Soviet venture eyes upscale potato chips amid vodka culture
Ed and Fritzi Cohen and two Soviet partners sign a joint venture protocol to form the Kartoshka Trust to produce about 100 tons of chips annually for a new Soviet market. The venture aims to introduce a snack unseen in the USSR, tied to a postwar demand for Western foods. Meanwhile, four York County Detention Center officers face possible discipline after inmate Robert Curlee escaped using hacksaw blades, marking a second jail escape for him and prompting an investigation into custody procedures.
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Washington
Fritzi Cohen
Soviet Union
Valeri Perekhvatov
Cohens
Kartoshka Trust
Spud Trust
Cohen’s Tabard
Rock Hill
York County
Robert D. Curlee
Maury
N.C
Curlee
North Carolina
Statesville
Weather outlook with rain and cooler temperatures
Rain is forecast tonight with a low in the upper 50s. Tomorrow will be cooler with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. The high will be in the 70s. Page 6A has details.
Deaths listed in local obituary notices
Perry Abney Jr Eugene J Carter George S Chance Charles V Clifton Wayne Dotterer Albert A Duncan Freddie Essaw George F Lucas Arnold Polland Readers are directed to Page 6A for full obituary details and memorial information.
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Perry Abney Jr
Aiken
Eugene J. Carter
North Augusta
George S. Chance
Augusta
Charles V. Clifton
New Ellenton
Wayne Dotterer
Albert A. Duncan
Freddie Essaw
St. Matthews
George F. Lucas
Arnold Polland
Detai S
East German Leader Pushes Resignations Over Crisis
East Germany's Politburo resigns under pressure from new Communist leader Egon Krenz after mass protests and emigration. The 21 member body sees eight vacancies as the cabinet also steps down. West German Chancellor Kohl calls for democracy, free elections, and reforms with aid tied to change.
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Berlin
East Germany
Egon Krenz
ADN
Krenz
Communist Party
West Germany
Helmut Kohl
Kohl
Bonn
Black Holds Slim Edge In Historic Vote
L. Douglas Wilder secured a razor-thin victory in Virginia becoming the nations first elected black governor while David Dinkins won New York Citys first black mayoral term. Democrats gained in New Jersey as James Florio reclaimed the governorship and won the Assembly. Wilders margin stood at about 7,700 votes from over 1.7 million. Coleman trailed.
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L. Douglas Wilder
Virginia
David Dinkins
New York City
New Jersey
James Florio
Assembly
America
Dinkins
Seattle
Clever
New Haven
Conn
Durham
J. Marshall Coleman
Wilder
GOP Wins Contested City Races in Aiken Council
Republicans Michael Anaclerio and Robert S. Perry Jr. won the two at large seats, defeating Democrat Ronald A. Maxwell as incumbent Lessie B. Price and Republican Eric M. Radford also secured districts 2 and 4. Voter turnout was 21.15 percent with 2434 ballots cast. results await certification.
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Michael Anaclerio
Robert S
Skipper) Perry Jr
Ronald A
Ronnie) Maxwell
Aiken
Lessie B. Price
Eric M. Radford
Anaclerio
Perry
H. Odell Weeks
Maxwell
Cap
New Law Defines Nuisance In Aiken County
A nuisance ordinance approved by the Aiken County Council's Judicial and Public Safety Committee would let a single complaint trigger action to abate nuisances injuring public health or morals. Sponsored by LaWana McKenzie the measure expands county power under state law and covers loud nightclubs porn shops junked cars and derelict buildings with a process culminating in council review and possible abatement actions. The ordinance allows voluntary abatement or escalation to a full council hearing before the nine-member body.
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Aiken County
W. Scott Barnes
McKenzie
Congress Raises Debt Limit To Avert Default
Congress approved a bill raising the national debt ceiling to 3.1 trillion dollars, averting a possible default and enabling the Treasury to replenish funds. The measure, passed by Senate by voice vote and House 269 to 99, faces President Bush who was to sign it, lifting borrowing capacity into 1991.
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Congress
Treasury
Bush
House Budget Committee
Leon Panetta
D-Calif
Senate
House
U.S
America
Capitol Hill
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