Lawmaker Calls 2 Cent Gas Tax Insufficient
Rep. Robert McLellan of Oconee argues a 2 cent per gallon gasoline tax hike won't fund South Carolina highway needs. A Highways and Public Transportation official says asking for all funds from the General Assembly wasn't practical. McLellan urged a comparison of spending with other states, calling current funds a Band-Aid on a hemorrhage and suggesting a different approach.
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Columbia
Robert McLellan
D-Oconee
South Carolina
General Assembly
McLellan
Highway Department
Rajneesh labeled a gigantic con by ex aide in TV interviews
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh is accused of a gigantic con by Ma Anand Sheela who says he spends followers money at about 242 million dollars a month and owns more than 90 Rolls Royces. Sheela calls him a spoiled boy and criticizes his enlightenment pursuits. The interviews aired on CBS 60 Minutes.
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Portland
Ore
Bhagwan Shree
Rajneesh
Ma Anand Sheela
CBS
60 Minutes
Sheela
West Germany
North Carolina
Bhagwan
List of Names Noted in Local Notices
A roster of individuals includes Ernest Gantt Jr of Aiken. Matilda S. Martin of Johnston. Edna F. Lively of Statesboro. Donald A. Holland of Sherman Oaks. Mattie T. Bray of Augusta. J F. Turner of Blackville. Elijah Smith of Aiken. Charles M. Swope of Aiken. E Eugene Brown of Mandeville. Dan O. Horne of Nichols.
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Ernest Gantt Jr
Aiken
Matilda S. Martin
Johnston
Edna F. Lively
Statesboro
Donald A. Holland
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Mattie T. Bray
Augusta J.F. Turner
Blackville
Elijah Smith
Charles M. Swope
E. Eugene Brown
Mandeville
Dan O. Horne
Nichols
Soviet Aid to Nicaragua via Mariel Freighters Revealed
A night SR-71 over Cuba confirmed Soviet and Bulgarian ships transferring war materiel including tanks to Nicaraguan freighters at Mariel. The supplies move to El Bluff and Rama to aid the Sandinistas against the Contras, with U.S. officials citing an indirect setup to downplay Soviet role before Geneva talks.
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Washington
Cuba
U.S
Mariel
Washington Times
Tion
el Bluff
Escondido
Rama
the Times
Nicaragua
Geneva
Soviet Soldier Leaves U S Embassy in Kabul
A 19 year old Soviet private who sought refuge at the U S Embassy in Kabul left the compound after meetings with Soviet and American officials. He requested more time to decide his options and a second meeting was set for Monday morning.
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U.S
Afghanistan
State Department
Kabul
Shultz
Moscow
Washington
House
Dan Mica
D-Fla
Soviet Union
Mica
Shultz and Shevardnadze Meet in Moscow Amid Afghanistan Tension
Secretary of State George Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze discuss the arms control agenda during a two day Moscow visit. A Afghan embassy standoff involves a 19 year old U S soldier who later leaves Kabul embassy. The talks precede the November Reagan Gorbachev summit with topic of Afghan war and Soviet troop presence.
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George Shultz
Helena
Eduard Shevardnadze
Moscow
Shultz
U.S
Afghanistan
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Shevardnadze
Foreign Ministry
Kabul
State Department
Soviet Union
Geneva
Gorbachev
U.N
1985 Hurricane Season Normal Despite High Damages
Washington experts say the 1985 hurricane season was not worse than normal with ten named storms, seven of which became hurricanes or tropical storms and struck the United States. Damage totals may exceed $1 billion for storms Elena Gloria and Juan, with Elena insured losses around $543 million and Gloria over $340 million.
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Washington
United States
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Florida
Frank
Juan
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Elena
Gloria
Wandering Whale Reaches Bay Then Turns From Ocean
Humphrey the whale entered San Francisco Bay for the first time in over three weeks after following underwater humpback sounds but turned away from the Pacific Ocean four miles from the open sea. NOAA tracked the 45-ton endangered whale as a convoy of boats dwindled and efforts continued to reestablish contact and guide him home.
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San Francisco
Humphrey
Pacific Ocean
Sacramento
San Francisco Bay
Hal Alabaster
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Raccoon Strait
Sausalito
Alabaster
NOAA
Charles Fullerton
Jay Ziegler
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Wayne Williams
Atlanta
Lynn Whatley
Butts County
Williams
Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center
Whatley
Fitey
Dicate
The
Times
Radio Kabul
Fikryat A. Tabeev
Edward Hurwitz
Helsinki
George P
Barry Schweid
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