Senate orders Pentagon to curb illegal drug import flow
The Senate voted 83 to 4 to require the Pentagon to explore how it can help prevent drug smuggling into the United States. Lawmakers stopped short of mandating a large military role as the House desires. The $1.4 billion measure faces no final action before midweek and may not become law this year.
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Dallas returns Bobby Ewing sparks big ratings comeback
Patrick Duffy resumes his role as Bobby Ewing in a two hour Dallas season premiere. The episode reveals that last season’s events were a dream and dominates NBC rival Miami Vice in 12 city overnight ratings. Dallas attracts about 40 million viewers per minute vs 26 million for Vice.
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Los Angeles
Patrick Duffy
Bobby Ewing
CBS
Dallas
NBC
Miami Vice
Arnold Becker
National Television Research
Polish leader Jaruzelski arrives for first China visit in 27 years
Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski lands in Peking for a three day visit seen as part of improving bloc relations with Moscow. His trip precedes East German President Honecker’s state visit by one month, marking a rare Eastern European head of state visit to China since 1960 split with the Soviet Union.
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Wojciech Jaruzelski
Moscow
Jaruzelski
Erich Honecker
Soviet Union
China
Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
Paraplegic swimmer ends English Channel attempt
Jim McGowan, a 54 year old paraplegic from Pennsylvania, gave up his bid to swim the English Channel after two hours and 19 minutes. He swam 242 miles all in backstroke before signaling the escort boat to quit as temperatures hovered around 57 degrees. He was hospitalized with mild hypothermia.
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Jim McGowan
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France
East German Soldier Flees to West Berlin Near Brandenburg Gate
An East German soldier climbed a border barrier and ran to West Berlin just before noon Saturday. He wore a uniform and carried no weapons. border guards did not fire. The escape raises the week’s East-to-West defections to eight.
Judge Pleads for Senators to See Plain Life Over Flamboyance
Federal Judge Harry E. Claiborne urged senators to overlook rumors of flashiness and view him as a plain-living workaholic. He said he was so busy he neglected personal affairs and had never filed a federal tax return by age 69.
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Harry E. Claiborne
Claiborne
Reagan Threatens Government Shutdown Over Spending Bill
President Reagan warned in a weekly radio address that he would shut down the federal government and force lawmakers to work by candlelight unless Congress strips pet programs and arms control provisions from a broad spending bill aimed at keeping the government funded beyond October 1. He cited Congress failure to pass 13 regular appropriations bills on time and warned he may again shut down federal operations if a responsible budget is not produced.
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Reagan
Capitol Hill
Congress
Hands Across America funds allocated for the needy
About half of the 31.9 million raised by Hands Across America will be used for food and shelter for the needy. A disclosure shows 15 million available for distribution as of July 31, with 7 million in pledges still possible. If pledges are collected, 57 percent of the total will go to charity. without them, 47 percent.
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City Social Services Department
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Rich Nations Keep Pressure as G7 Gap Remains
Finance ministers from the United States Japan West Germany Britain France Canada and Italy ended two days of talks with a call for close coordination but stopped short of pledging further cuts in interest rates. They noted recent dollar declines should aid the U S trade deficit and projected 1987 growth with high unemployment in some nations.
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Lockheed Seen Near Final $2.2 Billion C-5B Option
The Air Force is poised to award a final $2.2 billion option to Lockheed-Georgia for 21 C-5B cargo planes despite Lockheed's refusal to reprice. Congressional investigators say the bid is overpriced and accuse Lockheed of arrogance and manipulated cost studies that supported the original price. Rep. Dingell warns of a potential scandal in the sale.
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Air Force
Lockheed-Georgia Co
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Lockheed
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Merce Committee
Lockheed Corp
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Two Marine Officers Declared Missing After Jet Collision
The Coast Guard terminated the search for First Lt. Charles K Castleberry Jr and Maj. Christopher J Brammer after their F 4 Phantom collided with another jet 70 miles southeast of Beaufort Georgia. The pair were declared lost at sea and presumed dead after a search covering over 5400 square miles and involving 50 or more Coast Guard Marine Air Force and Navy units.
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Brammer
Marine Corps Air Station
Beaufort
Coast Guard
Marine
Air Force
Navy
Dick Bugda
Syrian vows to free hostages in Lebanon
Syria's army intelligence chief for Lebanon Brig. Gen. Ghazi Kenaan said in as-Safir that all foreign hostages in Lebanon would be rescued and order restored in west Beirut. He blamed foreign secret services for abductions aimed at discrediting Syria amid Western pressure to secure releases.
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Lebanon
Syria
West Beirut
Ghazi Kenaan
as-Safir
Cret
Arab League
U.S
Kennan
Sinatra Returns to Milan for Warm Milanese Welcome
Frank Sinatra opens a long awaited Milan concert at the Trussardi tent theater to a standing ovation from 9,000 fans. He jokes in Italian about being American Sicilian and Genoese but Milanese for the night and plays Fly Me to the Moon and New York New York. Outside, fans wait hours for glimpses as guests include Bettino Craxi and Fiat chief Cesare Romiti.
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Sinatra
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Cesare Romiti
Fiat
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Aiken Standard Subscription Contacts and Rates
Aiken Standard provides phone lines for subscription and classifieds and lists home delivery rates and payment instructions. All advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription with listed contact numbers for ads and customer service.
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