Fisherman Finds 50-Pound Cocaine Cache Off Charleston
A sport fisherman surrendered about 23 kilograms of cocaine found 46 miles southeast of Charleston. The drugs were turned over to the DEA. If sold in bricks the haul could fetch about 2.5 million, but street value is estimated at 20 million. Coast Guard searched for additional bags.
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Charleston
Coast Guard
Ronald L. Roddam
Roddam
Ashley River
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Marcos Clings to Life Amid Organ Failures in Hawaii
Former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos remains on life support at St. Francis Medical Center in Honolulu after developing liver failure and a high fever. Imelda Marcos says doctors have done all possible and hopes for a miracle as he battles multiple organ failures while exiled.
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Honolulu
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos
Imelda
St. Francis Medical Center
Assitant
Eugene Tiwanak
Weather outlook with scattered thunderstorms tonight
Tonight expect mostly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms and a low in the 70s. Tomorrow remains mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of storms and a high in the 90s. Details appear on Page 6A.
Debt Deepens as U S Sinks Further Despite Trade Gain
The United States remains the world’s largest debtor after a sharp rise in external debt despite improved trade performance. Analysts expect the 1987–1988 report to show around 500 billion in foreign debt, up from 368.2 billion at end 1987.
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Washington
United States
America
U.S
Congress
Reagan
Abortion Issue Stays Unresolved as Court Delays Ruling
The Supreme Court did not announce a Webster vs Reproductive Health Services decision today keeping its 1988 89 term open through July. Chief Justice Rehnquist said all remaining opinions will be released Monday as the court weighs overturning Roe v Wade.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Missouri
Webster Vs. Reproductive Health Services
William H. Rehnquist
Webster
City of Aiken Ends Year In Strong Financial Shape
With two days left in 1988 89 the City of Aiken shows a healthy surplus in both utilities and general funds. May unspent balances total about 2 458 000 and utilities 1 491 111 while June could trim these with continued spending at May levels. The city anticipates carrying forward about 1.35 million and plans capital projects funded from utilities reserves and bond allocations.
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Aiken
Roland H. Windham
General Fund
Utilities
Utility Fund
Windham
City finances show funds left in general and utilities
The May financial report shows General Fund spending 9,247,410.16 with a 10,217,780.00 budget and 970,369.84 left. Utilities Fund spent 3,952,919.40 of 5,444,030.00, leaving 1,491,110.60. City manager anticipates major next year projects including south side sewer line work.
DOE official confirms NPR to be built at Savannah River Site
U S Department of Energy official Dominic Monetta told Rep Butler Derrick a DOE team will visit Savannah River Site this year to plan construction. Ground will be broken within five years and the reactor open within a decade, with a backup at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. The two reactors, about 6.8 billion total, would replace idled SRS reactors. Derrick notes local worries but Monetta pledges NPR will come to Savannah River Site.
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U.S. Department of Energy
Aiken
DOE
Savannah River
Dominic Monetta
NPR
Washington
U.S
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Srs
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Derrick
Washington State
Monetta
Environmental groups urge DOE on toxic waste at Savannah River Site
The Natural Resources Defense Council says Savannah River Site near Aiken ranked among 14 of 17 U S nuclear weapons plants in serious violation of federal hazardous waste laws last year. EPA listed SRS as a significant noncomplier with violations in waste disposal and site cleanup, and noted inadequate groundwater monitoring that could affect drinking water.
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Washington
Savannah River
Natural Resources Defense Council
Aiken
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The
Charleston) News & Courier
Council
Jim Werner
South Carolina
Werner
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Wimbledon
Helen W. Glover
North Augusta
John Kupprat
Center Valley
C.B. Williams
Detroit
Abby Nano
U.S. Forest Service
Savannah
Associated Press
Rehnquist
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