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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1987

Page

5

Anniversary memorial for Edmond Post Office massacre victims

On the first anniversary of the Edmond mass shooting Reverend Joel Baker led about 400 people at Edmond High School in a memorial service for the 14 victims. A replica memorial stood in the post office foyer as candles were lit for each name and a telegram from President Reagan was read.

Dorothy Pyle Edmond Post Office Edmond Okla U.S Joel Baker Edmond High School Baker Patrick Henry Sherill Sherrill Edmond Ministerial Alliance Hungerford England

Big Band Concert at Hopelands Gardens

The Hopelands Gardens Concert Series sponsors a Chris Mangelly Big Band show Sunday at 6 p.m. in the gardens. The group, once The Big Band Sounds, formed about three years ago and previously played Augusta Country Club. It features five saxophones four trombones four trumpets and a four member rhythm section with two female vocalists and a male singer. Park at Rye Patch. rain prompts move to South Aiken High.

Hopelands Gardens Chris Mangelly Augusta Country Club Rye Patch South Aiken High

Navy minesweepers head for Persian Gulf aid effort

Seattle and Tacoma reports say aging minesweepers based in Washington depart for Hawaii as the first leg to the Persian Gulf to escort Kuwaiti oil tankers. The USS Ford from Long Beach joins ships from California and Washington in moving toward the gulf following President Reagan’s request for escorting vessels.

Seattle Washington Hawaii Persian Gulf U.S Ford Long Beach Calif Missouri Crommelin Curts Jarrett Sandy Stair Navy Los Angeles Reagan Gulf Tacoma News Tribune Atlantic Pacific Iran United States

Blind sailor halts solo trans Atlantic bid for year

Jim Dickson, aiming to be the first blind person to sail solo across the Atlantic, won’t try again this year due to late season and $12,000 repair costs after gear failures and a detour to Bermuda. He praised the effort’s impact on awareness of disabled sailors and noted ongoing debt and funding challenges.

New York Atlantic Jim Dickson ABC Good Morning America Dickson Portsmouth R.C Plymouth England Bermuda Arlene

New HIV AIDS Guidelines Issued for Health Workers

Atlanta based CDC releases 18 page guidelines advising health care workers to treat any patient as potentially infected with HIV. The document urges gloves masks and goggles whenever blood or body fluids may be encountered and emphasizes not applying precautions to routine contact but adopting a minimum level of infection control.

Atlanta National Centers For Disease Control United States CDC Harold Jaffe

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