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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1985
Page
7
Augusta Mary Etta Henderson a retired chief accountant with the Graniteville Company died yesterday in a Richmond County hospital. Miss Henderson resided at 3020
Phillip Cassadore, San Carlos Apache spiritual leader and 1972 independent presidential hopeful, died at University Medical Center. He hosted Apache Report on radio for 20 years, recorded 10 Apache albums, lectured globally, and advised the Smithsonian.
Frank B. Walker longtime editor in chief of the Montreal Star for 11 years died Tuesday of a heart attack at age 69. He started at Winnipeg Free Press in the 1930s and covered World War II Pacific battles. He arrived in Montreal as Family Herald editor in 1960 and became editorial page editor in 1963 before leading The Star from 1968 to 1979.
Venezuelan author and journalist Miguel Otero Silva died in Caracas of a heart ailment at age 76. A Marxist legislator in democratic governments, he founded El Nacional and earned acclaim for Casas Muertas about a malaria epidemic, with his 1984 novel La Piedra Que Era Cristo his latest work.
Four British Airways Boeing 737s were temporarily withdrawn from passenger service after cracks were found in one or more Pratt and Whitney JT8D-15 engines. The Manchester disaster death toll rose to 55 with another fatality at Withington Hospital.
George Funeral Home, Inc. marks 65 years of professional service to the citizens of Aiken County with ongoing commitment to dignity and care. The firm has provided funeral arrangements, guidance, and support to families in the community through multiple generations.
Ruth Gordon, Oscar winning actress and prolific writer, died in her Martha's Vineyard home at age 88. Her husband Garson Kanin reported her death to Edgartown police saying she was found not breathing in an upstairs bedroom. She left a diverse legacy as stage film and TV star and a celebrated author and playwright.
A Sunbird Airlines Beechcraft 99 twin engine plane crashed in Conover North Carolina while practicing emergency procedures killing three aboard none as passengers. Victims were trainer Peter Protelsch 38 of Statesville passenger trainee Graham Knight Jr 23 of Salisbury and trainee Ivan Hunter Mathena 26 of Greenville South Carolina. The plane struck a tree and utility pole then nosedived leaving a crater and scattered wreckage including a tachometer fragment. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board said cause would take weeks to determine.
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