Betty Ford Undergoes Unanticipated Surgery in California
Betty Ford, widow of former President Gerald Ford, underwent an unexpected operation at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage after feeling weak following dinner. The 69 year old, who had recently had heart bypass surgery, remained in surgery early Thursday, with Dr Jack Sternlieb among the physicians involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rancho Mirage
Calif
Betty Ford
Gerald R. Ford
Rembis
Jack Sternlieb
Country Ham Rules To Cure Longer
Washington AP reports new USDA rules aim to curb trichinosis in country hams with a deadline for compliance. Since regulations are not finished, makers may use traditional dry curing for up to a year longer while the agency finalizes safety standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
Rainy New Year Forecast With Showers
Weather outlook shows a 40 percent chance of showers tonight with lows in the 40s. New Year’s Day remains cloudy with a 70 percent chance of showers and highs in the mid 50s.
Deaths of notable individuals listed with locations
A notice lists several deceased individuals including Margaret Batty Smith in England Charles S Boylston Salley Wayne C Chambers Windsor Andrew W Eidson Beech Island Robert Green Aiken Juanita Johnson Newark NJ and Lee Stooksburry Knoxville TN. Readers are directed to Page 6A for full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Batty-Smith
England
Charles S. Boylston
Salley
Wayne C. Chambers
Windsor
Andrew W. Eidson
Beech Island
Robert Green
Aiken
Juanita Johnson
Newark
N.J
Lee Stooksburry
Knoxville
Tenn
Aiken Standard Schedules Holiday Closures and Prints Schedule
The Aiken Standard will close at noon today and Friday for New Year observance. Publication will occur Friday and Sunday with regular hours resuming Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Aiken Standard
Newer Forms Of Holiday Fun Across City Celebrations
The Associated Press notes evolving New Year traditions include no alcohol gatherings and gospel events alongside major parades. Philadelphia hosts 25 string bands and 20 brigades in a million-strong Mummers Parade along a 2 1 2 mile route with flamboyant costumes and cakewalking. The 1901 Philadelphia parade is the nation’s oldest, while Times Square evolved from 1905 with a 400 pound ball planned by Tama Starr’s descendant. A leap second will be added at midnight to sync clocks globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Square
Philadelphia
New York
Jacob Starr
Tama Strarr
Booster Rocket Failure Delays Shuttle Return to Space
NASA officials warn a full power booster test failure could push the first post Challenger shuttle flight back by weeks to three months. Administrator James Fletcher calls it a setback but not catastrophic while Kennedy Space Center managers consider the worst case of a three month postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NASA
James C. Fletcher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kennedy Space Center
Bob Sieck
Charges Made In Killings Two Others Kill Nine
Arkansas sheriff says R. Gene Simmons Sr. began a Christmas Eve massacre by strangling his sleeping children. He is charged with two counts of capital murder and four of attempted murder, with the death penalty sought. Separately, a man killed two, wounded three in two cities before dying in a shootout, and in Algona Iowa a murder suicide at a holiday gathering left four adults and three children dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russellville
Ark
America
R. Gene Simmons Sr
Dover
John Bynum
Thorities
Algona
Iowa
John Dreesman
Agnes
Kossuth
Jim Murphy
Despise Football Try These Alternatives
New Year’s Day offers options beyond bowl games with cable services offering more channels and movie houses open for business. Aiken residents eye sleep as cold weather looms, while those with Sugar Rose Orange Citrus Fiesta bowls seek distraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Officials Set Dual Deadlines for NPR Production Reactor Report
DOE plans to deliver a single acquisition strategy report for new production reactors with Feb 1 and May 1 deadlines. The Feb 1 target comes from the Defense Authorization Bill and the May 1 date from the recent appropriations bill. Contents must include the secretary’s recommendation on reactor numbers, technologies, and a schedule for acquisition and operation. South Carolina and Aiken County anticipate a Savannah River Plant reactor project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Energy
Aiken County
Energy Secretary
DOE
Senate
House
Armed Services Committees
Energy Department
Appropriations
Appropriations and
South Carolina
Savannah River
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ginny Southworth
Kristy Filmon
York Street
St. Mary's School
Kristy
Dena
New Ellenton
Associated Press
Morton Throkol P
Utah
Thiokol
Rocky Raab
Des Moines Register
Dreesman
Robert
John
Robert Dreesman
Marilyn Chuang
Jason
Jennifer
Joshua
Honolulu
Rafael Rodriguez
NPR
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!