U S and Italy Seek to Preserve Ties After Hijacking
In Rome Deputy Secretary of State John Whitehead delivered a Reagan letter to caretaker Premier Bettino Craxi stating U S Italian relations remain solid despite hijacking differences. Craxi called talks warm and friendly and suggested meeting in New York ahead of a summit with Mikhail Gorbachev if his government crisis allows.
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Reagan
Bettino Craxi
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Sicily
Leon Klinghoffer
Whitehead
Chigi Palace
New York
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Mostly Sunny With Clearing Skies Today
The fog will lift to mostly sunny skies today with a high in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 to 10 mph.
Local Names Listed In Voter Roll Of Aiken Area
A list of residents including Wet e Mrs Hugh Fenwick Aiken Imp Ussery Brodie Williston Ervin E Koon Aiken Mack Upson Aiken Mrs Ralph Sapp John Henry Moss Augusta Elizabeth M Pittman Sarah D Seawright Salley appears in a regional record.
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Aiken
Ussery Brodie
Williston
Ervin E. Koon
Mack Upson
Ralph Sapp
John Henry Moss
Augusta Elizabeth M. Pittman
Sarah D. Seawright
Salley
Arafat says U S aims to kill him during Tunis bombing
PLO leader Yasser Arafat charged the United States with trying to kill him in the Tunis raid to force a humiliating peace. He spoke at a Baghdad news conference after the Tunis bombing and the Achille Lauro hijacking. He denied plans to move PLO HQ to Baghdad and declined to comment on Mohammed Abbas.
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Textile Trade War Looms As U S Industry Struggles
A University of South Carolina study warns Japan and China wage a textile war on the United States. It cites dispersed small firms, cheap labor, and weak unions as factors, with 1970s-era energy costs and policy inconsistencies hurting competitiveness. Domestic apparel imports rose 140 percent 1974 to 1979 while shipments grew 50 percent.
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