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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1983
Page
2
Yasuhiro Nakasone was reelected prime minister by the Lower House with 265 of 509 votes amid party lines. The Liberal Democratic Party holds a slim majority and he must form a cabinet to address critics after recent electoral losses. Upper house votes followed, with 131 of 252 for Nakasone.
President Reagan and Nancy celebrated Christmas at the White House with a roast turkey dinner. Attending were their children Patti Davis and Ron, plus Donna Reagan. The couple exchanged gifts including a plaid-shirted item for Nancy and a beige sweater for Reagan.
An Edgefield statue of 81 year old Sen Strom Thurmond will bear wrinkles on his face and a wrinkled chin despite protests. The $23500 sculpture sits on a three inch pedestal at the Edgefield County Courthouse where Thurmond served as judge and official. Sculptor Maria Juliana K Smith says the bronze figure reflects a mature man and Thurmond preferred an older look.
Mondale criticizes the Reagan administration for applauding the Mubarak Arafat meeting. He says the administration travels another detour on the road to peace in the Middle East. Reagan had said the talks could improve prospects for a settlement and urged Israel to consider the development carefully.
Rev. Jesse Jackson says he will travel to Damascus with a group of religious leaders to push Syria to release Navy Lt. Robert O. Goodman Jr. held since his aircraft was shot down in Lebanon. He criticizes the Reagan administration for lacking decisive diplomatic action.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration planned a joint probe into a Mooney Executive 21 crash near Six Mile that killed four people returning from Gainesville Georgia with a Christmas kitten. Victims include Harry Winburn Jones and family members, all linked to Augusta and Columbia. The crash occurred after 7 p.m. Saturday as the plane headed from Gainesville to Anderson.
The AP reports Christmas brought gifts of good fortune and heartbreak. In Dallas two businessmen bought 3 500 playoff tickets for a Rams game to give away, while a Los Angeles shelter handed out $10 bills to 400 transients. An 8 year old in Huntsville died after a go cart collided with a parked truck. A Maryland church fire spurred unity, and a Louisiana tornado survivor valued family over gifts.
Danny Kaye 70, United Nations Children's Fund volunteer, will be grand marshal for the Rose Parade January 2. The event precedes the Rose Bowl between UCLA and Illinois, with Jess Marlow as master of ceremonies, Rose Queen Ann Marie Colborn, and a theme honoring volunteers.
Susie Brunson, 113, claimed as the nation’s oldest citizen, credited longevity to God. President Reagan sent birthday and Christmas greetings by telephone after she asked how to gain more years. Born December 25, 1870, in Bamberg, she has outlived three husbands and 12 children, with 7 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, and 4 great great grandchildren. Cataracts impair her sight but she remains active, bowling since age 100.
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