Pit Bull Ordered Destroyed By Judge UNA
A Spartanburg County magistrate ordered the death of a pit bull that allegedly bit 56 people in a year. Two dogs owned by Lee Harder of Una were impounded after running loose and believed to have killed a dog and bitten a 15 year old girl. Harder faced animal control charges for not housing the dogs.
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UNA
Spartanburg
Lee Harder
Cynthia Cash
Harder
Cash
James Paslay
Sacrilegious Shoes Trigger Riots in Bangladesh
Pro testers clashed with police in Dhaka and Mymensingh over slippers deemed blasphemous to Islam. At least 30 people were injured as demonstrators attacked Bata Shoe Co shops. The government banned the sandals and seized unsold stock amid religious tensions.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
Mymensingh
Bata Shoe Co
Partly Cloudy With Afternoon Showers Possible
Today forecasts show partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent chance of late afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs reach the mid-90s with overnight lows in the 70s. Details on Page 4A.
Notable deaths listed for Augusta and surrounding areas
Obituary notices name D DeVaney Sr Augusta and L Garvin Heath Aiken Johnson Knight Belvedere Langston Augusta Lloyd New Ellenton with details on page 4A. Readers are directed to page 4A for full listings and funeral information.
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Eas D. DeVaney Sr
Augusta
Argie L. Garvin Heath
Aikenspban
Johnson Knight
Belvedere
Ingillie
E. Langston
Augustas
Lloyd
New Ellenton
Power Shifts To Tough Shanghai Boss
The Communist Party ousts Zhao Ziyang and elevates Jiang Zemin as general secretary. Jiang, a Shanghai veteran, acts decisively to quell protests. Zhao and Hu Qili are purged from top bodies while Zhao retains party membership. Pro-democracy movement crackdown follows.
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Shanghai
Beijing
China
Communist Party
Zhao Ziyang
Jiang Zemin
Hu Qili
Zhao
Movement For A Freer
June Rain Returns Aiken Toward Normal Summer Weather
State climatologist Wes Tyler notes Aiken County has seen 7.25 inches of rain since June 1, about double the 4.33 inch normal. He attributes the wet trend to tropical moist air from the Atlantic, with July expected to average 4.72 inches. Local crops respond with benefits for corn cotton and peanuts while wheat and late soybeans may suffer.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Wes Tyler
Aap
Columbia
Tyler
Atlantic Ocean
South Carolina
L.T
Terry” Mathis
Mathis
Aiken Man Witness To Turmoil
Aiken businessman Hal Cottingham III spent a week in China during the Tiananmen Square crackdown. He witnessed gunfire and said despite polite treatment by locals democracy may be far off as the regime maintains a news blackout and restricts free elections. Cottingham stayed at the Peace Hotel in Beijing ahead of a planned trip to the Great Wall.
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China
A.H
Hal) Cottingham III
Wyatt Development Co
Cottingham
Peace Hotel
Beijing
Great Wall
Tiananmen Square
Cott
DOE to Release Health Records of Nuclear Workers
The Department of Energy will allow outside researchers to inspect health records of about 600000 workers from government nuclear projects over four decades. Sen John Glenn says the move responds to an FOIA request by the Three Mile Island Public Health Fund and covers sites including the Savannah River Site in Aiken.
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DOE
Washington
Department of Energy
John Glenn
Ohio
Three Mile Island Public Health Fund
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
Savannah River
Aiken
U.S
Albert H. Peters
du Pont Co
du Pont
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Glenn
Aiken Schools Benefit From 9.5 Million Budget Increase
Nearly 9.5 million of the Aiken County school district budget for 1989 90 funds education improvements. The Education Improvement Act budget is 31 797 under last year with cuts to teacher incentives and building aid while salaries rise by three million. Basic skills remedial programs gain 122 527 as reforms under the 1984 act continue to shape funding.
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Aiken County
EIA
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