Lech Walesa Wins 1983 Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Committee honors Lech Walesa for leading Solidarity and advancing workers rights in Poland. The Polish electrician and founder of Solidarity is praised for negotiating for peace without violence, despite martial law and suppression.
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Lech Walesa
Oslo
Norway
Solidarity Labor Union
Poland
Nobel Committee
Walesa
Valesa
Danuta
Baltic
Gdansk
Lenin
Solidarity
Sakharov
Jakob Sverdrup
Nobel Institute
Argentina Labor Strike Is Hailed as People’s Triumph
Argentina’s military ruler said the country will avoid default and pursue democratic elections this month despite a 24 hour general strike and the arrest of the Central Bank president. Labor leaders call the action the people’s triumph as elections near and power to elected authorities set for January 1984.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Reynaldo Bignone
Nicaraguan Troops Down U.S. Transport Plane
Nicaraguan Defense Ministry says soldiers shot down a U S registered DC 3 transport plane carrying supplies to CIA backed rebels 90 miles north of Managua after takeoff from Honduras Two rebel pilots and a mechanic were captured two men died in the crash and two escaped by parachute from the plane
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Managua
Nicaragua
Defense Ministry
Oklahoma
Honduras
Autry Spared From Death By Last Minute Reprieve
In Huntsville Texas James David Autry waited on a death house gurney four minutes from scheduled execution when Justice Byron White granted a reprieve citing proportionality concerns. Supporters shouted outside the prison while the victim’s daughter voiced resignation saying it figures.
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Huntsville
Texas
James David Autry
U.S. Supreme Court
Autry
Byron White
West German President Carstens Reaffirms Defense Ties
West German President Karl Carstens told a joint session of Congress that West Germany will contribute its fair share to the common defense. He said some 250000 U S soldiers in Germany are welcome as friends and allies and urged partnership with the United States in the alliance of free nations. He warned freedom and peace would be endangered if the Soviet side gains military superiority.
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Walesa
Nobel Committee
Egil Aarvik
Valesa
Oslo
Alfred Nobel
Soviet Bloc
Andrei Sakharov
Washington
Karl Carstens
House
Senate
United States
U.S
Germany
Carstens
Soviet Union
White House
Ground Water Clean-Up Estimated At 30 Million
The Savannah River Plant plans a facility to cleanse ground water of cancer causing solvents. Officials say a 30 year effort costing over 30 million dollars will be needed for the M Area contamination from triclene and perolene. Du Pont's Joe Spencer cited a rule of thumb that cleanup will take long. An air stripper already handles 20 gallons per minute.
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Columbia
Savannah River
Joe
Spencer
du Pont
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Waring Receives Local Plaque Amid Hometown Honor
Band leader Fred Waring 83, praised as still down to earth by a boyhood friend, honored with a plaque dedication at his former home site. An exhibit showcased memorabilia including Sleep backed with The West a Nest and You as residents recalled his recordings with the Pennsylvanians.
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Fred Waring
Waring
Aiken Standard Contact and Hours for Ads and News
The Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions and advertising and provides news tip contacts. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday and the office address is 124 Rutland Drive.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Soviet Move Calls for Global Nuclear Freeze at U N
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged the United Nations General Assembly to adopt a worldwide nuclear freeze with verification. He proposed the USSR and U S as first to implement it bilaterally while warning against new U S missiles in Western Europe.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Europe
Andrei Gromyko
General Assembly
Moscow
U.S.S.R
U.S.A
Gromyko
U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
New York
New Jersey
Kennedy
Newark
Reagan
Perez de Cuellar
Oleg A. Troyanovsky
Assembly
Troyanovsky
Geneva
Washington
Labor Debates Scrapping Britain's Nuclear Weapons
In Brighton Labor Party members debate unilateral dismantling of Polaris missiles as part of their radical platform. Leader Neil Kinnock opposes the hard line while the vote could influence the June election. A two thirds majority would reaffirm the party's stance despite past defeats.
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Brighton
England
Labor Party
Britain
Socialist Party
Neil Kinnock
Labor
Kinnock
Geneva
Switzerland
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Kenneth Adelman
West
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America
Mexico
Miguel de la Madrid
Hollywood
Valenti
Valente
Aiken
Aiken Community
Jackson
Graniteville
Aiken County
New Ellenton
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Wagener Fire
Aiken Police
Wagener Police
Aiken Fire
Salley Fire
Coalition To
Salley
Soviets
Woh
Vicki Lamthers
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