Marines Hit by Rocket Barrages Near Beirut Airport
Rockets struck the U S Marine zone at Beirut airport and nearby French contingent base as Ronald Reagan pledged support to shield peacekeepers. Nine rockets in the first barrage and three in a second sent 1,200 Marines to bunkers. no new casualties reported by dawn.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Ronald Reagan
Foch
Associated Press
William Foley
Foley
Bowen
Tim Garaghty
Reagan
Garaghty
Washington
Larry Speakes
White House
Clarence Long
D-Md
Congress
Reagan asks Congress to amend obscure sex discriminatory laws
President Reagan urged Congress to amend 47 obscure statutes viewed as sexually discriminatory while delaying 18 substantive laws. The White House memo backed the move and noted criticism from women including Barbara Honegger, amid debate over the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Justice Department
Barbara Honegger
White House
William French Smith
Seabrook Owners Vote Delay In Building Second Reactor
Regulators and shareholders press to cancel Seabrook 2 despite a unanimous vote to cut work on the reactor to the lowest feasible level. The 23 percent complete project remains financially troubled as critics say the delay does not go far enough.
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Seabrook
Concord
N.H
Seabrook 2
The
Tion
Agency Differs With Decision To Return Medicaid Interest
The head of South Carolina welfare agency opposes federal auditors’ call to surrender $217,000 in interest earned on Medicaid refunds from hospitals and nursing homes over four years. From 1979 to 1983 the department held $125 thousand up to $1.3 million in these refund accounts while the 1982 Medicaid claims totaled $297 million with 70 percent funded by the federal government.
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Washington
South Carolina
Department of Social Services
Managua bombings trigger maximum anti aircraft alert
Anti air craft units went on maximum alert after rebel exiles in two small planes bombed Managua damaging the capital airport and wounding three soldiers and a civilian. Eden Pastora claimed responsibility and warned of further raids as U S and Honduran officials observed nearby military actions.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Honduras
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
U.S
Eden Pastora
Democratic Revolutionary Alliance
Rich Man Jailed In Assassination Plot
Lawrence N. Oberman, 38, was indicted by a Cook County grand jury on two counts of solicitation to commit murder and a cocaine possession count. Bond set at 4 million dollars after arrest Wednesday night. An undercover informant, identified as Keith Freeman, heard Oberman allegedly offer money to carry out a murder plot. Oberman’s attorney claims it was drunken banter and a setup.
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Chicago
Lawrence N. Oberman
Cook County
Richard M. Daley
Oberman
Circuit Court
Joseph J
Urso
Daley
Bat Chere
Keith Freeman
George Murtaugh
Freeman
Law
Man markets absurd shirts and wind chimes in Richmond
Barry Gottlieb of Mad Dog Productions promotes Croc O'Shirts with a tumbling crocodile logo while selling wind chimes and polo parody shirts. Despite a pending copyright suit from Lacoste, the settlement allows continued production until July 1984 and signals growing ad campaigns across major outlets.
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Richmond
Barry Gottlieb
Gottlieb
Trepreneur
Mad Dog Productions
Lacoste
Insurance rate hikes cost car owners in South Carolina
The Insurance Commission announced rate increases from Carolina Casualty and National Grange Mutual. Carolina Casualty gains 13.3 percent for commercial auto, adding about 177 313 annually. National Grange rises 9.9 percent for private passenger auto, about 475 000 annually. Four more increases were requested by other carriers. Chief Commissioner Rogers T. Smith noted Key Life Insurance Co. license suspension and a solvency hearing scheduled next week with a temporary restraining order by Judge George Coleman.
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Columbia
State Insurance Commission
Carolina Casualty Insurance Co
National Grange Mutual Insurance Co
Carolina Casualty
National Grange
Insurance Service Office of
South Carolina
The
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Rogers T. Smith
the Key Life Insurance Co
Illusionist Doug Henning Refocuses Lakeview Home Plans
Illusionist Doug Henning and wife Debbie plan a modest Lakeview Estates residence. After arriving in Fairfield for rest at Maharishi International University, Henning says they will prioritize exquisite quality and magical design over size, delaying construction until spring due to his Broadway Merlin duties.
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Doug Henning
Lakeview Estates
Henning
Fairfield
Debbie
Maharishi International University
Hennings
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Contact Info
Subscriptions and advertising inquiries can be made by calling 648 2311 for subscriptions and news tips. Classified ads and display ads are also handled at that number. The Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive are open weekdays from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
PBM
Emergency Numbers Long Distance (Sheriff, Fire, or Ambulance)
Local readers are reminded of emergency numbers for sheriff dispatch, fire services, and ambulance assistance. Call the appropriate long distance line for rapid response to incidents requiring protection, rescue, medical aid, or urgent public safety support.
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Aiken Community
Jackson
Graniteville
Aiken County
New Ellenton
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Salley Fire
Salley Police
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John Miller
Texas
Fleet Marine Force of the Atlantic
Alpha Company
Sens
Gary Hart
D-Coro
William Cohen
Rmaine
United States
Pastora
Somocista
Daniel Ortega
Prensa Latina
Foreign Ministry
Harold Washington
Rolling Stone
Mother Jones
National Lampoon
New York Times
Philadelphia Inquirer
Los Angeles Times
Asid Furniture Company
Crease
Northland Insurance Co
Lawrence P. McDonald
John Birch Society
Korean Air Lines
Ase
Concord Avenue
Belmont, Ma
Carrier
Aiken Police
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