Fairfield Man Pleads No Contest in Baby Kidnapping Case
Thomas Clifton Turner 24 of Vacaville pleaded no contest to kidnapping and raping a 3 month old baby in August. He is jailed on 1 million bail and faces up to 29 years four months in prison at sentencing December 15 in Northern Solano Municipal Court. Prosecutor Marilyn Gardimier called the crime the most awful she has encountered. Turner was arrested August 11 with blood on his clothes. the infant has undergone extensive reconstructive surgery.
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Fairfield
Calif
Thomas Clifton Turner
Solano County
Solano
Marilyn Gardimier
Turner
Vacaville
Rail safety debate as FRA disputes Citizen Action report
Federal Railroad Administration and industry spokesmen challenge a Citizen Action study alleging lax safety and weak enforcement. The report cites higher train fatalities than airliners and reports 86 railroad worker deaths annually 1976 to 1985, while FRA notes declining accident totals since 1980 and Amtrak cites 40 passenger fatalities in 1642 years.
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Washington
Federal Railroad Administration
Citizen Action
Amtrak
Clifford Black
FRA
Tom Simpson
Simpson
Ex-Felon Suspect In String Of Slayings Lynched in Bay Area
Police say Franklin Lynch, 32, an ex-convict and cocaine addict, is wanted for questioning in 12 slayings and attacks on elderly women in Alameda and nearby counties. He was arraigned in Hayward on murder charges for the Aug 13 beating of 73 year old Anna Constantin and tied to assaults on Aug 15 and 17. FBI says hard evidence links him to the killings of 13 seniors since 1980 as victims were beaten in their homes with cords and bags.
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SAN Francisco
Franklin Lynch
Los Angeles
Santa Rita
Pleasanton
Lynch
Hayward
Anna Constantin
San Leandro
FBI
Chuck Latting
Pentagon Opens SDI Tech Network to Civilian Scientists
The Pentagon announces a new Technology Applications Information System linking SDI researchers with American scientists for peaceful uses. Col. Jim Ball, director of technology applications, says the computer network is now available for consultations with SDI researchers.
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Washington
Pentagon
Jim Ball
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
Elderly Set to Gain Catastrophic Medicare Coverage
The Senate approved a major expansion of Medicare to cover 365 days of hospital care after a deductible and cap out-of-pocket costs for doctor bills. The plan adds outpatient prescription drug benefits with a six year phase in and a potential future adjustment power for funding.
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Washington
America
House
Senate
Reagan
Medicare
House-Senate
Department of Health and Human Services Authority
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
Attorney Denies Deaver Used Reagan Ties for Deals
In Washington, attorney Herbert J. Miller Jr. said Michael K. Deaver did not trade on his friendship with the Reagans to win business. Miller called the charge a damnable lie as the perjury trial opened, with witnesses expected as the case resumes. James Lake testified Deaver wanted more money after leaving government in 1985 but said he did not peddle influence.
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Washington
Michael K. Deaver
White House
Reagan
Michael Deaver
United States
Herbert J. Miller Jr
Deaver
U.S
Miller
James Lake
Carolyn
U.S. District Court
Floods Kill 41 in Three Western Iranian Provinces
Floods caused by blizzards and heavy rain killed 41 people across Baktaran Ilam and Hamedan provinces in western Iran. Unseasonal snow hit Khorasan Azarbaijan and Karaj near Tehran amid widespread damage. Relief operations underway.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Islamic Republic
Khorasan
Azarbaijan
Karaj
Tehran
Bakhtaran
Ilam
Hamedan
Iraq Claims Attacks On Three Tankers In Iranian Waters
Iraq says its warplanes attacked three vessels off Iran in raids aimed at destroying Iran oil exports. Shipping sources could not confirm the strikes as Iran reports a separate dogfight with the U.S. Navy in the Sea of Oman.
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Kuwait
Iraq
Iran
Sea of Oman
Gulf
Nicosia
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Details
Subscription and classified ads contacts for Aiken Standard are listed with phone numbers 649 5316 649 1555 and 648 2311. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday and Sunday 8 to 10 30 a m. Mailing address is P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Emergency Numbers Publicized by Aiken Standard
Emergency numbers provided as a service by the Aiken Standard are listed for public use in North Augusta and surrounding areas. The notice references the Aiken Standard publishing schedule and contact details for address changes and postal information.
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North Augusta
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Jackson Police
New Ellenton
New Holland
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Volunt
Wagener
Wagener Police
Holmes Jewelers
Mastercard
VISA
Holmes
Jewelers
Laurens St. SW
Aiken, S.C
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