Northrup R. Knox Named Chairman at Marine Midland Bank
Northrup R. Knox age 59 long time winter resident of Aiken has been named chairman of Marine Midland Banks Inc a unit of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp He succeeds John R Petty as chairman and remains president in the management shake up according to The Wall Street Journal today
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Northrup R. Knox
Aiken
Marine Midland Banks, Inc
Knox
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp
John R. Petty
Wall Street Journal
Sonny Bono Wins Palm Springs Mayoral Race
Sonny Bono, famed as Cher's ex-husband, won the Palm Springs mayoral race by nearly two to one. He secured 4,842 votes to 2,498 for Lloyd Maryanov among seven candidates, and will serve a four year term with a $15,000 annual salary.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Sonny Bono
Cher
Bono
Lloyd Maryanov
Weather outlook with cloud cover and light showers
Skies will be cloudy tonight with a 30 percent chance of rain and a low in the low 40s. Tomorrow, decreasing clouds bring a high in the upper 60s. details on Page 10.
Algerian Talks With Hijackers on Kuwaiti Jet in Algiers
Algerian Interior Minister Hedi Khediri met the Kuwaiti Airways Boeing 747 hijacked nine days earlier in Algiers. The gunmen, who have killed two passengers and freed 12 in Cyprus, demand release of 17 Kuwaitis jailed for attacks. They showed calm but deter mined resolve as negotiations continued with Kuwaiti officials.
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Algiers
Algeria
Hedi Khediri
Kuwaiti Airways
Cyprus
Khediri
Kuwait
Larnaca
APS
Vis
Burnettown Elects Rodriguez After Election
Voters chose Hector Rodriguez 43 to 29 over Terry Carter for the two year mayoral term. Rodriguez, 45, is a warehouse foreman for J.M. Huber Corp. The vote followed a high turnout cited by the former mayor M.B. Ferguson. The Rev James C Williams and L C Sonny Jones III also won council seats.
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Burnettown
Hector Rodriguez
M.B. Ferguson
James C. Williams
L.C
Sonny) Jones III
Myrna Lou Mitchell
Cammie Brewer
McIntosh
Potential Bidders See Classified SRP Plant Tour
About 33 firms attended a two day SRP plant tour to learn of operations and receive classified information for a DOE contract after Du Pont pulls out. The conference was restricted to company representatives and not open to press.
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Department of Energy
du Pont Co
DOE
Becky Craft
SAP
Usc Aiken
SRP
Soybean Ink Tested by Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard conducts a one week trial of printing ink made from soybean oil for the front and back pages. Production chief Sue S. Brown notes the region is soybean country and the ink could reduce reliance on foreign oil, though it costs more for color.
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Sue S. Brown
Ms. Brown
Deaths of Local Figures Listed in Augusta notices
Obituary brief lists deaths including Sister A. Baumstark Augusta Eddie Freeman Edgefield Earlene H Griffin Aiken Loyd A Gunter Blythewoon Barbara M Hill Charlotte Woodrow W Kitchings Aiken Katherine Mathis Johnston Augusta Poliakoff Aiken Inez S Sox Columbia Mrs Sylvania F McLeroy Augusta Details referenced on Page 10A.
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A. Baumstark
Augusta
Eddie Freeman
Edgefield
Earlene H. Griffin
Aiken
Loyd
A. Gunter
Blythewoon
Barbara M. Hill
Charlotte
Woodrow W. Kitchings
Katherine Mathis, Johnston
Augusta Poliakoff
Inez S. Sox
Columbia
Sylvania F. McLeroy
Marines Fire On Intruders At Howard Air Base Panama
Marines shot at unknown intruders at Howard Air Force Base outside Panama City after a Marine guard was killed days earlier during a break in at the underground fuel depot. Pentagon officials said the killed Marine likely died from friendly fire amid a series of intrusions by camouflaged individuals. Panama's military condemned the statements as an excuse for intervention.
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Air Force Base
Panama
Panama Uity
U.S
Howard Air Force Base
Panama City
Ricardo M. Villahermosa
Air Force
Ron Sconyers
U.S. Southern Command
Retail Sales Post A Fifth Straight Gain
Washington AP reports March retail sales rose 0.8 percent to 130.7 billion, led by department stores and auto showrooms. Sales were strong across most categories excluding furniture and restaurants, beating economists’ expectations and following February’s 0.6 percent gain.
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Washington
Commerce Department
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