Fromme Escape Sparks Patrols Around Alderson
Police combed mountain roads and woods around Alderson Federal Prison after Lynette Fromme, 39, who was serving a life sentence for an assassination attempt on President Ford, vanished during the prison check Wednesday night. She was found safe later, with officials saying she was not believed to be armed.
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Alderson
W.va
Lynette
Fromme
Gerald Ford
Alderson Federal Prison
Ron Burkhart
Charles Manson
AT&T Sees Record Holiday Long-Distance Volume
Washington AP reports AT&T expects about 44.6 million long-distance calls on Christmas Day 1987, a holiday record, surpassing last year’s 39.3 million. MCI projects around 10 million calls and US Sprint up to 15 million as the industry braces for peak traffic.
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Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
MCI Communications Corp
US Sprint Communications Co
Weather Outlook Mixed Cloud Cover Through Christmas
Mostly cloudy tonight with a low near 50. Christmas Day remains mostly cloudy with a 20 percent rain chance. See Page 6A for full details.
Notable Deaths in Cities Honor Community Loss
Obituary notices list Tom Chadwick Trenton Susie Davis Atlanta Rev. John Dozier Aiken William J. Heffernan Jr Augusta Dorothy M. Rodgers Greenwood Richard T. Sizemore Union with details referred to on Page 6A.
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Tom Chadwick
Trenton
Susie Davis
Atlanta
John Dozier
Aiken
William J. Heffernan Jr
Augusta
Dorothy M. Rodgers
Greenwood
Richard T. Sizemore
Union
Aiken Standard Offices Closed For Christmas
The Aiken Standard will close all day tomorrow for employees to celebrate Christmas with families. Regular newspapers will publish tomorrow and Sunday, and offices resume regular hours Monday.
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Aiken Standard
Santa Still Stands For Christmas Belief and Optimism
A reflective piece argues for belief in Santa and the spirit of Christmas amid cynicism and commercialization. It suggests keeping hope for world peace and notes the pull of festive nostalgia despite economic pressures impacting holiday storytelling.
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Santa Claus
Israeli soldiers told to shoot to hit riot leaders
Israeli authorities ordered troops to shoot to hit riot leaders during clashes that raged across the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, as the worst Arab uprising in a generation led to Christmas cancellations. The death toll reached at least 21 Arabs, with widespread unrest and sporadic rioting noted amid rain and mounting international criticism.
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Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Ezer Weizman
Israel Radio
Israel
United States
United Nations
Yitzhak Rabin
Tense Christmas Is Expected In Bethlehem
Bethlehem braces for a tense Christmas after two weeks of clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian rioters. Mayor Elias Freij cancels the annual reception for Israeli officials and Arab dignitaries and scales back the Boy Scouts’ Christmas Eve parade while carols, Midnight Mass, and Protestant services proceed as planned.
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Bethlehem
Elias Freij
Manger Square
Shepherds’ Field
U S Navy Chopper Fired Upon by Iranian Speedboats
Iranian speedboats fired on a U S Navy unarmed helicopter near Abu Musa in the southern Persian Gulf. No damage or injuries were reported as the helicopter withdrew toward the USS Elrod. A press helicopter filming the scene also came under fire but remained unharmed.
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Manama
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Associated Press
Greg English
Washington
Chris Baumann
Pentagon
Gulf
U.S
Revolutionary Guards
Supporters Still Plan To Vote For Peeples
Supporters of Circuit Judge Rodney Peeples say they will continue to vote for him for the state Supreme Court despite a legislative committee finding him unqualified or inconclusive. The joint screening panel deadlocked four to four on qualification. Peeples faces Toal for the seat created by Chief Justice Ness's retirement.
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Columbia
Rodney Peeples
State Supreme Court
Marshall Williams
D-Orangeburg
J.M
Bud’’ Long
Dherry
House
Sheheen
Toal
Long
Joint Legislative Screening Committee
General Assembly
Jean Toal
D-Richland
Bob Sheheen
Judiciary
Kershaw
Barnwell
Supreme Court
Julius
Bubba
Ness
Williams
Senate
Kembert Dennis
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