Restroom Equity Debate Sparks Virginia Hearing Call
Virginia delegate John A Rollison III filed a petty parity resolution to study whether a 50 50 restroom space rule in public buildings is fair to women who wait longer in lines The hearings are set for fall after the measure passed both houses amid jokes Rollison rejects the notion and urges serious focus on restroom equity.
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Richmond
John A. Rollison III
Rollison
Bonnie Campbell
Dark sentence prompts Bulwer-Lytton contest winner
A prose sample by Rachel Sheeley of Franklin College Indiana tops a 11 000 entry field in the annual Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest a satire praising overblown prose in a mock evaluation of Portia driven by a man and Alf Romeo.
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San Jose
Calif
Portia
Alf Romeo
Bulwer-Lytton
Rachel Sheeley
Franklin College
Indiana
Weather outlook shows showers and storms tonight and tomorrow
A forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a 50 percent chance of thundershowers and a low in the low 60s. Tomorrow remains partly cloudy with a 40 percent shower chance and possible thunderstorm. high temperatures expected in the lower 30s. Page 6A details.
Obituary notices list five deaths with cities and names
Death notices report the passing of Jesse D. Avery of Williston Grady Medlock of Aiken Patrick R Mulherin of Augusta Bernice O Neal of Brooklyn New York and Hattie White of Aiken with a reference to page 6A for details.
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Jesse D. Avery
Williston
Grady Medlock
Aiken
Patrick R. Mulherin
Augusta
Bernice O'Neal
Brooklyn
N.Y
Hattie White
Strikers Reject Polish compromise over Solidarity demand
GDANSK Poland AP Striking shipyard workers rejected a management compromise that would have ended a weeklong strike and dropped their demand for Solidarity legalization in exchange for a pay raise. They chanted There is no freedom without Solidarity as talks led by a Politburo linked mediator failed. The proposed deal offered a $38 to $39 monthly wage increase and job protections plus a joint oversight committee while promising rehiring of some Solidarity activists and freeing some political prisoners.
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Gdansk
Poland
Solidarity
Politburo
Czeslaw Kiszczak
Communist Party
Kiszczak
Wladyslaw Sila-Nowicki
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Consultative Citizens’ Council
Shipyard Workers’ Council
Ovel
Report Calls For New Money System
Washington AP reports a study funded by the Institute for International Economics urges a new monetary system amid global upheaval. It criticizes Plaza Louvre era accords as fragile due to political obstacles in the United States Japan and West Germany and notes backsliding risk. The study traces actions from 1985 to the Louvre agreement of 1987 and the shift in policy under Baker.
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Washington
Institute For International Economics
Reagan
United States
Japan
West Germany
Yoichi Funabashi
The
Plaza
Louvre
U.S
Britain
France
Plaza Hotel
New York
Five Nations
James A. Baker II
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Baker
Congress
Aiken County Budget Hopeful Despite 1987-88 Shortfall
The 18.1 million 1988 89 budget may improve over 1987 88 which ran $2 million short and required a passing of a continuing budget resolution after lengthy talks. A $15 road maintenance fee and potential fire protection fees could push a homeowner in a $50,000 house to about 458.83 in taxes and fees, with education millage boosts possible if approved.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Board of Education
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Pope Addresses Wealth Use During Latin America Tour
Pope John Paul II urges sharing wealth during visit to Salto and remarks on social mortgage of private property for the common good. He condemns migrations caused by poverty and backs workers rights with unconditional support. Uruguay's secular society and gaucho culture frame a highly publicized sermon to 50 000 gathered.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
John Paul II
Latin America
Salto
Argentina
la Paz
Bolivia
South Americ
John Paul
Melo
River Plate
Vatican
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