Owl scare tactic at church ruled illegal in Britain
A Worchester area church is ordered to stop using a stuffed owl to deter bats. The Nature Conservancy Council says bats are protected and removing them from the church roost violates the Wildlife and Countryside Protection Act of 1981. Church warden Maj. Harry Porter calls the ruling buncombe.
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Worcester
England
Nature Conservancy Council
Britain
Harry Porter
St. James Anglican
Birlingham
Porter
Ollie
Buncombe
Aid Available for Older Students Under New Aid System
The revised student aid bill would allow older students with family or job duties to qualify for higher education grants and help. The House approved the compromise measure 385 to 25, and it includes $10 million for child care services for disadvantaged students.
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Washington
Senate
House
Pat Williams
D-Mont
Record Warmth Expected Tomorrow With Sunny Skies
Skies will be sunny tomorrow with temperatures rising into the mid 90s. Tonight, the forecast calls for fair skies and a low near 68. Details appear on Page 5A.
Deaths Ellie G. Carter Columbia
Obituary note for Ellie G. Carter dated in Columbia with life details and funeral information listed on Page 5A.
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Ellie G. Carter
Columbia
County Council Tapes May Be Screened By Judge Kinon
County Attorney Bell seeks court ordered screening of executive session tapes by Judge Marion H. Kinon to remove unrelated material before release. Session discussed missing 53 000 from the office of Aiken County’s chief magistrate and allegations of misconduct involving initial investigators.
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Robert M. Bell
County Council
Marion H. Kinon
Aiken County
Robert J. Harte
Harte
Yvonne Muns
Bell
Ms. Muns
Israel Bombs Lebanon in Second Raid in Three Days
Six Israeli fighter bombers hit a refugee camp near Sidon, Lebanon, targeting a Fatah base. Police report extensive damage with no casualty figures yet. The attack follows another raid on DFLP and Abu Moussa camps earlier in the week as Israeli forces mass on the northern frontier.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sidon
Tel Aviv
Mill Command
Fatah
Yasse Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Democratic
Fron For the Liberation of Palestine
Abu Moussa
Mediterranea
Mieh Mieh
Tax Overhaul Supporters Predict House Victory
AP reports lobbying ends with backers predicting House approval of the tax code overhaul by a comfortable margin. Leaders like Rep. Dan Rostenkowski say undecided members are leaning yes, aided by Republican support. If passed, the measure moves to the Senate for final action.
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Washington
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Reagan
Robert H. Michel
Illinois
GOP
Michel
Bill Archer
Texas
Archer
Marijuana May Cause Brain Aging
Wake Forest University researcher Dr. Philip W. Landfield reports rat studies show the active marijuana chemical THC may alter brain structure similarly to aging. He cautions it is premature to claim accelerated aging but calls for further exploration amid broader drug risk discussions.
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Washington
Philip W. Landfield
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem
N.C
The
Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Mother Plea From Suspect’s Mother Amid Rampage
The mother of murder suspect Michael W. Jackson urged him to surrender as authorities hunt him after a multi state crime spree. FBI issued a nationwide alert. Jackson is accused of killing two in Indianapolis and a man in O'Fallon Missouri and abducting five near Wright City. Police, FBI, and hundreds of officers search rural farms and towns, with residents bracing for more violence.
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Wright City
FBI
Michael W. Jackson
State Highway Patrol
Walter Palmer
St. Louis
Jackson
Wcbs-Tv
Columbus
Miss
Mike
Media Embry
Oxford
Miss. Jackson
Indianapolis
O’fallon
Aergy I
Linois
Missouri
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