Thurmond Effort Keeps Reagan Crime Bill Alive
The Senate unanimously blocked a move to strip the anti crime package from the funding bill. Led by Sen. Strom Thurmond the 97-0 vote preserved provisions targeting federal crimes including tougher penalties for drug dealers and firearm use, plus a new commission to align sentences.
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Reagan
Senate
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Senate Appropriations Committee
John W. Hinckley Jr
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Bomb Explodes Near Israeli Embassy in Nicosia
A car bomb exploded in the parking lot of a building housing the Israeli Embassy in Nicosia Cyprus causing property damage but no serious injuries. An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said no embassy staff were wounded and the embassy itself appeared undamaged. A witness reported damage to the building.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Dan Ashbel
Jerusalem
Ashbel
Panel Says Administration Ignored Beirut Threat Warnings
The House Intelligence Committee reports Reagan officials had clear warnings of a terrorist threat to U S facilities in Beirut before the Sept 20 truck bomb at the U S Embassy annex. It says the risk was unambiguous and security countermeasures were not effectively implemented.
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Washington
Reagan Administration
U.S
Beirut
House Intelligence Committee
Continental Bank Rescue Costs Seen Modest by FDIC Chief
FDIC Chairman William M. Isaac told a House Banking subcommittee that the government losses from its 4.5 billion rescue of Continental Illinois National Bank would be comparatively modest. He argued the rescue saved more in avoided losses than it cost, defending the agency's action amid renewed hearings into the bank’s near collapse.
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Continental Illinois National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
William M. Isaac
Chicago
Isaac
House Banking
House Approves Network For Organ Transplants
Washington AP. House approves a national human organ network with a computer registry and hot lines. A task force on transplantation is created and buying or selling organs is banned. Rep. Albert Gore Jr. predicts tripling donations and saving thousands of lives. Senate action expected soon.
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Washington
House
Albert Gore Jr
D-Tenn
Senate
Gore
Bush Says Socke d by IRS over Maine home dispute
Vice President George Bush complains that the IRS hit him with $198000 in extra taxes and interest by treating his Maine seashore estate as his residence. He notes the dispute follows a 1981 deferral disallowance on Houston profits rolled into Maine property.
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Tulsa
Okla
George Bush
Internal Revenue Service
Maine
Washington
IRS
Bush
Houston
Bush Tax Residence Fight Faces Maine Claim
Washington based vice president George Bush challenges the IRS over his official residence for tax purposes. He argues his home is Kennebunkport Maine and notes he has lived in Texas since 1948. The dispute centers on about 200000 in tax deferral tied to selling one home and buying another.
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Washington
George Bush
Texas
Internal Revenue Service
Kennebunkport
Maine
Barbara
IRS
Bush
Tulsa
Okla
Houston
Dean Burch
No Bail For FBI Agent Accused As Spy For Soviets
FBI veteran Richard W. Miller was charged with conspiring to aid a foreign government after allegedly supplying a 34 year old KGB major Svetlana Ogorodnikov and her husband with classified documents. He faced no bail citing flight risk and potential KGB retaliation.
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Paula Miller
Paul
San Diego
FBI
Richard W. Miller
Los Angeles
Soviet Union
U.S
Ray Edwards
Miller
William H. Webster
Washington
Svetlana Ogorodnikov
KGB
Nikolay Ogorodnikov
Paula
Richard Kendall
Exercise Raises Heart Attack Risk During Vigorous Activity
Edward Edelson reports that a study tracing 133 Seattle area cardiac arrests found that while habitual vigorous exercise lowers overall cardiac risk, the immediate risk during active exercise rises with fitness level. Researchers led by Dr. David S. Siskovich used wives’ reports to classify men from least to most fit, noting a fivefold risk increase for the most active group.
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England Journal of Medicine
David S. Siskovich
University of North Carolina
Seattle
Aiken Standard Advertising Contact Numbers
Subscriptions and news ideas can be directed to 648-2311 while classified and display ads use 649-1555. The Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive are open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Emergency Numbers Provided as a Service by Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard offers emergency contact numbers for local services. Readers can access hotlines and intervention lines for police, fire, medical, and crisis support. This guide consolidates critical numbers for rapid aid and safety.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County
Widowed Persons Association
Poison Control Center
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