A Quick Road Twice Lost Train Doesn't Spoil Trip
MINNEAPOLIS AP Train enthusiast Steve Johnson says he has traveled nationwide by rail but never on a train that came apart twice. He rode Amtrak's Empire Builder with his wife Joanne to celebrate their wedding anniversary. the first uncoupling left six cars behind and the couple slept through both incidents as crews rejoined the train and continued north.
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Minneapolis
Steve Johnson
Johnyson
Amtrak
Joanne
Joanne Johnson
Johnsons
Mrs. Johnson
Debbie Hare
Death notices listed for Baynham Frazier Sprouse and others
Obituary items list Ruby R. Baynham of Aiken Mary Lee Frazier of Trenton Harvey A Sprouse of North Augusta Beaufort Talbert of Augusta and Ernest Wroten of Denmark. Details appear on Page 4A.
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Ruby R. Baynham
Aiken
Mary Lee Frazier
Trenton
Harvey A. Sprouse
North Augusta
Beaufort Talbert
Augusta
Ernest Wroten
Denmark
Subscription Rate Increase at The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard will raise basic delivery to 6.50 per month and advance rates to 19.50 for three months 89 for six months and 78 for one year. Present rates are 17.70 for three months 35.40 for six months and 70.80 for one year. USA Weekend by Gannett will be distributed Saturdays starting September 8 edition.
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Ammunition Load Tests Demand Constant Work at Fort Bragg
Sgt Marshall Turner from Aiken's 0th Ordnance Company unloads 70 pound anti tank missiles for testing at Fort Bragg. The unit, 38 soldiers and three women, is tasked with accounting for 2.5 million tons of ammunition and loading it on planes and ships bound for Saudi Arabia. Capt Jim Vause notes heavy paperwork and high morale as they restore order after initial disarray last week.
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Ort Bragg
N.C
Marshall Turner
Aiken
Vause
Gerald Greene
Greene
Census shows South Carolina 1990 count three percent below expected
The U S Census Bureau reports South Carolina’s 1990 population at about 3.41 million, roughly 3% below projections. Officials expect local reviews this fall, with potential impacts on federal funding and apportionment if the lower figure stands. County totals cited include Spartanburg 218,986 York 27,480 Greenville 316,162 Aiken 117,918 Anderson 43,619 Barnwell 19,743 Edgefield 17,907 Charleston 280,495. Officials have 15 working days to challenge the data.
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Edgefield
Charleston County
Peace Initiative Faces Iraq Crisis With Talks Urged
UN on Saturday authorized naval power to stop ships trading with Iraq as Baghdad cut some embassies in Kuwait but did not act to close them by force. The UN secretary general invited Iraq to urgent talks in New York or Geneva while the United States and allies praised the Security Council vote to enforce the embargo.
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Perez de Cuellar
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All Humanity
Thomas R. Pickering
Council
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Persian Gulf
Bush
Brent Scowcroft
America
Scowcroft
Abdul Amir Al-Anbari
Kuwai
Freed Irishman Keenan Says He Saw U S Hostages
Brian Keenan, freed after four years in Lebanon, told reporters in Dublin he saw American captives Terry Anderson and Thomas Sutherland during his confinement and that both were well. He described Anderson with his daughter Salome pictured nearby and noted Sutherland kept up morale with jokes. He also mentioned British hostage John McCarthy.
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Thomas Sutherland
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Williston
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Keith War
S.C
Kathy Kadane
States News Service
Thomas Wagner
Associated Press
Carolina
Anderson, Sutherland
Edith M. Lederer
Elaine Spence
Breda Guilham
Syria
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