Race bans wheelchair athlete from Cooper River Run
Charleston AP Mannie Marshall, 23, Hanahan, was denied entry to the Cooper River Bridge Run citing safety concerns. She may join 3,000 walkers in the Great Bridge Walk after the race, while organizers reported 5,400 runners in the event. Marshall said she will be on the course Saturday.
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Mannie Marshall
Cooper River Bridge
Race Comitee
Hanahan
Mount Pleasant
Mark Blatchford
Ms. Marshall
Rock Hill Set To Test Merit Pay For Teachers
Rock Hill school board approves a merit pay plan to be submitted to the state Department of Education for field testing in nine districts. Deserving teachers could receive 1000 to 3000 dollar bonuses and entire school staffs may gain bonuses for improvement or high achievement.
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Rock Hill
York County
Joe Gentry
State Department of Education
Terry Peterson
Belton Taylor
Teamsters and Industry Reach Tentative Trucking Pact
A union source says truckers and Teamster negotiators have agreed on a new contract to replace the expiring agreement. President Jackie Presser sent a message to freight locals about a Chicago meeting next Wednesday to discuss the draft terms of the National Master Freight Agreement.
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Washington
Teamster
Jackie Presser
Chicago
OMB Reviews Hill Testimony Prompt VA Dispute
An OMB spokesman says the budget office reviews agency testimony for Congress, clearing and editing content after delivery. Rep. Sonny Montgomery protested to the VA head over OMB's review of both spoken testimony and written answers to questions. Edwin L. Dale Jr. confirmed that agencies must submit congressional testimony for review.
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Congress
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
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Sonny’’ Montgomery
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Veterans Administration
Budget Office
Montgomery
Edwin L. Dale Jr
Congress Cuts Reagan Foreign Aid Amid Budget Clash
In Washington the House Appropriations subcommittee grills State Department officials as lawmakers led by Rep. David Obey propose shaving billions from Reagan's aid plan. Obey says he intends to cut a billion dollars and questions delaying some aid to balance deficits. The push reflects opposition to backing dictatorships and concern over national security impact.
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Congress
Reagan
U.S
David Obey
Dwis
House Appropriations Subcommittee
State Department
CBS Hand Over List Spurs NC Publisher to Keep Suit
North Carolina publisher Hoover Adams of the Dunn Daily Record says he will not drop his lawsuit against CBS despite the network surrendering a list of 24,000 shareholders to Fairness in Media. Adams insists the list should be provided without restrictions.
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Raleigh, N.C
CBS Inc
Fairness In Media
North Carolina
Hoover Adams
Dunn Daily Record
Bennett Calls for More School Choice and Tax Breaks
Education Secretary William J. Bennett urged expanding parental choice in schooling and allowing tax credits for private tuition. He promoted vouchers and a tuition tax credit while stressing content, character, and choice alongside reading, writing, and arithmetic. He cited examples in Minnesota and Tennessee and argued public education must be redesigned to raise standards.
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Washington
William J. Bennett
Bennett
National Press Club
Tennessee
Minnesota
Rudy Perpich
GE Indicted On Fraud Charges Over Nuclear Contract Costs
GE faces an $800000 overrun claim charged to other government projects. The indictment accuses four counts of false claims and 104 counts of false statements based on altered time cards and transferred costs on Minuteman missile refitting contracts. Gerald Calabria and Roy Baessler face two counts each for grand jury declarations. The probe followed a Defense Contract Audit Agency review.
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Philadelphia
General Electric Co
U.S
Edward Dennis
Dennis
United States
Joseph Calabria
Roy Baessler
Warning Issued On Defibrillator Battery Failures
The FDA warned hospitals and rescue squads that an unknown number of defibrillators with defective GE power packs could fail during emergencies. Testing may not reveal the issue, and recalls by two manufacturers cover about 11,000 machines with faulty batteries. a third recall followed last Thursday.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Dave Duarte
FDA
General Electric Co
Bud Schaller
Aiken Standard Advertising Contacts and Hours
The Aiken Standard lists advertising and news ideas contacts with phone numbers 648 2311 and 649 1555. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Rebels Blast Buildings Across El Salvador Ahead of Vote
Leftist rebels, boycotting the Sunday elections as a farce, dynamited four municipal buildings and telecom offices in San Matias and other towns. Over five weeks they have burned 17 municipal buildings and 11 telecom offices, with no casualties reported in the latest raids.
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el Salvador
San Matias
Tejutia
el Sauce
Concepcion de Oriente
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