Abduction at Mozambican mission by right wing guerrillas
Gunmen seized seven people including an American, an Australian and five white Zimbabweans from a Mozambique mission near Gondola. The group was taken at gunpoint and driven into the bush as Western diplomats and missionaries respond.
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Harare
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
International Missionary Organization
Youth
Mike Oman
Gondola
Oman
Kindra Bryan
Texas
Roy Perkins
Reagan administration backs tech fix to curb home taping
The Reagan administration supports a recording industry plan requiring digital audio tape recorders to include a code scanning device to prevent taping of new releases without royalties. Officials call the encoding device a technological fix as the industry cites about 1.4 billion dollars in losses in 1982. New recorders will hit U.S. markets soon with near identical copy quality to originals.
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Washington
Reagan Administration
Administration
Commerce
Donald J. Quigg
U.S
Newspaper seeks release of Challenger crew tape
The New York Times sues under the Freedom of Information Act for a tape of the crew members last words found in the shuttle voice recorder. NASA released a transcript last year while the Justice Department argues the tape would rekindle a morbid fascination with survivors. Judge Norma Holloway Johnson heard arguments but took no action.
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Washington
New York Times
NASA
the Times
Justice Department
U.S
Norma Holloway Johnson
Montana Senator Delays FBI Chief Webster Confirmation
Senate Democrat John Melcher of Montana placed a hold on FBI Director William Webster's CIA confirmation citing the move of the Butte division to Salt Lake City and a vacant top post in Butte for over a year. Earlier Senator Hollings also held, then lifted, over Moscow embassy security breaches.
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Washington
FBI
William Webster
CIA
Montana
John Melcher
Butte
Mont
Salt Lake City
Utah
Melcher
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
U.S
Moscow
Hollings
Reagan pledges strong gear and conditions for armed forces
President Reagan vows to press for the best equipment and living and working conditions for all service members in a message ahead of Armed Services Day. Defense Secretary Weinberger and Adm. Crowe join in distributing similar proclamations. In Atlanta, CDC data show military AIDS infection rate steady at 15 per 10,000 with 865,000 recruits tested, despite rising cases in the general public.
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Washington
Reagan
U.S
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Adm
William J. Crowe Jr
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Atlanta
Tim Dondero
National
Centers For Disease Control
Dondero
Wholesale Prices Rise 0.7 Percent in April on Meat and Energy
The Labor Department reports a 0.7 percent April increase driven by meat and energy. Beef and veal up 8.3 percent, pork up 13 percent, processed poultry 3.1 percent, car prices 2.4 percent, light trucks 2.9 percent, and energy up 2.1 percent. Food up 1.5 percent, energy lags year earlier by 1.1 percent for oil.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Panel to create national board for teaching standards
Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy announces a national board to set teaching standards and certify teachers similar to medical board certification. Up to 64 members will define subject areas and grades for certification with three to five years to first certificates and costs potentially reaching 50 million dollars.
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Washington
Carnegie Corp
First National Board
Carnegie Forum On
National Board For Professional Teaching Standards
San Diego
America
Scott Widmeyer
Widmeyer
Leader Takes Control in Fiji Coup Shuts Newspapers
Fiji army Lt Col Sitiveni Rabuka seized Parliament, arrested Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra and 11 cabinet ministers, suspended the constitution, and declared the nation under military control. He promised strong growth and expected regional recognition despite Australia and New Zealand’s rejection.
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Parliament
Fiji
Parliament House
Suva
Council of Ministers
South Pacific
Sitiveni Rabuka
Australia
New Zealand
Rabuka
Timoci Bavadra
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Details
Aiken Standard provides phone numbers for subscriptions and advertising and lists office hours at 124 Rutland Drive. The paper notes mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 and subscription rates $21 and $42 with advance payment to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
PBM
Emergency numbers provided by the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard lists emergency numbers as a public service. The paper notes its publishing pattern by Aiken Communications Inc and provides mailing details at P.O. Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 for address changes.
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Poland
West Berlin
Polish Airlines
Krzysztof Jaskot
LOT Polish Airlines
Okecie
Jaskot
Andrzej Kuchnik
Kuchnik
CDC
National Certification Board
Carnegie Task Force
North Carolina
James B. Hunt
Mary Harwood Futrell
The
National Education Association
Albert Shanker
American Federation of Teachers
New Jersey
Thomas Kean
Laurens
TNS
McCalls
Butterick
Vogue
Bradberry
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Abused Persons Coalition
Emerg
HCA
Jackson Police
New Ellenton
New Holland
North Augusta
Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire Alley
Volunt Fire
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
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