F-16s Down Afghan MiG-21 Near Parachinar Clash
In a border air clash near Parachinar two U S made Pakistani F-16s shot down an Afghan MiG-21 and damaged another while chasing two more. Pakistan placed forces on full alert as Afghanistan’s Soviet backed regime was warned to stop attacks. Guerrilla sources said hundreds of elite Soviet Afghan commandos attacked rebel bases nearby with heavy losses reported on both sides.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Foreign Ministry
Parachinar
Afghanistan
China Taiwan meet for first time over cargo jet defection
In Hong Kong officials from China and Taiwan met for the first time to discuss the return of a cargo jet flown to China by a defector. Both sides adjourned without agreement on where the plane should be handed over as talks were set to resume.
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Hong Kong
China
Taiwan
Roger Lee
China Airlines
Zhang Ruipu
Civil Aviation Administration of China
Lee
Hong Kong Country Club
Hundreds Rally at Stonehenge Defying Festival Ban
About 200 rock fans gathered at Stonehenge in Wiltshire to defy a ban on music festivals. Police deployed 350 officers and reinforcements as camps formed near the monument while past clashes and vandalism concerns prompted the government to prohibit the event.
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Devizes
England
Stonehenge
Wiltshire
Salisbury Plain
London
Peter Sandal
Balaguer and Majluta Nosed Ahead in Dominican Election
With over 20 percent counted, ruling Dominican Revolutionary Party candidate Jacobo Majluta leads by 544 votes over Joaquin Balaguer of the Social Christian Reform Party. Bosch follows in third. three minor parties share the remaining ballots. Incumbent Salvador Jorge Blanco did not seek reelection amid election day violence.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Jacobo Majluta
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Joaquin Balaguer
Social Christian Reform Party
Juan Bosch
Dominican Liberation Party
Salvador Jorge Blanco
Expo 86 Off To Good Start After Two Weeks
Vancouver officials report Expo 86 is off to a better start than expected after two weeks. Attendees are steady and most glitches worked out. Restrooms are the main complaint, while the $15 million monorail runs smoothly handling up to 55,000 riders daily.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
George Madden
Madden
Burns Injury Sparks Show Rescheduling at Caesars Palace
George Burns suffered a six inch leg scrape after marble fell from a towel rack in his Las Vegas suite. Spokesman Irving Fine said no stitches were needed and Burns walked unaided. He is mid contract at Caesars and plans to perform through next Thursday.
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Las Vegas
Nev
George Burns
Caesars Palace
Burns
Irving Fine
Desert Springs Hospital
Fine
Casasers
NASA says notes routinely discarded on shuttle boosters
NASA officials in Huntsville said weekly problem notes on the space shuttle solid booster rockets were routinely discarded but denied any cover up after the Challenger explosion. James W. Thomas Jr. of Marshall Space Flight Center defended the booster program while noting the January 28 tragedy killed seven crew members.
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Huntsville
Ala
NASA
James W. Thomas Jr
Marshall Space Flight Center
Quake Triggers Second Tsunami Warning Near Alaska
An earthquake measuring 6.5 struck 8 miles northeast of Adak in the Aleutians triggering a tsunami watch along Alaska’s coast and down to California. The quake at 12:20 p.m. EDT was felt strongly at Adak and caused slight damage at Atka. The watch marked the second in 10 days, but no large waves developed.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Aleutian Island
Pacific
California
Aleutian
Adak
U.S. Geological Survey
Golden
Colo
Atka
Panic and calm at Chernobyl as officials report cooling
Moscow reports that some workers panicked and deserted during the Chernobyl accident while Deputy Premier Ivan Silaev said the temperature was cooling rapidly. He cited 392 degrees Fahrenheit now versus 572 earlier, and noted miners tunneling to seal the site with concrete.
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Moscow
Chernobyl
Ivan Silaev
Silaev
Attackers scale fence to plant bomb at Interpol
Four men involved in Friday night attack on Interpol headquarters in Saint Cloud. Two used ladders to scale a 10 foot fence and plant a bomb inside the grounds, injuring a guard by gunfire and causing significant damage. Leaflets bearing a five point red star linked to Direct Action were found. no group claimed responsibility. Interpol maintains essential functions as investigators review security.
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Paris
Interpol
St. Cloud
Direct Action
Vienna
Austria
Bush Vice President Undergoes Skin Cancer Removal
Washington reports Vice President George Bush had a basal cell carcinoma removed from his left cheek at Bethesda Naval Hospital. The routine procedure, done under local anesthesia, followed a routine physical after sun exposure warnings.
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Washington
George Bush
Bush
Marlin Fitzwater
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Reagan
Nancy
Warren-Wilson College
Asheville
N.C
Clockwork Orange gang members jailed in Rome
Rome AP reports a local court convicted 46 members of the Clockwork Orange gang on charges including rape burglary and kidnapping. Sentences ranged from six months to 24 years with 13 acquittals. The crimes spanned 1979 to 1983 across 700 residences of politicians entertainers magistrates and others. Leader Agostin Panetta received 23 years and Giuseppe Leoncavallo was sentenced to 24 years.
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Rome
Clockwork Orange
Agostin Panetta
Aiken Standard Subscriptions and Contact Information
Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions and advertising including 649-5316 for subscriptions 649-1555 for classifieds and 648-2311 for news ideas and displays. Customer service hours are 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive with mailing address Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Estatmunications Inc
P.O
Aiken
8.C
S.C
Emergency numbers from Aiken Standard service notice
Emergency numbers provided by the Aiken Standard. Publication and mailing details indicated, including the P O Box and street address in Aiken South Carolina. Notice appears as a service listing for readers seeking contact numbers.
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Kiev
Ukraine
Ogonyek
Grigory Revenko
Communist Party
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Yuri Zagalsky
Komsomol
Zagalsky
Occull
Galina Lupiy
Fitzwater
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Whiskey Mary Mitchell Shopping Center
Onored
Yambent’s Art Center
Laurens
Giuseppe Leoncavallo
Aiken Standard — Pbm
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Salley Fire
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New Ellenton
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North Augusta
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