Texas and Florida Poised to Surpass New York in Population by 2000
Census projections show Texas and Florida rising to second and third largest states behind California. The West and South lead growth with Nevada and Florida posting sharp gains. By 2000, the South could hold 37 percent of Americans while the Northeast declines.
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Toll signs misread as 40-cent toll goes into effect
Signs announcing a new 40-cent toll on Illinois Tri-State, East West and Northwest tollways caused four mile backups when drivers could not read the small text stating the toll begins Friday. The signs were removed after the confusion.
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Strong quake rocks Alaska center near Valdez Anchorage
A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 struck south central Alaska near Valdez, 40 miles southwest of the town and 90 miles southeast of Anchorage. It caused minor damage to at least one building and was felt in Anchorage and nearby communities with no reported injuries or tidal wave.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Valdez
Palmer
Seward
Aquino assassination theory called improbable by police doctor
A police doctor in Manila rejected the theory a gunman other than the government identified killed opposition leader Benigno Aquino. He said the bullet caused brain damage that would have killed Aquino within minutes. The Marcos commissioned probe opened hearings as new details emerged about prostitution income for the inquiry team.
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Philippines
Benigno Aquino
Aquino
Ferdinand Marcos
Charges Dropped for Earl Grey in Sex Shop Case
London prosecutors dropped charges against Earl Grey heir to a tea fortune and chairman of a chain of sex shops. The decision ends the case without trial.
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Scotland Yard
Britain
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Director of Public Prosecutions’ Office
London
Earl Grey
Buckingham sells to developer for 40 million dollars
The town of Buckingham near Dallas agreed to sell 135 of its 150 acres to Michael Block and WenClay International for about 6 per square foot, a price twice that of a rival bid from a year earlier. The deal ends the town’s rural history as urban sprawl encroaches.
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Michael Block
WenClay International
Scoop burial sparks battle over Jackson successor plan
In Everett Washington Vice President George Bush and most of the Senate attended the funeral for Sen. Henry Scoop Jackson who died at 71. A fight over an interim replacement and the November election to fill his seat looms as party leaders discuss caretaker options and the term's end in January 1989.
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D-Wash
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Helen
Five killed in Santiago shootouts before Day of National Protest
In two separate police confrontations in Santiago, five suspects in the Aug. 30 killing of retired army Gen. Carol Urzua were killed. A Las Condes house exploded as police surrounded it, while a second shootout in Quinta Normal uncovered arms and explosives. one officer was wounded.
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