National Briefs From Wire Mixed on Atlantic City Pageant Protests
National briefs report protests disrupting Atlantic City events and a labor day travel slowdown. Activists and police confrontations surface in scenes with Rev. Al Sharpton and others detained. In Pineville West Virginia the sheriff loses his license for drunk driving. local officials face scrutiny in a county famed for coal country and close-knit community ties.
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Atlantic City
Atlanta
Antic
Jim Whelan
New York City
al Sharpton
Steve Young
Pineville
W.va
Wyoming County
West Virginia
Paul “Butch” Goode
Jim Bolt
Jack Lambert
Owt
Bill Adams
Bolt
Adams
Butch Goode
Advocates Cautiously Hopeful About Souter as Brennan Successor
Washington defenders of First Amendment rights react to Justice Brennan's retirement and the nomination of David H. Souter with cautious optimism. They note his lack of hostility to media freedom and expect a fair hearing, though warn he is not Brennan. Brennan’s 1 1 year tenure marked liberal rulings including landmark 1964 libel protection and recent flag burning opinions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan
David H. Souter
Henry Kaufman
High Court
Man shoots ex wife and boyfriend then kills himself in Spartanburg
A Spartanburg man ages 30 shot his ex wife Hazel L Murphy 29 and her boyfriend Victor Gary 26 at the Ken sington Manor apartments before killing himself with a .32 caliber pistol. Hazel remained in critical condition and Victor was in fair condition.
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Spartanburg
Larry Murphy
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
Spartanburg County
Jim Burnett
Hazel L. Murphy
Victor Gary
Murphy
Adie Murphy
Pacolet
Ms. Murphy
Kensington Manor
Memorial
Aiken Standard Subscription and Contact Details
Subscription rates and contact numbers for the Aiken Standard are listed. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive open weekdays 8:30 to 5:30. Delivery and mail rates shown, with advance payments and subscription terms.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
Jan
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Countdown Proceeding Toward Shuttle Flight From Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral reports Columbia and the observatory in its cargo bay iced and proceed toward a 1:20 a.m. EDT launch on Thursday marking NASA’s first shuttle flight in over four months. The mission, delayed by fuel leaks and telescope issues, features astronomers among the crew and an plan to operate Astro’s ultraviolet telescopes around the clock during a nine to ten day flight.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
NASA
Mike Leinbach
Bolumbia
Milion Observatory
Atlantis
Astro
Earry
Discovery
Ulysses
Pentagon
Hubbie Space
Levy
Solar System
Disabled boy denied service dog at school in Aston
Eleven year old Michael Guadiello Jr. uses a wheelchair and wants Ashley the service dog in class to aid with doors and other tasks. Rose Tree Media officials barred the dog citing no provision in his educational plan. State rules demand accessibility and staff assistance, and the family alleges illegal discrimination. Ashley cost 7229 dollars after 19 months of training.
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Aston
Michael Guadiello Jr
Ashley
Michael
John Steuerwald
Chichester
Guadiello
Rose Tree
Ment of Education
Kyle Burch
Jean King
Independence Dogs
Chadds Ford
Eight Charged In Subway Slaying Of Utah Man
Eight teenagers were charged in the subway slaying of Brian Watkins of Provo Utah who intervened when his mother was punched. The incident occurred near 83rd Street and Seventh Avenue after a night at the Roseland Ballroom during the U S Open visit.
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Utah
New York
Roseland Ballroom
Steve Davis
Brian Watkins
Provo
83Rd Street
Seventh Avenue
Davis
Brian
Karen Watkins
Watkins
Robbie Ferguson
Central Park
Black Baptists Weighing Challenge To Gulf Buildup
The National Baptist Convention U S A Inc the nation s largest black church weighs a resolution criticizing U S troop deployment in the Persian Gulf at its 110th annual meeting in Nashville More than 50 000 delegates from 32 000 churches expected to attend as the church confronts criticism of its new headquarters and fiscal stance The convention president Reverend Theodore Judson Jemison urges focus on principle over politics and notes concern about America s buildup.
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Angeles
Martin Luther King Jr
U.S
Persian Gulf
National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc
Theodore Judson Jemison
America
Nashville
The
Convention
World Baptist Center
Kane Felder
Howard University Divinity School
Computer literate teachers transform classroom life
New York teachers with computer skills are reshaping classrooms by personalizing lessons across subjects from French to science. A Bank Street College study of 608 teachers in 576 schools shows widespread use of word processors databases and problem solving software beyond drills. Copies of the report cost five dollars and are available from Bank Street College of Education.
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New York
Bank Street College of Education
Center For Technology In Education
Laura Bryant
W. 112Th St
N.Y
Jas
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