Marines Wound TV Reporter Near Beirut Base
Marines at the Beirut compound fired on a vehicle carrying WITN-TV reporters Joe Corcoran and Robert Perry after it approached the old main gate. The reporter's injuries followed the guard's warning shots as the car attempted to back away.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S. Marine Base
New Jersey
Maj
Dennis Brooks
Witn-Tv
Washington
N.C
Brooks
Joe Corcoran
Robert Perry
Reagan Warns Lebanon Exit If Authority Fails
President Reagan states U S Marines may return from Lebanon only if order is restored and all foreign forces depart. A premature pullout, he warns, would renew full scale hostilities. The 1800 troops serve in a four nation peace keeping mission under Lebanese government authority.
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Reagan
Washington
U.S
Lebanon
Soviet Plane With SS-20 Capability Stuns Arms Negotiators
Jane's All the World's Aircraft reports the Soviet Union operates the largest aircraft the Antonov-400 Condor built for rapid deployment of SS-20 missiles and heavy equipment. New Sukhoi fighters carry advanced electronics and can counter cruise missiles, challenging NATO despite Western jet improvements.
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London
Soviet Union
U.S
Jane’s
All the World
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
John Taylor
NATO
Unclear fragment hints at racism and police conduct
Fragment cites Geter facing charges amid claims of racism and shoddy police work. No clear date or entities beyond names. Further context needed for a precise card.
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Geter
Social Security reserves overestimated threaten 1985 1986 increases
Washington AP reports the Social Security Administration warns reserves are thinner than before and there is a chance beneficiaries could see reduced cost of living increases in 1985 and 1986. Forecasters still expect regular CPI linked increases if possible, though safety margins are tighter than Congress was told earlier.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Congress
Greenhouse Crop Changes Seen In Chicago AP
A federal official warns of an unstoppable global warming trend affecting farming. John S. Hoffman of the U.S. EPA urges farmers to plan for shifts in heat and rainfall and to profit or cut losses as the greenhouse effect accelerates toward the century's end.
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Chicago
John S. Hoffman
U.S
EPA
Strategic Studies
Enzyme Therapy Boosts Survival After Heart Attacks
A study finds early streptokinase treatment nearly triples survival at one month and quadruples six month survival for heart attack patients. Doctors urge routine use in about 20 percent of U S hospitals capable of administering the clot busting drug.
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Boston
Ethics panel says cost of dying not wasteful
A Boston ethics panel ruled that terminally ill care costs are high but not inherently wasteful. It urged safeguards against needless treatment and suggested patients be given more say, potentially declining costly procedures.
Midland Valley Parade Set as Aiken County’s Largest Christmas Event
Aiken County’s longest Christmas parade, the Midland Valley parade, is scheduled for Saturday at 2 30 p m. with more than 120 units including four bands four cheer squads 26 floats and 13 beauty queens. Dwight Allen will be grand marshal and Clarence Dickert is honorary grand marshal. The North Augusta ROTC color guard and multiple school bands and community groups will participate. The parade starts at L B C Middle School moves north on S C 421 and ends at Langley Shopping Center.
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Aiken County
Midland Valley
Dwight Allen
United Merchants
Area 3
Clarence Dickert
North Augusta
Aiken County Shriners
Leavelle McCampbell
Butler High School
Midland Valley High School
Jefferson Steelers
Flag
Giants
Pee Wee
Susan Drake
Midwest Snowstorm Locks Midwest Cities In Snowdrifts
A massive storm paralyzed Midwest cities with chest high snowdrifts and subzero wind chills reaching 60 below. Four people died as the blizzard-like system dumped 64.1 inches in Omaha in 1983, while rivers rose in the Northeast and Oregon amid flooding concerns.
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Midwest
Omaha
Neb
Bill Sammler
National
Oregon
Susquehanna
Wilkes-Barre
Rockies
Upper
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Marquette
Mich
Plains
Look For Potential Look For Potential
Parents considering buying a computer may find some help from Robert Overman owner of Overman Computers He advises choosing a programmable machine not a game only model He endorses Commodore 64 for home or business use and notes memory rarely runs out He also recommends subscribing to a computer magazine for product reviews and price comparisons.
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Robert Erman
Overman
Emergency Numbers List for Aiken Area
Readable local phone directory lists quick contacts for public safety and health including Aiken Community Hospital and volunteer fire departments. It provides emergency numbers for the Aiken County Sheriff and city services to aid residents in urgent situations.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County
Georgia Man Executes After Clemency Appeal Denied
Anthony Machetti Smith, condemned for the 1974 murders of Ronald and Juanita Akins, died by electric chair in Georgia after Federal courts and Justice Powell refused to block the execution. The case involved insurance motives and co-defendants Rebecca Machetti and John Maree, with Georgia's prior executions sparse since 1964.
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Department of Offender Rehabilitation
Smith
Atlanta
U.S. Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
Powell
Georgia
Anthony Machetti
Ronald Akins
Juanita Akins
Akins
Rebecca Machetti
Machetti
Alpha Otis Stephens
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Stephens
Supreme Court
Home Computers Offer Kaypro II At Martinez Stores
Martinez stores report strong Kaypro II sales with prices from 1595 to 2795 and dwindling supply. Store manager Dave Remer notes demand centers on word processing. K-Martin Aiken cites excellent Atari 2600, Vic 20, and Commodore 64 sales as customers pursue educational use and games. Virginia Raborn adds Vic 20 at 97 and Commodore 64 near 200 with six to eight machines daily and ample stock.
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Campus Computer Systems
Martinez
Dave Remer
K-Martin Aiken
Virginia Raborn
Ms. Raborn
K-Mart
Administration Weighs UNESCO Withdrawal Amid Budget Concerns
The Reagan administration is seriously considering withdrawing from UNESCO over budget and policy concerns. State Department officials and U.S. delegates said no decision has been made, according to The New York Times.
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New York
Unesco
United Nations Educational Organization
New York Times
State Department
U.S
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