Pro tennis players moved to London after hotel window incident
In Abidjan three U S players Morris Strode Bud Cox and Jimmy Gurfein were on their way to London after Gurfein jumped from a second floor hotel room window claiming to see Jesus. Gurfein suffered cuts and bruises and the trio destroyed passports cash and possessions during the incident.
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Abidjan
Ivory Coast
U.S
London
Jesus
Lagos
Morris
Skip” Strode
Bud Cox
Jimmy Gurfein
Ikoyi
Gurfein
Weather Wet Continues Through Weekend Forecast
Wet weekend persists with rain tonight and tomorrow. Lows dip to the mid 40s and highs reach the mid 50s. Details on page 5A.
Deaths in Aiken and surrounding areas
Obituary notices list Ada B. Edwards Saluda Barbara S McClain North Augusta William W Sexton Blairsville Ga Charles E Sides Birmingham Ala Sarah D Terwilliger Aiken William A Wise Edgefield details continued on Page 7A.
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Ada B. Edwards
Saluda
Barbara S. McClain
North Augsuta
William W. Sexton
Blairsville
Charles E. Sides
Birmingham
Ala
Sarah D. Terwilliger
Aiken
William A. Wise
Edgefield
Aiken County School Board Faces Superintendent Vacancy Talk
The Aiken County Board of Education may seek a new school superintendent as Dr. Robert W. Paskel's contract is reviewed and voted on at 7 p.m. at the Education Center on Edgefield Avenue. Board members offer no comment, citing ongoing discussions and rumored options.
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Aiken County
Robert H. Slay
Dr. Paskel
Aiken Technical College
State Department of Education
Board of Education
Paskel
Slay
Reagan Faces Gravest Crisis as Calls for Probe Grow
President Reagan returns to work amid calls for a special session of Congress to back a Watergate style probe into arms sales profits aiding Nicaragua's Contras. A three member NSC review panel is set, with politics swirling over independent counsel and leadership at the Justice Department.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
National Security Council
NSC
Oliver North
Senate
Bob Dole
Lebanon
Dole
R-Kan
Abc-Tv
David Brinkley
Congressional
Richard Nixon
White House
Dan Howard
Harry Truman
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Cbs-Tv
Justice Department
Edwin Meese III
Ambulance Confusion Erupts After Borderline Collision
Sunday afternoon in North Augusta two ambulances from Central Ambulance Service and Aiken County EMT squad arrived at the same intersection of Atomic Road and Old Edgefield Road for a traffic incident. No crash occurred but tense exchanges followed and a vehicular complaint was filed by Central’s Dean Alverson with the North Augusta Public Safety Department.
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Atomic Road
Augusta
Central Ambulance Service
North Augusta
Aiken County
EMT
Belvedere
Old Edgefield Road
Central
Aiken
Dean Alverson
North Augusta Public Safety Department
Alverson
Phillip Clark
Cary Grant Dies on Tour at 82 a Hollywood Icon
Cary Grant died of a stroke in Davenport Iowa at 82 while touring in a one man show. Friends Jimmy Stewart Eva Marie Saint and Charlton Heston praise his elegance wit and professional grace. His body was flown to Los Angeles and cremation is planned with no funeral. President Reagan memorializes him as a bright star whose charm endures. Grant received a 1970 honorary Oscar for his screen mastery ending his long film career.
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Los Angeles
Cary Grant
Jimmy Stewart
Stewart
Grant
Katharine Hepburn
Eva Marie
Hollywood
Jack Lemmon
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California
Iran
Administration
Charlton Heston
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