Heineken and Chauffeur Freed After Three-Week Kidnapping
Dutch police rescued multimillionaire brewer Alfred Heineken and his chauffeur Ab Doderer from a warehouse where they were chained in concrete cells for three weeks. A ransom was paid, and 24 suspects were arrested in a three-city sweep following a tip that led to the 5 am raid near Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Alfred Heineken
Heineken
Ab Doderer
Kees Sietsma
Sietsma
Seta
Utrecht
Heineken and
Doderer
Reagan Aims Preemptive Strike If New Lebanon Attacks
Washington reports that the Reagan administration favors a swift, vigorous response to any new terrorist raid while avoiding public retaliation after the Oct. 23 Marine bombing in Beirut. Officials say capability exists to strike in advance if perpetrators are known, but strategic concerns temper immediate acts.
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Reagan
U.S
Lebanon
United States
Astronauts Test High Temp Furnaces For Orbiting Factory
Space Center Houston AP reports Spacelab astronauts activated three high-temperature furnaces in experiments aimed at creating orbiting factories to produce exotic alloys plastics and composites. Ulf Merbold called the tests promising as mirrors concentrate energy to heat samples up to 3800 degrees Fahrenheit. The crew also began medical tests on weightlessness adaptation with chair spins restraints blood draws and other procedures to study space sickness and adaptation timelines.
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Space Center, Houston
Spacelab
Earth
Ulf Merbold
Space Shuttle
Strikers Threaten Action as Greyhound Doubles Operations
Union leaders from the Amalgamated Transit Union say they can still bring Greyhound to its knees after the company doubles its operations with newly hired workers. Harry Rosenblum and other negotiators head to Washington for FMCS talks as no negotiations have occurred since November 18. Chairman John W Teets expresses little optimism for a quick settlement.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Greyhound Bus Lines
Greyhound
Harry Rosenblum
Amalgamated Transit Union
Washington
Federal
John W. Teets
Harold Lehrer
Philadelphia
Teets
Heating Costs Highlight Northeast Energy Burden
A study shows Northeast residents spent almost as much on heating in 1981 as Western homeowners spent on heating and consumer electronics overall. National energy bills rose 14 percent from 1980 to 1981 while consumption stayed flat, and 1978–1981 costs jumped 53 percent versus 30 percent inflation.
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Washington
Northeast
West
Arafat Rules Out Deals With Any Of His Enemies
In Tripoli Lebanon Yasser Arafat ruled out any deals with his foes and said no major strategy changes were needed after three weeks of bloody fighting within the PLO He blamed Syria for complicating the conflict and eroding support among Palestinians and international observers.
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Tripoli
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Arafat
Syria
PLO
Sullivan Awaits Execution At Florida Death Chamber
Robert Sullivan waited near the Florida death chamber for an 10 am execution after 10 years on death row. A last minute stay request was filed by the Florida Clearinghouse on Criminal Justice. Governor’s office prepared lines for potential appeals to higher courts. Sullivan was condemned for the 1973 shotgun slaying of Donald Schmidt at a Howard Johnson's in Homestead. The inmate's last meal, a two pound steak, fries, milk and strawberries, was served at 6:30 am. A priest administered last rites and supporters gathered outside.
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Starke
Fla
Robert Sullivan
Florida
Pope John Paul II
Sullivan
U.S
Florida Clearinghouse On Criminal Justice
Florida Supreme Court
Clearinghouse
Gail Rowland
Steve Hull
Bob Graham
State Court
11Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta
U.S. Supreme Court
Donald Schmidt
Howard Johnson’s
Homestead
Miami
Harvard
Vernon Bradford
Robert Boyle
Bradford
Textile Imports Hit Record October High Amid Trade Criticism
Textile and apparel imports surged to a record 696 million SYE in October, pushing 1983 year-to-date imports to a new high. ATMI officials led by E. C. Gwaltney criticized the Reagan administration for not curbing imports, noting a 400,000 drop in textile jobs since 1980 and predicting 7.4 billion SYE for the year if trends persist.
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Greenville
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
E. C. Gwaltney
ATMI
International Trade Committee
Gwaltney
Russell Corp
Alexander City
Ala
U.S
Walter Lenahan
Debate draws little response in castration sentence debate
A nationally televised debate on a South Carolina judge's castration sentence for three convicted rapists drew little viewer response. NBC Today aired Tuesday a debate between Solicitor George Ducworth of Anderson and Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz.
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Greenville
South Carolina
NBC
George Ducworth
Anderson
Harvard Law School
Alan Dershowitz
Cliff Richard defends rock and calls it part of God’s creation
British pop star Cliff Richard rebuts claims that rock and roll is the devil's work, saying it belongs to God's creation and that Satan merely co-opts it. Kentucky Governor John Y Brown Jr and wife Phyllis George Brown welcome a baby girl by C section, while Brown notes his pending retirement and past surgery.
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Cliff Richard
Devil
God
Today
Satan
Kentucky
John Y. Brown Jr
Phyllis George Brown
Aiken Standard Classified Subscriptions and Advertising Rates
Subscriptions and advertising information for the Aiken Standard. Contact numbers 648-2311 for news ideas and ads, 649-1555 for classified advertising. Rates listed include weekly monthly 3 month 6 month and 12 month PBM rates.
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Aiken
PBM
Emergency Numbers Provided by Aiken Standard
Emergency contacts listed include Aiken Community Hospital and county sheriff EMS and police departments across Aiken area. Also lists fire departments in Jackson Graniteville New Ellenton North Augusta Wagoner Salley and related police units plus Poison Control and state patrol.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County
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