Mild East Bay quake and aftershock shake Oakland area
An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 at 12:01 a.m. and a follow up 3.0 aftershock at 12:59 a.m. rattled the East Bay centered in the San Leandro Hills near Lake Chabot. The events recur five miles from a May 10 quake that measured 4.3 and caused no major damage but many police and radio calls.
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Oakland
Calif
East Bay Area
Anthony Lomax
University of California Seismographic
Berkeley
San Leandro Hills
Lake Chabot
Lomax
San Francisco
Food spoilage remains a challenge for Soviet markets
Moscow officials at a Communist Party Central Committee meeting reported up to 20 percent of food products spoil before reaching markets. Tass cited Yegor Ligachev noting Gorbachev’s push to cut red tape helps agriculture, especially animal products, but major problems persist while Gorbachev visits Romania.
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Moscow
Communist Party Central Committee
Yegor Ligachev
Tass
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Romania
Ligachev
Gorbachev
Paris bombing group threatens new attacks over prison release
A letter signed by the Committee for Solidarity with Arab and Middle East Political Prisoners threatens more attacks if three convicted terrorists are not freed. The note, received by Reuters in Paris, demands release for Abdallah, Naccache, and Garbidjian, who are serving life terms for September bombings that killed 11 and wounded over 150.
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Paris
George Ibrahim Abdallah
Anis Naccache
Varoujian Garbidjian
Reuters
Committee For Solidarity
Bridge Long Load At Golden Gate Dawnwalk
San Francisco crowds for the Golden Gate Bridge 50th anniversary Dawnwalk redirected 500000 celebrants as engineers quickly computed load factors. Gary Giacomini warned the bridge endured its greatest load in 50 years and noted the risk of collapse if more people had joined.
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Golden Gate Bridge
Gary Giacomini
Bridge District Board
Giacomini
Women pilots headline San Diego air show honoring trailblazers
San Diego, AP. The first International Women's Air Show at Brown Field celebrated female aviators. Stephanie Wells of NASA faced parental doubts to become a pilot. Jeana Yeager spoke of her around the world Voyager flight with Dick Rutan. Patty Wagstaff, Betty Stewart, and Kathryn Sullivan drew crowds as aerobatic displays highlighted women in aviation.
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San Diego
Stephanie Wells
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jeana Yeager
Dick Rutan
Patty Wagstaff
Anchorage
Alaska
Wagstaff
Wells
Yeager
Detained Pilot Expects To Be Freed In Mexico
Pam Vanderlinden 74 and Kay Brick 77, mother in law of Charles Schulz, fly into Puerto Vallarta on May 9 for vacation. They remain barred from leaving the airport as the DEA orders written U.S. clearance before the four seat Bellanca Viking can depart.
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Charles Schulz
California
Pam Vanderlinden
Pacific Coastal
Vanderlinden
Fallbrook
Calif
Kay Brick
Weir recalls Lebanon captivity ends in September 1985
The Rev. Benjamin Weir describing the end of his 16 months in captivity in Lebanon writes in Hostage Bound Hostage Free that he expected another hostage to be released in September 1985. Co author Carol Weir details how she and her children sought his release and how Robert McFarlane once hung up on her. He was released by pro Iranian captors after U S arms sales to Iran.
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Washington
Benjamin Weir
Lebanon
Weir
Carol
Middle East
United States
National Security
Robert C. McFarlane
Tehran
South Korea Revamps Cabinet After Student Torture Death
President Chun Doo Hwan dismissed Prime Minister Sho Shin Yong and seven Cabinet members amid outcry over Park Chong Chul death. Police officer charges and resignations followed, with protests erupting at Ehwa and Sogang universities as 7,000 students rallied nationwide.
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South Korea
Chun Doo-hwan
Chun
Sho Shin-yong
National
Lee Yongchang
Lee
Park Chongchul
Home Affairs
Ehwa Women’s University
Sogang University
Yonhap
Gorbachev silent on closer Romania ties during visit
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met with Nicolae Ceausescu in Bucharest for talks and a dinner speech. He urged improving cooperation between party bodies labor collectives and intellectuals and called for higher quality Romanian goods amid muted praise of bilateral relations. Raisa accompanied him.
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Bucharest
Romania
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Moscow
Nicolae Ceausescu
Gorbachev
Ceausescu
Raisa
Mikhail Gorbachev
Elena Ceausescu
Raisa Gorbachev
Fiji cane farmers join strike amid political power clash
In Suva Indian cane farmers and shopkeepers walked off jobs to protest the military backed interim government move to curb Indian political power. Governor General Ganilau named Rabuka ally to head home affairs as farmers cite late harvest and mill staff walkouts.
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Suva
Fiji
Ratu
Penaia Ganilau
Sitiveni Rabuka
JFK Birthday Remembrance Sparks Park Memorial Opening
Boston AP report recalls John F Kennedy on turning 70 with aides like David Powers recalling his plans after the White House. Powers, keeper of the JFK flame, will attend the Cambridge park opening with Jacqueline Onassis and family as an official state memorial opens.
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John F. Kennedy
David F. Powers
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JFK
Powers
Lee Harvey Oswald
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America
Soviet Union
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Jacqueline Onassis
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Caroline
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Cambridge
Aiken Standard Subscriber and Classified Contacts
Contact details for the Aiken Standard include subscription and advertising phone numbers, news tips line, and display ad inquiries. Office hours are listed as 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays with Sunday hours from 8 to 10:30. Mailing address is P.O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
Tland Drive
Iken
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