Man in Hunger Strike Over Arrest Linked to Barbie Plot
Christian Didier a 43 year old Frenchman says he has begun a hunger strike to protest his May 19 arrest over a plan to kill Klaus Barbie former Lyon Gestapo chief. Didier wrote from Montluc prison claiming innocence and noting he carried a .44 revolver when detained at St Joseph prison where Barbie is jailed awaiting trial.
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Lyon
France
Gestapo
Klaus Barbie
Montluc
Agence-France Press
Christian Didier
Didier
St. Joseph
Barbie
Mother Teresa Visits San Quentin Death Row in California
Nobel laureate Mother Teresa told about 60 inmates in San Quentin prison chapel that love starts in this place and spoke of faith, love, service, and peace before touring the death row on Friday. The visit came at inmate request after plans to see the nun in the San Francisco area.
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San Quentin
Calif
Mother Teresa
Missionaries of Charity Order
Robert Day
San Francisco
Virginia Couple Slain in Yemassee Motel
The Hampton County Sheriff’s Office probes a double homicide at the Palmetto Lodge near Yemassee. Victims are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ahlers of Newport News Virginia, found face down on twin beds with shots to the back of the head. Pillows placed over heads. no cash found. The couple had dined nearby Thursday night and were returning from Florida. State agents assist in the investigation.
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Yemassee
Hampton County
Florida
State Law Enforcement Division
Police warn Solidarity activists during papal visit in Poland
In Wroclaw seven Solidarity activists and sympathizers were detained and warned by police against organizing anti government demonstrations during Pope John Paul II trip to Poland. Pinior said the underground leaders were detained and cautioned that illegal union activity could lead to penalties.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Wroclaw
John Paul II
Jozef Pinior
Solidarity Free Trade Union
Pinior
Trawling Permit Rescinded By State
South Carolina Wildlife Commission Executive Director James A. Timmerman Jr voided a recent 5-2 vote to allow shrimp trawling in off limit areas. He said the telephone vote violated the Freedom of Information Act and acted after consulting lawyers and commissioners. The seaward enforcement area was reduced to pre 1985 lines pending the new shrimping season.
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Charleston
South Carolina Wildlife Commission
James A. Timmerman Jr
Timmerman
James M. Waddell Jr
D-Beaufort
Weak Tropical Low Moves Into South Florida
A loosely organized tropical low mood with 35 mph winds and rain moved across the Bahamas and brushed the South Florida coast. The leading edge reached South Florida Saturday afternoon moving westward at 5 to 10 mph. A tropical storm warning remained in effect, with small craft urged to stay near port as the system fizzle out over land.
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Miami
Bahamas
South Florida
Noel Risnychok
National Hurricane Center
Nassau
Hurricane Center
St. Augustine
Key Largo
Alpena
Mich
Allentown Pa
Youngstown
Mansfield
Ohio
Jack Main
National Weather Service
Norfolk
Boston Garden
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons
Celtics
Patty Vetrano
Midwest
Edinboro
Lorain County
Florida
Pauls Valley
Okla
Washita
National Guardsmen
Red Cross
Michigan
Ward Sundberg
Houghton
Lake Superior
University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
Heatwave grips the Eastern United States with record highs
North Atlantic heat drives 97 degree records from Newark to Washington. In Oklahoma flood damage estimated at 20 million dollars as residents cope with swollen rivers and crowded beaches. Celtics outlast Pistons 117 to 114 in Game 7 as heat batters fans and officials battle swollen venues.
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Oklahoma
New York
Manhattan
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Mike Hall
Collingswood
N.J
Texas
Wisconsin
Gail Losee
Virginia Beach General Hospital
Newark
Teterboro
Mercury
Washington, D.C
Windsor Locks
Conn
South Carolina Judges Earn Salaries Above Sixty-Seven Thousand
The South Carolina Court Administration released salaries under the states FOIA showing 88 judges exceed 67 000 annually. Chief Justice Julius B Ness tops the list at 83 238 and ranks 70th among state employees. Governor Carroll Campbell earns 80 000.
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South Carolina
Columbia
Julius B. Ness
Ness
Carroll Campbell
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Details
Subscriptions and classified ads contact numbers are listed for the Aiken Standard. The office at 124 Rutland Drive operates weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with customer service hours 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Mailing address and subscription notes included.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Atland Drive
Aiken Communications Inc
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Maputo
Mozambique
African National Congress
AIM
South Africa
Julius King
U.S
Supreme Court
George T. Gregory Jr
David W. Harwell
A. Lee Chandler
Ernest A. Finney Jr
Associated Press
South Carolina Court Administration
Alex M. Sanders Jr
State Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Randall T. Bell
Jasper M. Cureton
John P. Gardner Jr
C. Tolbert Goolsby Jr
Curtis G. Shaw
Family Court
Ward
Ayei
Johnston
Ridge Spring
Hwy
California
David Wayne Parker
Aiken, S.C
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
William and
Dianne Parker
PBM
Wey
Abused Persons Coalition
Emerg
HCA
Jackson
New Ellenton
New Holland
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Volun
Wagener
Wagener Police
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