Indians Gather for Nations Reunion at Fort Snelling
Thousands of Native Americans from the United States and Mexico join about 50 tribes at Fort Snelling for the 22nd Annual Gathering of Nations. AIM founder Clyde Bellecourt says the event emphasizes heritage, fellowship, and cross tribal understanding, with attendance expected to exceed last year’s 9,000.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Mexico
Guatemala
American Movement
Clyde Bellecourt
AIM
Bellecourt
Fort Snelling State Park
Motorcyclist Dies In Lightning Strike Near Las Vegas
A lightning bolt struck a back rider and injuring the driver on a six lane highway near Las Vegas. The passenger died and the driver was hospitalized then released. Victims were Las Vegas residents whose names were not released. In California, ten campers were hurt when lightning struck a tree sheltering them at a San Bernardino National Forest campground near Big Bear.
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Las Vegas
U.S. Highway 9
Nevada Highway Patrol
Patrick
California
San Bernardino National Forest
Big Bear
Ron Lee
California Department of Forestry
Anti-Klan protestors force Klan march cancellation in Washington
About 3,000 counter-demonstrators blocked the Ku Klux Klan convoy in Washington forcing the march to be called off. Klansmen from Mount Holly North Carolina held a brief rally on the Capitol steps while police kept opposing crowds back. Police escorted roughly 46 Klan members as a large crowd gathered several blocks away. The Klan vowed to return next Labor Day.
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Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Mount Holly
N.C
Fighting Flares In S Africa
In Johannesburg area townships Tokota and Tembisa heavy clashes between rival groups left at least 25 dead. Police report minibuses firing on residents as Zulus abducted captives, beaten and killed at a hostel. Security forces reinforced, but officers say they are too late.
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Johannoburg
South Africa
Tokota
Tembisa
Johannesburg
Aiken Standard Office Details and Subscription Note
Aiken Standard provides office location at 124 Rutland Drive and hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Mailing address is P.O. Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802. Subscription rates shown for 3, 6, and 12 months.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Akan Standard
Aan Communica
Baeland Birskten
Alen Slander
P'S
Aken
Countdown resumes for Columbia shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral
NASA prepared for a 1:20 p.m. EDT Thursday liftoff of the shuttle Columbia, resuming after hydrogen leak fixes and a four month gap since the last flight. The Astro observatory telescope in Columbia faced a rollback due to a faulty electronic component, but engineers tested a replacement to restore contact with launch control.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Columbia
Astro Observatory
Dick Young
Shuttle
ASA
Atlantis
Pentagon
Mohawk standoff at Oka escalates as army clears barricades
In a two month stand off at Kanesatake near Oka Quebec the Canadian Forces pushed through barricades and seized most of the Mohawk reserve as around 30 militants holed up in a forested zone after earlier clashes. Leaders of Six Nations discussed peaceful resolution amid a tense standoff with armored units and helicopters overhead.
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Oka
Quebec
Kanesatake
Jean-Paul Macdonald
Macdonald
Six Nations
Kahnawake
Montreal
Ellen Gabriel
Robert Bourassa
President Prepares For Summit In Maine Visit
President Bush ends a three week Maine vacation and heads to Washington to ready for a hastily called summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Helsinki. The one day meeting will cover the Persian Gulf crisis arms talks and regional issues including Cambodia and Afghanistan.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
Bush
Washington
Mikhail Gorbachev
Helsinki
Billy Graham
Cambodia
Afghanistan
Europe
Middle East
Persian Gulf
S&L Fraud Convictions Bring Longer Federal Prison Terms
Justice Department figures show S&L crime defendants receive longer sentences than average white collar fraud cases. Of 165 convicted since 1988, 128 were jailed for an average of 3.2 years, while overall fraud averages 2.5 years. Notable terms included Woody Lemons at 30 years and Robert Hopkins at 15 years with restitution.
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Washington
Justice Department
S&l
Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Woody F. Lemons
Vernon Savings & Loan Association
Dallas
Lemons
Robert Hopkins
Commodore Savings Association
T Drift
Economic calendar and global events preview
United States economic figures due this week include July construction spending and second quarter productivity on Tuesday at 10 am with unemployment data for August due Friday at 8:30 am. Upcoming events span Seoul talks with North Korea, Allende reburial in Chile, Gorbachev with Dole in Moscow, a pending Arkansas execution, Pakistan election calls, Gulf crisis debates in London, Pitt steel bankruptcy hearing, Ben Bella's return from exile in Algiers, and Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Col Harland Sanders’ centenary observance.
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Commerce Department
Labor Department
Seoul
Roh Tae-woo
Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Bob Dole
Washington
House of Representatives
Warner
Ark
Barry Lee Fair Child
Arkansas
Islamabad
Pakistan
Caretaxer
London
House of Commons
Rome
European Community
Pittsburgh
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp
U.S
Algiers
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
France
Natchez
Miss
Corbin
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Col
Harland Sanders
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