Hollings Rules Out Second Presidential Bid
Washington AP reports Sen. Ernest Hollings of South Carolina says he has no plans for a second presidential run and has not considered one all year. He notes interest in seeing if Sam Nunn would run, but Nunn declined on August 27. The Democratic field includes Jesse Jackson and Albert Gore.
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Washington
Ernest Hollings
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Hollings
Georgia
Sam Nunn
Nunn
Greenville
S.C
Jesse Jackson
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Bank Merger Burst Delivers Big Gains in Southeast
A study by Tom Schlesinger of the Southern Finance Project finds Southeast bank mergers paid $7.4 billion across 57 interstate deals. Acquirers paid on average 2.6 times the book value of the acquired banks in Washington DC and nine states including Alabama Florida Georgia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia.
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Atlanta
Southeast
Tom Schlesinger
Charlotte
N.C
Schlesinger
Washington, D.C
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Florida
Georgia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Weekend Rain Forecast With Showers Likely
A rainy weekend is forecast as clouds roll in tonight. Tomorrow will bring a 60 percent chance of showers with a low in the upper 60s and a daytime high in the upper 80s.
Local Deaths Log From Aiken SC Area
Obituary brief lists ten recent deaths in Earl S Blassengale Varnville Thelma Brewer Bath Lois L Godfrey North Augusta David Haltiwanger Aiken Sister Mary V Healy Aiken Bertha E Jay Johnston Daisy P Keasler Inman John L McKinney New Ellenton Clarence J Pugh Wagoner Annie H Reed Springfield George Watkins North Augusta Mary H Webb Salley Details on Page 6A
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Earl S. Blassengale
Varnville
Thelma Brewer
Bath
Lois L. Godfrey
North Augusta
David Haltiwanger
Aiken
Mary V. Healy
Bertha E. Jay
Johnston
Daisy P. Keasler
Inman
John L. McKinney
New Ellenton
Clarence J. Pugh
Wagoner
Annie H. Reed
Springfield
George Watkins
Mary H. Webb
Salley
Arms plan raises hope for summit
The White House announced that Secretary of State Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze plan to meet in Moscow next month to finalize the rest of the INF agreement and set a date for a U S Soviet summit later this fall. Reagan called the talks frank and constructive and noted progress toward a summit with Gorbachev. Baker said the accord signals a first step toward deep arms reductions, while allies hailed the potential shift in nuclear stockpiles.
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Eduard Shevardnadze
Moscow
United States
Washington
White House
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Gorbachev
Howard H. Baker Jr
Baker
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Shamir
Chaim Yavetz
Shultz
Shevardnadze
Reykjavik
Iceland
Associated Press Broadcasters
Reagan's Motive in Iran Arms Sale Cited by Report
Washington sources say a 1000 page draft by Iran Contra committees concludes President Reagan sought hostages' release as main motive for Iran arms sales. Other officials allegedly pushed profits to aid the Contras after congressional cutoff. Named figures include Poindexter North and Casey.
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Reagan
U.S
Congressional
Iran
The
New York Times
Lebanon
Congress
John M. Poindexter
National Security Advisory
Oliver North
William Casey
CIA
Economy Revives as Trade and Production Budges Growth
The Commerce Department reports the U.S. economy grew 2.5 percent annual rate in spring aided by a manufacturing upswing. Exports rose 17.9 percent and business investment surged 11.7 percent in Q2, marking the strongest export and investment performance in years.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Du Pont Responds To Environmental Criticism Of SRP Waste
The Environmental Policy Institute renews claims about hydrogen explosion risks at Savannah River Plant waste tanks housing about 33 million gallons from nuclear weapons production. Du Pont earlier delivered a 90 page rebuttal. Harmon says the critique remains unsatisfied.
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Savannah River Laboratory
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