Alabama Governor Guy Hunt Favored For Re Election
Alabama Governor Guy Hunt rides his Hee Haw image into a re election bid as he faces token GOP opposition and challenges from six Democrats in the June 5 primary. Hunt avoids public forums and aims to stay above debate while leveraging his 1992 upset as the first Republican governor in 112 years.
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Montgomery
Ala
Guy Hunt
Alabama
Hunt
Joeber
Gomer
Guy
Pyle
Goober
Andy Griffith
U S Backed U N Inquiry On Palestinian Territories
Secretary of State James A. Baxter says the United States supports a U N investigation into the treatment of Palestinians in Israel occupied territories. He favors a secretary general led mission to the West Bank and Gaza and notes a difference from Security Council action. Arab leaders condemn the U S veto at the Geneva Security Council meeting.
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James A. Baxer
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United Nations
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Gaza
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Baker
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Security Council
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Geneva
Switzerland
Fire Kills Immigrant Family in City Disaster
An immigrant couple, three young daughters, and a visitor died in the citys deadliest fire in 18 years. Authorities say a cigarette started the blaze that consumed the wooden apartment within minutes. Firefighters arrived about three minutes after the report, the Fire Commissioner said. The city last saw a worse blaze in 1972 when nine firefighters died at the Hotel Vendome.
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Onston
Leo Stapleton
Hotel Vendome
Stapleton
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Contact Details
Subscription and classifieds information for the Aiken Standard include phone numbers for ads and news ideas, office hours, mailing address, and subscription rates for 3, 6, and 12 months. The piece also lists circulation details and post office information.
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Aiken Standard
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Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
New Drugs Hit High Rate of Unanticipated Side Effects
GAO report covering 1976 to 1985 finds 51.5 percent of 198 drugs had serious adverse reactions after approval. Six were withdrawn. many received major label changes or restricted use. Rep. Weiss warns faster reviews may raise risks, especially for pediatric drugs.
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General Accounting Office
Congressional Auditors
GAO
Food and Drug Administration
Ted Weiss
D-N.y
FDA
Weiss
Gaviria Wins Colombia Presidency on War Against Drug Cartels
Cesar Gaviria, 43, secured a crushing win for the governing party amid Colombia’s bloodiest election. He pledged democracy and a hard line against traffickers, facing threats from cartels as millions voted under army guard after a violent campaign that saw three candidates killed.
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Bogota
Colombia
Cesar Gaviria
Gaviria
Caracol Radio Network
Walesa helps end railroad labor strike in Poland
Solidarity leader Lech Walesa urged rail workers to suspend a week-long strike easing a crisis that disrupted freight and passenger service. Voter turnout in Poland's first fully free elections since World War II was 42 percent. unofficial results held, with charity citizen committees expected to dominate local governments and challenge remaining Communist influence. Walesa voted in Gdansk urging unity to build democracy from the bottom.
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Poland
Solidarity
Lech Oer
Walesa
Charity Citizen's Committees
Baltic
Gdansk
Burma Holds First Multiparty Elections In 30 Years
In Rangoon Burma the main pro democracy party predicted a landslide win as the military junta faces questions about relinquishing power. Analysts say the ruling group aims to attract foreign investment and restore suspended aid while final results may take up to three weeks.
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Burma
Rangoon
Negotiators Seek Expanded Nuclear Missile Treaty
American and Soviet talks at the State Department aim to widen an accord on long range missiles. Delegations led by Reginald Bartholomew and Viktor Karpov met several hours with no word on progress. A Bush Gorbachev summit is expected to declare intent for a formal treaty by year end, though delays remain possible.
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State Department
Ress
Reginald Bartholomew
Viktor P. Karpov
Bush
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Major scheduled AP news events for next week
Economic reports include April indicators new home sales April factory orders and the housing affordability index. May employment construction spending and other May data also appear on the slate. Headlines cover a Washington Supreme Court order Bush Gorba ch summit and a shuttle Columbia launch with Astro observatory.
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Lawrence Singleton
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Mass
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