Judge clears way for state video poker network expansion
Marion County Circuit Judge Rich ard Barber ruled opponents failed to show video poker violates Oregon constitution. Lottery Commission plans to launch in February with 2,600 game terminals in bars and restaurants. officials estimate $50 million yearly state revenue and $170 million for tavern owners and distributors.
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Salem
Ore
Marion County Circuit
Richard Barber
Oregon
Lottery Commission
Lottery
Jim Davey
Rodney Page
Ecumenical Ministries of
Telltale Shorts Expose Station Looting Suspect
In Whakatane New Zealand a security camera failed to show the burglar's face but revealed distinctive striped underwear as he bent to pick up groceries. After eyewitness IDs police questioned him and he initially denied involvement before admitting the crime.
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Whakatane
New Zealand
Tony Moller
Moller
Deaths listed include Berdina Felder and others
The notice lists several deceased individuals by name and city including Berdina Felder Columbia Odessa Mason Williston Cole Pugh Augusta Dennis Slaughter Brooklyn New York Allen Smith Johnston Rhette Sprouse Edgefield W E Timmons Aiken Carrie Washington New Ellenton with a directive to view Page 3B for full details.
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Berdina Felder
Columbia
Odessa Mason
Williston
Cole Pugh
Augusta
Dennis Slaughter
Brooklyn
N.Y
Allen Smith
Johnston
Rhette Sprouse
Edgefield
W.E. Timmons
Aiken
Carrie Washington
New Ellenton
Westinghouse to lay off about 4000 workers by year end
Westinghouse Electric reports a 1.48 billion third quarter loss as real estate values plunge. Savannah River Site officials say layoffs will not affect their facility and the plan will be implemented nationwide with cuts across units. The firm posts a 4.86 a share loss on 3.42 billion in revenue for the quarter ending Sept 30.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Savannah River
Jack N. Herrmann
SRS
Herrmann
Pittsburgh
Freedom Aiken's Pattis Returns Home From Iran
Jon Pattis the 54 year old American engineer from Aiken and his escort Carol Shuh landed at Bush Field Augusta about 8 p m Monday. Pattis who had been jailed in Iran for five years was greeted by family and spoke only Great about being home.
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Augusta
Jon Pattis
ASA
Pattis
Catherine
Ellen
Arthur Verenes
Cosmos Company
Maryland
Iran
Jon
Bush Field
Pattis Family Reunites After Iran Release
Jon Pattis, an Aiken resident held in Iran on espionage charges, returned home after 1,937 days in Evin Prison. Family members, including Ellen Pattis, Catherine Pattis, and Joanna Pattis, along with neighbors and Mayor H Odell Weeks, celebrated the homecoming as news spread via TV and radio.
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Jon Pattis
Aiken
Iran
Ellen Pattis
Jon
Catherine
Joanna
Evin
South Boundary House
Zurich
Switzerland
Pattis
Senate moves toward vote on Clarence Thomas confirmation
The Senate prepared for a final confirmation vote on Clarence Thomas amid calls for delay to review Anita Hill’s sexual harassment allegations. Key supporters wavered with only a unanimous delay possible, while some Republicans and Democrats urged reading an FBI report before voting.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Thomas
James Exon
Nebraska
Anita Hill
University of Oklahoma
FBI
George Mitchell
Maine
Exon
James Jeffords
Vermont
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Joseph Lieberman
Connecticut
Sam Nunn
Georgia
Richard Shelby
Alabama
Richard Bryan
Nevada
David Boren
Oklahoma
Alan Dixon
Illinois
White House
Hill
Bush
Education Department
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Reagan
Child Injury Deaths Higher in South Carolina Says Report
A statewide report shows South Carolina children die from injuries at a rate 22 percent above the national average with 2,043 fatal injuries from 1985 to 1989. It calls for belt use promotion, child safety seats, hot water heater settings, prenatal classes, and smoke detector mandates.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Lee Catoe
Health and Human Services
Carroll Campbell
James E. Padgett
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
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State Department
Catherine Pattis
William M. Welch
Associated Press
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