Charleston Tops List As Best Mannered City Of 1987
Etiquette expert Mariabelle Young Stewart places Charleston first in her annual list of the 10 best mannered cities after cross country travel and a 100-person service worker poll. Other top cities include Seattle Oklahoma City Detroit Minneapolis Washington Philadelphia New York Kansas City and Pasadena. A Charleston resident praises courteous traffic and patient locals with tourists.
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Kewanee, Ill
Charleston
America
Mariabelle Young Stewart
Seattle
Oklahoma City
Detroit
Minneapolis
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
New York City
Kansas City
Pasadena
Calif
Dorothy Gibbs
Stewart
New York
Rules Proposed To Reduce Odometer Fraud
Federal transportation officials propose regulations to enforce a 1986 law requiring mileage figures on all state titles issued after April 1989. The rules demand five years of detailed vehicle records by dealers distributors leasing firms and auctions. Odometer fraud costs consumers an estimated 3 to 4 billion dollars annually.
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Washington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Georgia executes murderer Mitchell Jackson in electric chair
William Billy Mitchell, 35, was put to death in Georgia after his clemency appeal failed. He saluted his lawyers with a grin and clenched fist, cursing the pardons board, while the case drew reactions from the victim's mother and others as the state resumed executions.
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Jackson, Ga
William
Billy’’ Mitchell
Georgia
Peggy Carr
Christopher
Mitchell
U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia Board of Paroles and Pardons
Texas
James Demouchette
Wayne Snow
State Pardons Board
Gadhafi calls for end to Gulf clash and U S exit
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi marked 18 years in power by urging a quick Iran Iran Iraq war settlement and asking the Soviet Union to force the United States military out of the Persian Gulf. He recaptured Aouzou in Chad and reviewed a grand parade of arms in Tripoli as Western diplomats questioned army morale.
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Tripoli
Libya
Muammar Gadhafi
Soviet Union
U.S
Persian Gulf
Gadhafi
Chad
Aouzou
Gaddafi
Green Square
Ghana
Uganda
Idris
Syria
Iran
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
Tanta
FDA Approves Cholesterol Drug Lovastatin Mevacor
The FDA cleared lovastatin for market as a last resort therapy to lower cholesterol. Merck Sharp & Dohme plans Mevacor retail in 2 3 weeks at about 1.25 dollars per tablet, with life‑long use expected to manage cholesterol levels.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Richard Havel
Cardiovascular Research Institute
University of California
San Francisco
Havel
FDA
Antonio Gotto
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas
Lovastatin
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Mevacor
Jonathan A. Tobert
Agency
Frogmen Retrieve Flight Recorder From Crashed Thai Airliner
Navy divers recovered the flight data recorder from the sunken Thai Airways Boeing 737 wreck in the Andaman Sea as authorities said up to 67 bodies were brought ashore. The TH365 flight from Hat Yai to Phuket carried 83 aboard. investigators seek cause from the recorder and cockpit voice data pending retrieval.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Andaman Sea
Phuket Island
Decha Nokkeon
Department of Aviation
Thai Airways
Hat Yai
Phuket
Leaders Claim Meeting Opened New Chapter
Vatican and Jewish officials hailed the talks between Pope John Paul II and Jewish leaders as a new chapter in relations. They discussed Waldheim's audience, Catholic Jewish ties, and Vatican Israel links, calling the 75 minute meeting an important step toward reconciliation. Some Jewish leaders opposed Waldheim’s audience but said it would not derail the pope’s U S visit.
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Vatican City
Vatican
John Paul II
Kurt Waldheim
United States
Castel Gandolfo
Rome
Waldheim
Israel
Pierre Duey
Commission For Religious Relations
Papal
Miami
John Paul
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Contact Information
Classified advertising and news tips contact numbers for the Aiken Standard are listed. Office hours are weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The mailing address is P O Box 456, Aiken South Carolina 29802. Subscription payments should go to the PBM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
PBM
Emergency Numbers Listed By Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard notes emergency numbers and services in the North Augusta area including Deaf Emergency Poison Control Center SC Highway Patrol and Salley Fire. The paper is published on weekdays and Sundays by Aiken Communications Inc with address details for subscriptions and changes.
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Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Aiken
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Rutland Drive
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken Police
Emerg
HCA
Jackson
New Ellenton
New Holland
North Augusta
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National Academy of Sciences
Institute of Medicine
Samuel Thier
Paul Rogers
House Health and Environment
Gulf
Reagan
NDC
VACOR
USA
The
Frogmen
Prayoon
Banharn Silpa-archa
Bangkok Post
Chongsawasdi
Chongsawashi
Cami
Porky Bradberry
Rint
Ates
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