Katrina Loses Force in Cuba Then Bears Watching
Katrina was downgraded to a tropical storm with 50 mph winds after crossing Cuba. Warnings continued for the central Bahamas as the center lay east of Camaguey and the storm moved northeast at 14 mph. Forecaster Gil Clark said reorganization over water could bring heavy weather to the Bahamas.
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Cuba
Bahamas
Cuban
Camaguey
National Hurricane Center
Gil Clark
Florida
Clark
Reagan backs Haig Allen call ends internal criticisms
President Reagan expresses strong confidence in Secretary of State Haig and National Security Adviser Allen after a White House meeting in the Oval Office. A spokesman says the president told them internal criticisms must cease and dismissed ongoing bickering within the foreign policy team.
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Washington
Reagan
Alexander M. Haig Jr
National Security
Richard V. Allen
White House
Haig
Allen
Oval Office
David Gergen
U S backing Morocco in war against Polisario
A U S military delegation led by Assistant Defense Secretary Francis J West Jr assured support for Morocco in its conflict with the Polisario guerrilla movement. New U S Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed also pledged backing in Ifrane during credentials to King Hassan II.
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Rabat
Morocco
Francis J. West Jr
Polisario
U.S
Joseph Verner Reed
Hassan II
Ifrane
William Perry quote noted by Sports Illustrated
A Clemson lineman and former Aiken High player is quoted in Sports Illustrated as saying I was big even when I was little. Michael Simmons, age two, reportedly spoke about a life jacket after climbing into his father s truck. A woman reports finding a gold wedding band in a public laundromat and asks readers to claim it at the Aiken Standard.
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William Perry
Sports Illustrated
Clemson
Aiken High
Michael Simmons
Aiken
Aiken County Today Briefs and Local Notices
Classifieds and community calendar fill the page with upcoming events and local listings. Dear Abby advice column and obituaries sit alongside church notices and sports results in this compact South Carolina snapshot.
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Aiken County
Dear Abby
Early hours beer and wine banned in Aiken County
Aiken County enforces a 1969 rule prohibiting beer and wine sales from 2 to 7 a.m. with on premise consumption also banned. Vendors express concern about loss of late night sales while Kroger observes a separate policy ending beer and wine sales at midnight.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Hampton Ave
N.E
Richland Ave
Myra Jordan
Silver Bluff Road
Otis Beard
Zippy Mart
Whiskey Road
Beard
Kroger
University Parkway
Sheriff’s Department
Jim Herzberg
U.S. jobless rate hits 8 percent in October
Labor Department data show the unemployment rate rising to 8.0 percent and 8.5 million people unemployed, the highest levels since 1939, with blacks at 16.7 percent and blue-collar job losses rising. Analysts warn of deeper losses amid a second recession in two years.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Reagan Administration
Deborah Klein
Murray Weidenbaum
Reagan
Council of Economic Advisers
Prince Charles expected at Diana birth next June
Speculation grows that Prince Charles may attend Diana’s baby’s birth next June. The palace confirms pregnancy and notes it is possible the heir will be present. The child would be the queen’s third grandchild and second in line, with royal birth plans still undecided.
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London
Prince Charles
Diana
Buckingham Palace
Times of London
Wales
Shirley Bowen
Canterbury
Robert Runcie
the Times
Princess of Wales
Elizabeth II
Clarence House
Princess Anne
Duchess of Gloucester
Princess Michael of Kent
St. Mary’s Hospital
George Pinker
Anne
Andrew
Edward
Prince John
Mary
George V
John
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