robert H. Slay
Aiken County Council
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Slay
Board of Education
Gene Lockhart
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Tax Overhaul Two Thirds Of The Way There
The Senate approved a sweeping tax overhaul 97 to 3, moving the plan near completion. House and Senate negotiators will draft a compromise in mid July, with key disputes over middle income relief and bracket structure.
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Senate
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Dan Rostenkowski
D- IL
Ways and Means Committee
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Rostenkowski
Report Cites Cracks In Victor Posner's Empire
Victor Posner faces tax evasion charges totaling 1.2 million dollars tied to inflated land values donated to Miami Christian College. He pleads not guilty as the NYT reports growing troubles across his 40 company empire, including DWG and Graniteville. The case could bring up to 75,000 dollars in fines and 40 years in prison.
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Graniteville Company
Miami Christian College
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