WCTU Pushes Repeal Of Prohibition In New Stand
Oklahoma City report notes National WCTU vice president says Prohibition lasted 14 years and could return. Merry Lee Christy of West Virginia argues total abstinence is the only path, citing lower crime and stronger families during 1919 to 1933 and urging education to stop drinking without preaching.
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Oklahoma City
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
WCTU
America
Merry Lee Christy
Rivesville
W. Va
Sentence suspended for husband killer
Ruth Steppe Davis, 69, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of her terminally ill husband Samuel Roscoe Davis. She received two years probation with counseling as part of a plea deal, saying she stabbed him five times to end his cancer misery.
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Lynchburg
Ruth Steppe Davis
Samuel Roscoe Davis
AMC Cuts Discount Financing as Auto Makers Compete
Detroit AP AMC lowers its discount car financing to 7.5 percent for up to 36 months to match rivals. General Motors and Ford offer 7.7 percent for up to 48 months while Chrysler matches at 7.5 percent for four years.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
AMC
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Woman Sunburned Planting Shrubs Locked Out Home
An Aiken County woman was sunburned on Tuesday while planting red tip shrubs around her country home. She locked herself out and waited seven hours for her husband to return, wearing only tennis shoes.
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Aiken County
Jailers Watch For Suicide Risk in Aiken County Jail
Aiken County Jail emphasizes identifying prisoners at risk of death by own action before they act. Jail administrator Lonnie McCarthy describes in service training in April on questions to ask and warning signs. He notes limited past attempts but no successful deaths, with alcohol and drug abuse as aggravating factors.
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Aiken County
Lonnie McCarthy
McCarthy
Jet engine maker ordered to survey after Manchester 737 disaster
FAA ordered Pratt & Whitney to conduct a month long safety survey following an engine fire on a Boeing 737 that exploded at Manchester airport killing 54 and injuring 83. Thatcher pledged a rigorous inquiry by the AIB. cause remains unconfirmed amid nationwide seat modification warnings.
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Manchester
England
U.S
Here
Thurday
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
Pratt & Whitney
FAA
Dennis Feldman
East Hartford
Conn
Feldman
Washington
Qatar
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
Two Plans Presented For Ad Hoc School Board Seats
State demographer Bobby Bowers outlined two single member district plans for the Aiken County Board of Education at a public meeting held at Aiken High School. The seven and nine member plans rely on the 1980 census with minority influenced and majority black districts dominating parts of Aiken and Saluda counties. Black residents favored the nine member plan as the best option to improve education quality and ensure minority representation.
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Bobby Bowers
Board of Education
Aiken High School
Bath
Bowers
The
General Assembly
U.S. Department of Justice
Aiken
Saluda County
Aiken County
Alberta P. Nevins
Iacocca Tops Bush In Magazine Poll
Metropolitan Detroit magazine reports a poll showing Lee Iacocca leading Bush 47 to 41 percent in a hypothetical presidential match up. Edward Kennedy would beat Iacocca 93 to 37 percent, while Iacocca has endorsements from Senators Riegle and Levin despite denying interest in the presidency.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Lee Iacocca
U.S
Iacocca
Uinn Deacidant Conroe
Maya DY Bush
Chrysler
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Michigan
Donald Riegle
Carl Levin
Market Resource Division of
Urban Science Applications
Astronaut Physician to Perform Bypass on Satellite
Astronaut Bill Fisher, a physician, will perform a space bypass on the Syncom 3 satellite 240 miles out. He will install two electronic boxes and an electrical cable while in a space suit. The repair follows Discovery's upcoming launch from Cape Canaveral with a five member crew.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Bill Fisher
NASA
American Satellite Co
Hughes Communications Services
Joe Engle
Dick Covey
Discovery
Something New Coming October 6 at The Sunday Aiken Standard
An advertisement touts an upcoming feature or event in The Sunday Aiken Standard on October 6 promising something new exciting and special for readers. The short copy hints at a promotional launch or special section.
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The
Aiken Standard
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