Pilots Plan Poll On Shutdown To Pressure Fares
ALPA moves to query pilots on supporting a nationwide air shutdown as a protest for government fare regulation. Continental pledges to fly, while Eastern seeks worker concessions or bankruptcy, and Trans World weighs selling TWA.
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Houston
Continental Airlines
Air Line Pilots Association
Henry Duffy
Duffy
ALPA
Washington
Continental
Eastern Airlines
Trans World Corp
Dean hits Virginia coast with 60 mph winds
Tropical Storm Dean struck the Virginia coast at 7 15 a m EDT between Cape Charles and Onancock with 60 mph winds. Seas and winds calmed toward the Outer Banks as tourists fled, while shore erosion increased along North Carolina beaches. In Lebanon Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan announced disagreements on a reconciliation conference site and urged forming a unity cabinet to sustain the cease fire.
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N.C
Dean
Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina
Cape Charles
Onancock
Maryland
Beirut
Lebanon
Shafik Wazzan
Wazzan
Amin Gemayel
Fiscal Year 1984 Begins With Continuing Resolution Passage
Congress quietly negotiates a compromise to fund most federal agencies. In a 17 minute Senate voice vote, a continuing resolution was approved to provide money through November 10 for departments lacking regular appropriations.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Salvador Peace Talks Fail In Bogota Meeting
Salvadoran Peace Commissioner Francisco Quinonez said talks with leftist rebels broke down as rebels refuse to participate in the 1984 elections. Meanwhile Nicaraguan guerrilla attacks halted Central American road traffic.
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Central America
Francisco Quinonez
Peace Commission
Bogota
Colombia
War Powers Accord Heads For The President's Desk
The Senate narrowly approves a War Powers resolution 54 to 46 authorizing President Reagan to keep 1,600 Marines in Lebanon for 18 months as part of a multinational peacekeeping force. Democratic critics warn it echoes Vietnam era excess while House lawmakers back the compromise awaiting Reagan's signature.
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Reagan
Lebanon
Senate Republicans
Beirut
Dan Quayle
R-Ind
Senate
Middle East
America
U.S
Indochina
Sen
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Congress
Bumpers
Democratic House
White House
Time magazine covers on display draw Britain's luminaries
At Royal Festival Hall, over 400 notable Britons gather for Time's 60 year cover exhibition featuring 240 personalities from 1923 to 1983. Attendees include Elton John Diana Rigg and Lord Lloyd George with remarks from Ringo Starr David Frost and others.
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London
Elton John
Diana Rigg
Patrick Steptoe
Joseph Conrad
Philip
Lord Lloyd George
Lord Avon
Anthony Eden
Britain
Royal Festival Hall
Time Magazine
Ringo Starr
David Frost
Margaret Thatcher
Lady Mountbatten
Lord Louis
Princess Alexandra
Time
Eastern workers in South Carolina ready for pay cuts
In Columbia Greenville Spartanburg and Charleston Eastern Airlines employees say they would accept up to 15 percent pay cuts to avoid bankruptcy and keep jobs. City airport directors warn loss could shift markets to United Delta and Piedmont while workers weigh concessions amid airline turmoil.
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Wade
Continental
Bruce Hicks
Miami
Eastern
New York
Lazard Freres & Co
William J. Usery
Columbia
Eastern Airlines
South Carolina
Charleston
Greenville-Spartanburg
Frank Borman
Borman
Cecil Gowers
John Raper
Donna Branham
Washington
Branham
Columbia Metropolitan
Robert Waddle
United Airlines
United
Midlands
Waddle
Delta
Piedmont
Richard Graham
New York Air
Charleston International
Jim Milton
Richard Ancik
Ancik
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Hours
The Aiken Standard lists contact lines for subscriptions and classifieds at 648 2311 and 649 1555. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Emergency Numbers for Aiken Area Services
Aiken Community Hospital provides 649 7911 for emergencies. Volunteer Fire Departments, Aiken County Sheriff, and Emergency Medical Services share 648 6811. For long distance emergencies contact the Sheriff Fire or Ambulance at 648 6811.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County
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