Old Guard Steps Aside For China’s Younger Leaders
Sixty four senior Communist Party officials resigned today in a power transfer to a younger generation aiming to bolster China’s open door policy. Among retirees are 88-year-old Marshal Ye Jianying and 81-year-old Politburo member Deng Yingchao.
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Peking
Communist Party
China
Ye Jianying
Politburo
Deng Yingchao
Chou En-lai
Central Committee
Xinhua
Pro-Solidarity Crowd Largest In A Year
In Czestochowa Poland Lech Walesa and 50 000 others joined a Mass at Jasna Gora monastery ending a two day pilgrimage. The event marks the largest pro Solidarity gathering since Popieluszko funeral last November and honors the slain priest.
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Czestochowa
Poland
Lech Walesa
Trade Federation
Jasna Gora
Warsaw
Jerzy Popieluszko
Popieluszko
Prison Population Swells Across Nation
The number of inmates in federal and state prisons reached 490,041 by June 30, a record high. The rise stems from tougher sentencing, with 26,183 new inmates since Jan 1, nearly matching 1984’s total increase. California, Texas, New York, and Florida hold the most inmates.
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Washington
Bureau of Justice Statistics
California
Texas
New York
Florida
Bureau
Steven R. Schlesinger
Reagan to Meet Mozambique Leader Triggers Conservative Outcry
President Reagan plans a Thursday meeting with Mozambique's Marxist President Samora Machel, a move critics say signals softer stance toward a former Moscow ally. Conservatives argue the encounter neglects Mozambique's anti communist rebel movement and its protracted civil war and hunger.
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Washington
Reagan
Soviet Union
Mozambique
Samora Machel
Machel
Moscow
Africa
West
Students Lacking Civic Responsibility in Higher Education
Carnegie Foundation report warns colleges must foster entrepreneurial spirit and civic responsibility or risk losing economic leadership. The study calls U S higher education the best globally but urges changes to promote creative thinking and prevent stifling character.
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Washington
America
Carnegie Foundation
U.S
Weinberger denounces Soviet action in East Germany
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger condemns Soviet failure to control troops after a Sept. 7 incident in southwestern East Germany where a U S Army truck was bumped and occupants were detained at gunpoint for about nine hours. The event follows the Maj Arthur Nicholson killing last March and the broader harassment of U S missions.
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Washington
Caspar Weinberger
East Germany
Weinberger
Arthur Nicholson
Cbs-Tv
Maj. Nicholson
U.S
West Germany
Nicholson
Potsdam
United States
Thatcher consults ministers on Soviet expulsions response
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher met with Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe and Home Secretary Douglas Hurd in urgent talks over Britain's reaction to the expulsion of 25 Soviet diplomats. Reports say Britain plans retaliation possibly including more expulsions or tighter limits on Soviet diplomats.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Moscow
Foreign Office
Britain
Press Association
Thatcher
Geoffrey Howe
Douglas Hurd
Hurd
Howe
Chequers
Downing St
Egypt
Jordan
Soviet Union
The
Sunday Telegraph
Oleg A. Gordievski
KGB
Defec
Tor
Sir John Killick
Dennis Blewett
Daily Mail
Alan Philps
Reuters
Robin Ge
Protesters Demand Tougher Sanctions on South Africa in Columbia
Several hundred marchers Rally at the Statehouse calling for stronger sanctions against apartheid. They urge South Carolina lawmakers to cut state economic ties and prohibit tax exemptions for firms doing business with South Africa, citing 1000 plus deaths in the conflict and a 4000-signature petition backing the measure.
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Columbia
South Africa
Statehouse
Reagan
Theo Mitchell
D-Greenville
Capitol
South Carolina
Sen
Mitchell
Winston Lawson
Lawson
Solly Simelain
United Nations
African National Congress
Contact information and subscription options for Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions and classifieds, hours, and office address at 124 Rutland Drive with mailing address Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. It also shows subscription rates: weekly monthly three months six months and twelve months with prices.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Emergency numbers in Aiken area offered by the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard lists emergency numbers and services for the region including Aiken County hospitals police and fire departments, salley Wagener North Augusta and New Ellenton agencies, along with a widow’s association and poison control. The paper notes publication details and address for Aiken Communications Inc.
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Ceal Aiken
Aiken
Aiken Police
Emerg
Jackson Police
New Ellenton
North Augusta
Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley
Volunt Fire Departments
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
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Key West
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Total Woman
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Will Goetz
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