Dukakis Fights Ghosts of Fiscal Crisis as Acting Governor Takes Charge
Governor Michael Dukakis leaves Massachusetts for a trade mission prompting Lt. Gov. Evelyn Murphy to act. Dukakis allies warn Murphy may mishandle the state’s long running budget crisis while he is away, while Murphy rejects the charge and defends the plan.
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Boston
Michael S. Dukakis
Tsurope
Massachusetts
Dukakis
Evelyn Murphy
Murphy
Stephen Crawford
Germany
Mushroom Eater Receives Donor Liver After Emergency Transplant
An 85 year old woman identified as Roberta Rigall was delivered a donor liver in an eight hour emergency transplant at Bernard Mitchell Hospital Chicago. She remained in critical but stable condition with hospital spokesman John Easton noting the operation likely saved her life.
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Hamburgrs
Roberta Rigall
Bernard Mitchell Hospital
University of Chicago
Nicole Muse
Teen holds classmates at gunpoint then surrenders
A Forsyth County sophomore in Cumming held nine classmates hostage for five hours before surrendering. He demanded money, was dizzy during the siege, and was taken to Central State Hospital for evaluation. He arrived with a deer rifle shotgun pistol and concealed black powder.
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Addis
Atlanta
Postal Address Changes Notice for Akon and Surrounding Areas
Public notice indicates address changes affecting Akon and nearby areas Gouaie and Oro Ain for postal operations. Revisions reference Second Cage Postage Passa Akan and SC Postmaster guidance. Official details list P O Box 486 Akon SC and related routing updates effective after publication.
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Eetantanea
Gouaie
Oro
Ain
P.O. Bor
Akon
Florida college town shaken by stabbing case and new assault warrant
Gainesville police announced an arrest warrant for Edward Lewis Humphrey 18 charging two counts of aggravated assault on campus August 25 as part of the investigation into the slayings of five UF students. A judge upheld a 1 million bond on a separate assault on his grandmother amid searches of his apartment and related evidence. Warrants also issued in Indian River County for attempted sexual battery and armed burglary.
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Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Edward Lewis Humphrey
Humphrey Sharpes
Humphrey
Brevard County
Brevard
Sadie Darnell
Martin Budnick
Budnick
Douglas Hammack
Indian River County
President Bush calls Air Force One marvelous jumbo jet
President Bush and Barbara travel to the Helsinki summit aboard a new Boeing 747 Air Force One, praised as marvelous. The maiden cross country flight covered political rallies in Topeka and Tallahassee. The two jumbos, funded by Congress and Reagan, replace the 707 and offer 7,140 miles range with potential in-flight refueling. The Kennedy plane remains as backup.
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Washington
Bush
Barbara Will
Helsinki
Richard Nixon
Topeka
Kan
Tallahassee
Fla
Congress
Reagan
Kennedy
NASA to Replace Suspect Shuttle Fuel Pump This Weekend
NASA aims to replace a softball sized fuel pump at Cape Canaveral to ready the shuttle Columbia for a fourth attempt at launching the Astro observatory in mid September. Officials say the pump is the leading suspect in hydrogen leaks delaying the mission and note Discovery’s flight may be delayed due to cooling system issues.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Richard Truly
Astro
Ceed
Columbia
Discovery
Jupiter
Leaders Resume Budget Talks Amid Defense Spending Dispute
In Washington, Democratic and Republican negotiators resume talks at Andrews Air Force Base after a five week recess. They agree on deficit reduction goals but clash over how much to cut military spending as they seek a budget deal by October to avoid Gramm Rudman cuts.
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Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Bush
Tallahassee
Fla
Congress
House Budget Committee
Leon Panetta
D-Calif
Capitol
Iraq
Kuwait
Unemployment Up in August to Two Year High
The Labor Department reports the jobless rate rose to 5.6 percent in August, the highest in two years. Payrolls fell 75,000 with census layoffs offsetting private job gains, and manufacturing lost 45,000 positions as the economy remained sluggish.
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Labor Department
Middle East
U.S
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