County considers AIDS testing for county workers
Columbia officials discuss mandatory AIDS testing for job applicants in emergency medical technician jail and law enforcement health department roles. The plan, if enacted, could trigger a civil liberties suit from the ACLU over discrimination against people with AIDS while the health department would perform tests and offer counseling.
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Columbia
Richland County
John Monroe
Health Department
Council
American Civil Liberties Union
County Health Department
Monroe
Choreographer Bob Fosse Dies at 70 on Opening Night
Washington AP reports choreographer director Bob Fosse died of a heart attack at a hotel before the Sweet Charity revival opening. Cast pressed on with the show then honored him at a somber party. Fosse known for Sweet Charity Cabaret and Dancin and a Broadway legend. Meanwhile in Florida three AIDS-exposed brothers faced mixed reactions as Arcadia residents feared outbreaks and some parents kept children home. Ricky 10 Robert 9 Randy 8 were welcomed at Goolo Elementary, while 120 of 615 pupils stayed home and about a dozen withdrew.
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Washington
Bob Fosse
Fosse
Sweet Charity
National Theater
Sarasota
Fla
Arcadia
Ricky
Robert
Randy Ray
Goolo Elementary School
Clifford Ray
Louise
Arctic oil plan moves toward Senate support
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chairman Sen. Bennett Johnston says the panel will approve a bill to develop oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. An informal 13-6 straw poll favored continuing work on the Reagan plan to repeal the petroleum ban on the refuge’s coastal plain.
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Washington
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Bennett Johnston
D-La
Congress
Johnston
Trade talks stall as Canadian negotiators walk out
U S Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter pledges to meet around the clock to seal a free trade pact with Canada, but Canadian negotiators walkout dims prospects. Ottawa cites deadlock over resolving future trade disputes and seeks exemption from U S tariff and quota rules amid threats to domestic industries.
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Washington
U.S
Clayton Yeutter
Canada
Burger Tops List Of Bork Supporters At Hearings
Lloyd Cutler warns Democrats that defeating Robert Bork could backfire with a Republican Senate using the fight as precedent. President Reagan’s nominee enjoys backing from Warren Burger and James Thompson while critics led by William Leuchtenberg urge blocking due to Bork’s civil rights stance.
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Washington
Robert H. Bork
Supreme Court
Lloyd Cutler
Carter
Senate Judiciary Committee
High Court
Senate
Bork
Cutler
Lewis F. Powell
Reagan
Appeals Court
Powell
Warren E. Burger
Burger
James Thompson
Illinois
William E. Leuchtenberg
University of North Carolina
Reagan Faces Decision on Gramm-Rudman Revision
Senate approves the deficit reduction plan by 64 to 34. The bill would require $23 billion in 1988 cuts with automatic reductions if Congress and the president fail to agree, splitting evenly between defense and domestic programs. President Reagan must decide whether to sign amid pressure for higher taxes.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate
House
Sen
Phil Af R
Texas
Congress
Pentagon
Warren Rudman
R-N.h
Gramm-Rudman
Biden withdraws from 1988 race amid plagiarism uproar and Bork fight
Senator Joe Biden quits the Democratic presidential bid citing damaged campaign by plagiarism and record distortions. He vows to continue opposing Robert Bork's Supreme Court nomination and notes there will be opportunities to campaign for president but few to influence Reagan’s pick. He speaks to reporters in a Senate hearing room before chairing Bork hearings.
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Washington
Joe Biden
Supreme Court
Robert Bork
Biden
Senate
Bork
Reagan
Gary Hart
D-Colo
Miami
Donna Rice
Senate Expected To Approve Contra Aid Package
The Senate plans to take up a stop gap spending bill next week including 3.5 million in humanitarian aid to Nicaraguan Contra rebels. House approval was 270 to 138. Dodd argues the aid conflicts with a Guatemala peace pact and Contra funds remain unspent. President Ortega pledges partial cease fire and media reopenings bolster optimism for peace.
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Washington
Senate
Nicaragua
House
Connecticut
Christopher Dodd
Guatemala
Dodd
Jim Wright
Texas
U.S
Reagan
Oscar Arias
Costa Rica
Capitol Hill
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Details
Subscription rates and contact numbers for the Aiken Standard are listed along with office hours and mailing address. Includes phone lines for subscriptions, classifieds, news tips, and display ads with the address at 124 Rutland Drive and P.O. Box 456 in Aiken South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
Emergency numbers and contact listings from the Aiken Standard
A list of emergency and public service numbers provided by the Aiken Standard includes Poison Control, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Salley Fire and Police, Sheriff's Department, and other sheriff and ambulance contacts. The data also notes Volun Fire Departments Wagoner entities and Widowed Persons hotlines with corresponding numbers. The Aiken Standard details its publication, address, and postal info.
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Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley Police Sheriff's Department
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Jackson Police
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North Augusta
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