Pilots weigh nationwide grounding in airline pay dispute
Pilots voting on a strike against Continental consider a nationwide grounding to protest 50 percent pay cuts as 46 carriers discuss action with the Air Line Pilots Association. Easterns mechanics denounce voluntary concessions and call for Frank Bormans resignation amid bankruptcy fears.
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Continental Airlines
Eastern Airlines
Frank Borman
Borman
Los Angeles
Denver
Houston
Air Line Pilots Association
John Mazor
Mazor
Continental
Rebels Attack in Costa Rica and Border Post Burned
Costa Rican based rebels attacked Nicaragua’s southern border post, burned facilities, abandoned the site, and dynamited power lines to the north in a two front struggle against the Sandinista government. In Guatemala Gen Mejia Victores dissolved the Council of State citing funds and rising violence. El Salvador reports rebels killed 13 civilians during a two day occupation of Tenancingo.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Central America
Oscar Humberto Mejia Victores
Council of State
el Salvador
Defense Ministry
Tenancingo
Cease-Fire Holds In Lebanon Delays Airport Reopening
Beirut plans to reopen the airport were halted by threats to shell the facility but the four day old cease fire held. A reconciliation conference was reported to begin next week in Saudi Arabia with Lebanon's security committee overseeing the truce.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Amin Gemayel
Walid Jumblatt
U.S
Boycott of Aeroflot Ends as Some Pilots Continue
London AP reports a two week Western flight ban to the Soviet Union ends but some pilots keep a 30 day boycott. Officials fear resumed Moscow service by airlines like British Airways is blocked. Aeroflot and West German Swiss carriers plan to resume flights. Search for KAL 007 flight recorders continues off Sakhalin Island.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
British Airways
Aeroflot
West Germany
Switzerland
Japan
Sakhalin Island
Korean Air Lines
Thatcher and Reagan Hold Summit on Budget Deficits
In Washington Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher meets President Reagan praising his arms talks with the Soviet Union while warning that U.S. budget deficits could raise interest rates and hinder the global economic recovery. Officials say Reagan expects stronger U.S. growth to boost tax revenue and reduce deficits.
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Margaret Thatcher
Reagan
Soviet Union
U.S
Thatcher
Canada
United States
Ritter Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Comedian actor John Ritter is honored as the 1 768th Walk of Fame star recipient beside Tex Ritter's star. About 250 fans gathered on Hollywood Boulevard for the ceremony hosted by Johnny Grant and Bill Welsh. Ritter, 35, his wife Nancy Morgan, and their children Jason and Carly attended along with Richard Klein from Three's Company.
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Hollywood
Tex Ritter
Hollywood Boulevard
Cherokee
Johnny Grant
Hollywood Chamber of Comerce
Bill Welsh
Ritter
Nancy Morgan
Jason
Carly
Richard Klein
Milrinone Could Replace Digitalis in Heart Failure Treatment
New England Journal of Medicine report cites milrinone as a potent drug improving function in 20 of the sickest heart failure patients at Beth Israel Boston. The medicine, developed by Sterling Winthrop, may replace digitalis if larger studies confirm efficacy and safety, with no serious side effects observed over a year.
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Boston
United States
Donald S. Baim
Beth Israel Hospital
Sterling- Winthrop
Food and Drug Administration
New England Journal of Medicine
Baim
Nixon urges massive aid for Central America beyond Marshall Plan
Former President Richard Nixon told reporters after a closed-door briefing before the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America that democratic stability will require a far larger U.S. aid program than the Marshall Plan, paired with continued military support. He warned against Marxist gains in El Salvador and cited broader regional risks while stressing the need to spark progress alongside security.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Reagan
Advisory Commission On
Central America
Richard Nixon
State Department
Washington
Europe
Nixon
National
Bipartisan Commission On
U.S
Commission
Kissinger
Andropov Rejects Reagan Europe Arms Plan as NATO Shift
Soviet leader Yuri Andropov criticized President Reagan’s Europe nuclear limits proposal as a tactic to strengthen NATO while disarming Moscow. He said the plan does not alter U S positions at Geneva talks and accused Washington of avoiding serious arms control talks. Tass carried his remarks.
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Mgm-Ua
Samara
Bawards
David Begelman
An Avene
Edwards
MGM
Vester
Moscow
Yuri V. Andropov
Reagan
Europe
NATO
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Earth
U.S
Geneva
Communist Party
United States
Tass
Aiken Standard Subscription and Advertising Contacts
The Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions and advertising and provides office hours at 124 Rutland Drive. It offers mail subscription rates of 3 months for 17 dollars, 6 months for 34 dollars, and 12 months for 68 dollars with advance payments to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
PBM
Emergency Numbers Provided by Aiken Standard Service
Local notice lists long distance emergency numbers for sheriff, fire, and ambulance services as a public information resource. Includes contact channels and guidance for accessing urgent assistance through provincial and county lines. Public safety information aims to streamline response during emergencies.
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