Gunman Surrenders After 12 Hour Standoff At Mormon Temple Near Washington
Clarence Leake, 29, of Harrisonburg Virginia, surrendered to Montgomery County police about 8 50 this morning after a gunman hostage siege at the Mormon Temple near the Capital Beltway. A second captive was released earlier at 3 15 this morning. No shots were fired and no one was hurt.
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Kensington
Capital Beltway
Washington
Clarence Leake
Harrisonburg
Montoomery County
Harry Geehreng
George Luddington
Montgomery County
Leake
Missing U S Navy plane in Mediterranean search under way
A U S Navy S 3A Viking submarine hunter is missing with four crew after distress signals off Cyprus. The carrier USS John F Kennedy sailed near Port Said Egypt when the plane failed to return on Tuesday. Crew names withheld pending family notification.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Mediterranean
U.S
Cyprus
U.S.S
Beirut marks 3rd anniversary of Marine barracks bombing
The third anniversary of the Oct 23 1983 truck bombing that killed 241 Marines passed without notice in Beirut. No memorials were held as Beirut’s media and radio gave no coverage and most Americans had left for east Beirut after the 1800-strong Marine contingent departed four months later.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
West Beirut
Christian East Beirut
New herpes like virus discovered
Washington AP reports researchers at the National Cancer Institute have found a new herpes like virus. It may be linked to some human diseases but does not appear to cause AIDS. Dr. Robert C. Gallo notes the virus is herpes family, not the AIDS retrovirus.
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Washington
National Cancer Institute
Robert C. Gallo
Fuel Loading Begins At Seabrook Reactor
After a decade of fight the Seabrook plant loads nuclear fuel into its reactor. New Hampshire Yankee says fuel loading will take 7 to 10 days as the NRC allows zero power tests without triggering a chain reaction amid prior opposition setbacks.
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Seabrook
N.H
New Hampshire Yankee
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
John Kyte
NRC
Division of Public Service Company of
New Hampshire
Walesa Denied U S Travel Visa for Integrity Award Trip
Solidarity leader Lech Walesa was blocked from traveling to the United States to receive the John Roger Foundation integrity award after Polish officials said his passport application was not properly completed. Aide Wladyslaw Trzcinski cited interior ministry officials in Gdansk.
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Warsaw
Poland
Gdansk
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
United States
Wladyslaw Trzcinski
Interior Ministry
Walesa
John Roger Foundation
Los Angeles
Solidarity Free Trade Union Movement
Trzcinski
Lenin Shipyard
Italy
Danuta
Bogdan
Oslo
Norway
Washington
Cocaine Seized In Columbia After Month-Long Drug Probe
Richland County drug agents seized 4.4 pounds of cocaine valued at 700000 after a month long investigation. Columbia man Carl Alexander Helms and Burlington North Carolina woman Debra Ann Frazier were charged with trafficking in more than 100 grams of cocaine. Helms also faces marijuana possession. Helms held on 125400 bond. Frazier posted 5000 and was released. Investigators believe the cocaine was picked up in Miami.
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Columbia
Richland County
North Carolina
Frank Powell
Carl Alexander Helms
Debra Ann Frazier
Burlington
N.C
Helms
Frazier
Powell
Miami
Write-In Win: Not Impossible in 1954 Senate Race
Democratic officials refused a primary for the South Carolina Senate seat after Burnet Maybank's death. J. Strom Thurmond launched a write-in campaign and defeated Edgar A. Brown, becoming the first senator elected by write-in. Thurmond later switched to the Republican Party and rose to Senate president pro tem.
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Greenville
Mike Daniel
U.S
Carroll Campbell
William Griffin
American Party
Millard Smith
Greenville News
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Sen. Thurmond
Washington
Democratic Party
Executive Committee
Alabama
Charlie Graddick
J. Strom
Thurmond
Edgar A. Brown
Senate
Republican Party
Graddick
Wedding Ring Lost In Sewers Delights New Britain Crowd
In New Britain Connecticut a wedding party sent the ceremony ahead after the ring rolled into a storm sewer. Peter Grip the groom’s father insisted the ring be found. A public works employee recovered the melted family ring on Wednesday restoring the wedding memento.
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New Britain, Conn
Peter Grip
Public Works
Aiken Standard Subscriptions Rates and Office Details
The Aiken Standard lists office location at 124 Rutland Drive and hours from 8 30 a m to 12 30 p m Monday through Friday. Mailing address is Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Subscription rates are noted but not specified in the text.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard — Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Emergency numbers service notice
The Aiken Standard provides emergency numbers as a service. Published weekday afternoons and Sundays by Aiken Communications Inc. based in Aiken South Carolina, postal details listed.
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Drew Becker
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