Johnston Postmaster Shot Dead in Johnston Shootout
In Johnston a gunman shot and killed Charles McGee the postmaster. Three others including Policeman Robert Carroll were wounded and admitted to Edgefield County Hospital in good condition. A third victim was later taken to Augusta for surgery.
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Johnston
Johnston Post Ofice
Charles McGee
Robert Carroll
Monroe Neice
Edgefiled
Jim Wood
Augusta
Wood
Interstate 20
Aiken
McGee
Hartwell
Feeling Valuable Brown leads Aiken County drug and alcohol program
Terry Brown executive director of the Aiken County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse on Newberry Street shares his unlikely career path from Marine Corps depot education officer to Drug and Alcohol Control Officer. He taught himself the field, earned a master's in counseling psychology from Pepperdine and built a clinic staff of four at Parris Island, feeling his work made an impact.
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Terry Brown
Brown
Aiken County
Parris Island Marine Base
Beaufort
Commission
Parris Island
Slippery Rock State College
Pennsylvania
Adams State College
Colorado
Marine Base
Pepperdine College
California
Parris
United States and China sign five year textile accord
The US and China formally end a year long textile dispute by signing a five year agreement limiting Chinese shipments to 3.5 percent annual growth. It covers 33 categories retroactive to Jan 1, easing bans on cotton soybeans and fibers while drawing criticism from US manufacturers.
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Peking
United States
China
Geneva
U.S
U.s.-China
Hong Kong
South Korea
Taiwan
Berezhkov Ends Asylum Bid Denies Request To Stay
Andrei Berezhkov the 16 year old son of a Soviet diplomat leaves Washington for Moscow after denying he begged President Reagan for asylum The week long standoff ends in a staged exit with U S and Soviet officials and major news outlets present The teen said I want to go home declaring he does not want to stay in the United States
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Washington
Andrei Berezhkov
Moscow
Reagan
Mick Jagger
U.S
Paraquat concerns voiced by South Carolina leaders
Gov. Richard Riley and Sen. Strom Thurmond voiced worries about federal paraquat spraying to control marijuana. Riley questioned state authority to block a federal program, while Thurmond urged spraying on federally owned lands only if no harm to people or environment is possible.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Riley
Asheville
N.C
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Carlton Turner
White House
Sen. Thurmond
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lemondade scheme nets quick cash for three boys
On Wednesday afternoon in Aiken at Barnard and Oleander streets three boys sold free lemonade to thirsty homeowners and received cash rewards. A neighbor praised their sharp selling instinct and noted he had learned similar tricks in college.
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Barnard
Oleander
Aiken
Stress Linked to Herpes Outbreaks Amid Workaholic Stereotypes
The article notes that while stress may trigger herpes recurrences, the connection is not universal and some studies show links to psychological and physical stress after the initial infection. It discusses a 1979 study about demographics and income but cautions against assuming stress is exclusive to higher earners.
Stress and herpes care collide with medical findings
Aiken Standard notes stress management tops many tried remedies for herpes and cites caution from Dr. James M. Hill that stress relation to recurrences is not established. It highlights jogging, prayer, and other coping methods while pointing to acyclovir as the only proven drug, sold as ZOVIRAX, priced at $18.95 per half ounce. The piece references broader research on interferon lasers and genetic techniques in herpes studies.
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James M. Hill
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta
Medical College
Kenneth D. Lancos
Hill
The
Burroughs Wellcome Co
Research Triangle
North Carolina
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Phil Jones
Andrei
Jagger
Charles Law
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