Bush and Dukakis campaign in Rust Belt weeks end
Bush and Dukakis pressed for late converts in the Rust Belt with Chicago stops. Polls show Bush leading by 12 to 13 points while both camps claim momentum. Dukakis warned against Bush presidency and urged voters to resist, while Bush framed his platform on tax restraint and budget balance, signaling openness to talks with Gorbachev.
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Lee County Board race features 18 candidates
In Lee County voters face selecting new Board members with 14 positions across four districts. District 1 includes incumbents Dunphy Conderman Hicks plus Potts Levan seeking four seats. Incumbents in District 2 Craddock Seeburg Shaddick Schoenholz face one newcomer for four seats. District 3 has five candidates for three posts, led by Democrat Louis Apple. Seen as high turnout in local and national races.
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Paul Potts
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Planning Commission
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AMA moves to block early sales of Premier smokeless cigarette
The American Medical Association and local medical groups in Arizona and Missouri file petitions to ban Premier test sales by R J Reynolds until safety is proven. They label nicotine a psychoactive addictive drug linked to heart disease and hypertension while noting FDA review is pending. Reynolds began selling Premier in St Louis and Phoenix on Oct 1 without FDA clearance.
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
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Payne
Reynolds
Ogle coroner candidate resumes falter amid inconsistencies
Oregon based case highlights discrepancies in Ron Sorrentino’s public resume for coroner race. Report cites dates and roles in Crab Orchard Philadelphia Sommerset and a Kentucky deputy coroner claim contradicted by former officials. Sorrentino admits some facts were in error and blames embellishment by a Kentucky friend.
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Atlantis Prepares for Secret Nov Blastoff With Pen tagonSat
Atlantis sits on Space Coast pad 39B awaiting a late month launch on a top secret mission to deploy a Pen tagon spy satellite. Commander Robert Hoot Gibson and crew prepare for a practice countdown after transport to the pad.
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