Mercer University in a holy war over Playboy party school label
Macon Georgia AP reports Mercer University faces a crisis as Playboy names it a party school triggering a clash between fundamentalists and the board over leadership. Hundreds gathered at the student center to hear Raleigh Kirby Godsey, the 17th president, as tensions rise among students and supporters.
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City Bans Realistic Toy Guns After TV Broadcast Incident
A California city bans sale of realistic-looking toy guns citing public safety concerns after a man used a toy .45 pistol to interrupt a live TV broadcast. The ordinance takes effect next year and cites police safety as a key justification.
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Burbank
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Dennis Flaherty
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Weather warming trend with rising numbers
A warming trend brings partly cloudy skies tonight with lows in the 50s. Thursday will be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s. By Wednesday expect clearing skies and cooler temperatures. Details found on Page 6A.
Local Deaths List from Hephzibah and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices list James Brooks Hephzibah Ga Lillian S Carr Aiken James Cunningham Trenton Ronald R Heath Beech Island Mary B Hutto Surrency Ga Carolyn E Jones Vaucluse Ellee H Jones Saluda Robert W Shellhouse Aiken Lurlee C White Langley details on Page 6A provided.
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Aiken
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Trenton
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Beech Island
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Surrency
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Vaucluse
Ellee H. Jones
Saluda
Robert W. Shellhouse
Lurlee C. White
Langley
Reagan orders measured retaliation against Iran
President Reagan ordered a proportionate military response to Iran for the attack on a U.S. flagged tanker The White House cited a measured action with officials declining to name specifics The Washington Post cited unnamed sources while Pentagon officials denied current action plans and congressional leaders met privately at the White House
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Senate
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Bob Dole
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Iranian oil platforms attacked in Gulf retaliation
The United States says it destroyed an offshore Iranian platform in the central Persian Gulf in retaliation for a missile strike on a U.S. flagged tanker. Four U.S. warships carried out the raid on the Rostam platform after reports of aims to evacuate injured and nearby fires at Sassan and Rostam. Iran offered no immediate comment.
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Dow Plunges Over 200 Points In Swift Selloff
In New York the Dow Jones average sank about 201 points to around 2045 within 90 minutes as panic selling and heavy trading swept Wall Street. Nearly 100 million shares traded in the first hour amid automated selling and few buyers.
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Panel’s Report Could Influence SRP Operations
A National Academy of Sciences panel examining Savannah River Plant safety and operations has already influenced reactor activity. The 17 member panel, with expertise in risk, thermal hydraulics and nuclear engineering, may push for tougher oversight and faster phaseout as reactors age. The NAS has spent 18 months reviewing SRP activities on the South Carolina Georgia border.
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National Resources Defense Council
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