Dam leak at Pinopolis dam plugged after evacuation
Workers halted a stubborn earthen dam leak at Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis after night work, allowing 1,500 evacuees to return home. Officials said danger eased but warned assessment is needed. Gov. Riley planned to visit as Red Cross reported evacuees dispersing from Berkeley High School shelters.
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Moncks Corner
S.C
Mike Wooten
Lake Moultrie
Pinopolis
Cooper Creek
Wooten
State Public Service Authority
Dick Riley
Jerry Stafford
Lake Marion
Charleston
Berkeley High School
Red Cross
John Gurley
Congress applauds pension bias ruling gains for women
Congressional leaders praise a Supreme Court decision barring smaller monthly pension benefits for women due to longer life expectancy. They say it marks a first step toward sex non discrimination in all insurance and may lead to higher premiums for some workers to fund increased benefits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Senate Finance Committee
Dole
Mark Hatfield
R Cre
Samantha Smith Heads to Soviet Union on State Guest Visit
Samantha Smith, an 11 year old from Manchester Maine, prepares for a two week trip to Moscow after Yuri Andropov invited her following her letter asking why the Soviet Union seeks to conquer the world. The family will depart for Montreal then Aeroflot to Moscow with mementos from Maine.
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Manchester
Maine
State Department
Samantha Smith
Soviet Union
Yuri Andropov
Montreal
Moscow
Samantha
Andropov
Arthur Smith
Smith
Susan Pittman
Bulgaria
France
Britain
United States
Grandma’s
State of
University of Maine
Jane Smith
AFT leader edges toward merit pay endorsement
Albert Shanker and the American Federation of Teachers signaled cautious support for merit pay as Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander outlined a statewide plan. The 2,340 delegates reacted with applause to Alexander, while New York Governor Mario Cuomo spurred cheers with anti Reagan education policy remarks. Shanker said he had only minor differences with the plan.
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Los Angeles
Albert Shanker
Shanker
American Federation of Teachers
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Alexander
New York
Mario M. Cuomo
Reagan
Mario
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Midland
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Russia
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Smiths
Intourist
AFT
Pikes Peak
U.S.D.A
See
Longhorn Cheese
COLBY
K. Grant
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