Wood County students begin Friendship Caravan 89 in DC
In West Virginia, a dozen Wood County high school students left for Washington DC as part of a State Department program to promote frien dy relations with the Soviet Union. After orientation they will spend 18 days in the USSR as part of Friendship Caravan 89.
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Parkersburg
Wood County
Washington, D.C
Soviet Union
State Department
Washington
U.S.S.R
Virginia man convicted again in marijuana possession case
Roanoke reports Trenton Davis, 43, was convicted by a Circuit Court jury of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in the 1974 Wythe County case. He received a three year sentence after years of controversy over a 40 year prison term once deemed cruel and unusual by a federal judge and later overturned by the Supreme Court.
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Roanoke
Rolling Stone
Playboy
Trenton Davis
Davis
Wythe County
U.S. Supreme Court
White House warns of veto on child care bill
Senate Democrats backed a compromise on child care but the White House said the measure remains a candidate for a veto. The Senate passed Bentsen's amendment amid partisan division, while Republicans pledged more amendments as work on the bill continues into the weekend and beyond.
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White House
Washington
Senate
United States
Bob Dole
Bentsen
Bush
ABC
Marlin Fitzwater
George Mitchell
Dole
Exxon Valdez begins 2500 mile tow to San Diego drydock
The tanker Exxon Valdez starts its 2500 mile voyage toward a San Diego drydock for 25 million dollars in hull renovations after the Bligh Reef spill. Tug escorts guide the 987‑foot vessel as weather remains calm despite fog and low ceilings. Governor Cowper welcomes its departure while Coast Guard reports minimal pollution danger and Exxon notes some fish in a tank.
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Valdez
Alaska
Exxon Valdez
San Diego
Exxon
Henry Beathard
Beathard
Steve Cowper
Juneau
Coast Guard
Joe Tucker
Long Beach
Calif
Bligh Reef
North Slope
Prince William Sound
Mondale daughter to join WCCO TV as full time reporter
Eleanor Mondale the 29 year old daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale has agreed to become a full time entertainment reporter for WCCO TV in Minneapolis. An oral agreement was reached with station official Bob McGann who hopes to have her on board by summer. She will commute to Chicago on weekends where her husband Keith Van Horne plays for the Bears.
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Minneapolis
Eleanor Mondale
Walter Mondale
Joan
Wcco-Tv
Bob McGann
Ms. Mondale
KABC
Los Angeles
Chicago
WGN
WCKG
Chicago Bears
Keith van Horne
Hardy to Step Down As Social Security Commissioner
Dorcas R. Hardy will resign as head of the Social Security Administration on July 31 after three controversial years of reforms. Bush may nominate Gwendolyn King to replace her, with sources noting her prior roles in Pennsylvania and at Heinz.
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Washington
Dorcas R. Hardy
Social Security Administration
Bush
Hardy
Gwendolyn King
John Heinz
R-Pa
Dick Thornburgh
Pennsylvania
East West rights conference ends with sharp Bulgaria Romania critique
At the Conference on the Human Dimension delegates from 35 nations applauded overall progress but Western states condemned Bulgaria and Romania for alleged rights violations. The Soviet Union criticized Romania over a border fence with Hungary in a nuanced rebuke.
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Paris
Bulgare
Romania
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
Hungary
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