Gunnells seeks justice probe into three Aiken elections
Ralph Gunnells who lost last week's sheriff race to Carroll Heath petitions the Justice Department to review three Aiken County general elections amid recurring computer failures. He also alleges a sheriff's deputy removed his poll watcher badge. Election Commission official Doris Jenkins expects no action and will consult the county attorney. Du Pont unveils OncoMouse malignant tumor mice to speed cancer research and screening for labs next year.
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Carrol Heath
Justice Department
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Doris Jenkins
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Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow
A 40 percent chance of showers is forecast tonight with a low in the mid 50s. Decreasing cloudiness is forecast tomorrow with a 30 percent chance of showers. The high will be near 70. Please see details on Page 6A.
Sex Education Topics Excluded by County Committee
Aiken County Comprehensive Health Advisory Committee reviewed the state curriculum for fifth grade sex education and ruled that masturbation and nocturnal emissions will not be taught unless students ask. The panel stated teachers would only discuss these topics if prompted, and materials do not mention them.
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Educational Center Board Room
Nancy Smith
Campbell Seen As Possible Commerce Chief Candidate
Washington reports Campbell, governor of South Carolina, a Bush regional coordinator, spoke at the National Press Club and denied seeking a Commerce Department job while noting his South campaign work. He did meet with Lee Atwater, though not the transition team. Campbell praised campaign challenges across southern states.
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South Carolina
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George Bush
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Atwater
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Kentucky
SRP Attitudes Highlighted on CBS 48 Hours Show
Aiken area residents’ views of the Savannah River Plant were profiled for CBS 48 Hours to air at 8. The segment features Fran and Neil Davis of the plant, with SRP safety concerns drawing national attention. CBS crews interviewed locals and visited the weapons materials plant, noting a contrast between the Savannah River Plant and Fernald, Ohio.
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Savannah River
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Neil Davis
Jim Felder
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Columbia
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Department of Energy
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Ohio
DOE
Bush Keeps Brady On White House Team
President-elect George Bush keeps Nicholas Brady as treasury secretary and names feisty New Hampshire Governor John Sununu as chief of staff. Sununu’s selection pleases conservatives while Craig Fuller looms for a potential Cabinet post. Bush also met with Margaret Thatcher and Kohl during transition developments.
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George Bush
White House
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Treasury
New Hampshire
John Sununu
Bush
Margaret Thatcher
Cochairmen
Craig Fuller
Robert Teeter
Depuy
Fred Fielding
Reagan White House
Dan Quayle
Florida
Sununu
Helmut Kohl
Brady
Iowa
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Fuller
Trade Deficit Narrows as Exports Reach Record High
The Commerce Department reported September goods deficit dropped to 10.5 billion while exports rose to a record level. Imports eased from August’s 39.8 billion, narrowing the year’s pattern of widening gaps. Analysts note the nine month deficit trends at an annual rate of 137.2 billion.
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Commerce Department
U.S
U.S. Trade Balance Shifts as Exports Rise in September
The Commerce Department reports a 2.2 percent rise in September exports to a record 28.2 billion, led by autos data processing office equipment and chemicals. Airplane and telecom machinery exports fell from August. U.S. imports of manufactured goods and oil declined by about 1.0 billion. The year’s trade balance reached 170.3 billion last year and 155.1 billion in 1986.
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Commerce Department
U.S
Reagan Approves Memorial For Vietnam Era Servicewomen
President Reagan signed legislation authorizing a statue of a servicewoman at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Diane Carlson Evans, founder of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, said the project has raised $700,000 of the $13 million goal and will be funded privately.
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Pleiku
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Chu Lai
Qui Nhon
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River Falls
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