Saudis to receive 400 Stinger missiles raising Israeli concerns
The Reagan administration approved a $40 million sale of 400 Stinger anti aircraft missiles to Saudi Arabia with U.S. training and a KC 10 tanker to assist refueling. Israel worries the missiles could reach or empower adversaries, while Washington insists the arms are defensive and tightly safeguarded.
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Moshe Arens
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Reagan
Persian Gulf
Larry Speakes
White House
Israel
Congress
Arens
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Pentagon
State Department
Middle East
Michael Burch
Reagan Praises Space Program At Air Force Academy
President Reagan told about 1,000 Air Force Academy graduates in Colorado Springs that the space program shows America's technological greatness. He cited the space shuttle and many scientific advances and urged that progress comes from bold believers, not skeptics. He also linked the LA Olympics boycott to the 1980 games context and Soviet defection fears.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Reagan
Air Force Academy
United States
Washington
Soviet Union
Damaged Tankers Lie in Gulf War Graveyard
Three crippled ships lie 70 miles northeast of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf forming a salvage hot zone. Two Saudi registered tankers hit by Iraqi missiles sit within six miles of a Liberian oil chemical carrier struck by Iranian missiles. Salvage tugs monitor the scene as shipping firms call the area the graveyard of the Iran Iraq war.
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Mamana
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Cemetery findings shed light on urban black culture before Civil War
Philadelphia archaeologists excavating the First African Baptist Church Cemetery reveal artifacts and graves that may illuminate the history of free Black residents in an urban setting. Researchers call the site a rare, early urban burial ground and a living historical document.
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Philadelphia
Michael Parrington
John Milner Associates
West Chester
Parrington
Hart Invokes Mondale Praise As Demos Eye California
Gary Hart cites Walter Mondale's praise of him as a brilliant senator in new TV ads as the three Democratic hopefuls target California and its large delegate pool. Mondale returns to San Francisco after quitting New Jersey. Jesse Jackson heads to California after stops in New Mexico.
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Gary Hart
Walter Mondale
California
Walter F. Mondale
San Francisco
New Jersey
Jesse Jackson
New Mexico
NATO ministers meet at Wye to discuss Soviet threat and oil fears
At the Wye Plantation Maryland NATO foreign ministers from 16 nations meet informally to address Soviet military expansion, Iran Iraq war oil impact, and the U S move to rush Stinger missiles to Saudi Arabia while Dutch delays cruise missile deployment. Bush laments Soviet aggression and calls for aid to developing nations.
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NATO
Chesapeake Bay
U.S
Soviet Union
Claude Cheysson
George Bush
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Wye Plantation
Maryland
Chesapeake
East-West
George Shultz
United States
Saudi Arabia
Netherlands
Bush
No Plane Restrictions Yet in State Budget Fight
In Columbia the AP reports that lawmakers face dwindling chances to curb aircraft use as a Senate budget deletion removes guidelines. A House subcommittee is running out of time to act on the Senate bill, with debate over state plane restrictions lingering after weeks of rancor.
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Columbia
General Assembly
State Senate
House
Gene Stoddard
House Education and Public Works
Mittee
Senate
Harris wins $60,000 in royalties ruling on re release
Emmy Lou Harris gains royalties after 9th Circuit upholds lower court finding her entitled to from a re release of Gliding Bird. Marie Osmond to host weekend telethon aiming for 16 million to aid hearing and speech impaired children. A calligrapher sues Paloma Picasso over alleged stolen designs for Gold Fish jewelry.
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Emmy Lou Harris
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Miss Harris
Marie Osmond
Paloma Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Manhattan
Arthur Baker
Ms. Picasso
Final push to defeat South Carolina penny tax hike
Fifteen South Carolina senators press a last stand against Gov. Riley’s penny sales tax to fund a 216 million education package. An alternative budget plan to cover the program is to be unveiled to the Senate as adjournment nears. Riley supporters, including his wife Tunky, reinforce the effort to pass the tax.
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Columbia
Dick Riley
Senate
Riley
Tunky
Aiken Standard Advertising and News Desk Contacts
For subscriptions and news features call 648 2311. Classified ads and display ads also use 648 2311. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Emergency Numbers for Aiken Area Listed
Aiken Community Hospital 649-7911 Volunteer Fire Departments 648-6811 Aiken County Sheriff 648-6811 Emergency Medical Services. These numbers provide critical contact points for medical, fire, and sheriff services within the Aiken area.
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Aiken County
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Graniteville
New Ellenton
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Wagener
Wagener Police
Salley Fire
Salley Police
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