Kennedy joins Supreme Court as 104th justice sworn in
Washington AP Kennedy, 51, becomes the court's 104th justice, delivering a pivotal tie breaking vote. He is sworn in in a formal ceremony and will take a separate oath at a White House event later. Reagan’s third choice, Kennedy was approved 97-0 after Powell’s retirement last June. New York AP anatomically modern humans lived in Israel 92,000 years ago, study says, pushing back dates by 50,000 years and supporting African evolution over Neanderthal ancestry.
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Weather Forecast Pages: Rain Tonight and Tomorrow
A 100 percent chance of rain or thundershowers is forecast tonight with a low in the mid 40s. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a 70 percent chance of rain or thunder showers and a high in the low 60s. Details on Page 11A.
Local Deaths List Names and Cities Across District
Death notices include Myron C. Anderson North Augusta Johnie J Barbee Blair Louise W Bradshaw Gloverville Charlotte E Gibson Cordova J Dewey Kitchings Statesville N C Louise E Lee Aiken Harrison Mays Columbia Robert M McManus Greenwood Barson B Stanford Augusta details teased on Page 11A in the newspaper.
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Aiken County Quakes With 2.5 Magnitude Tremor
An earthquake near South Aiken shook the area on Wednesday with a magnitude around 2.5. Scientists in Charleston assigned 2.6 readings, noting the epicenter 2 to 3 miles southeast of Aiken, while residents reported windows rattling and a few minor damages. No further tremors were detected statewide and SRP operations continued normally.
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Marie Dunnam Named Head Of County DSS In Aiken
The Aiken County Department of Social Services board named Marie Dunnam permanent director at a Wednesday meeting. Dunnam, a 20 year DSS veteran, promised to do the best possible job as she plans reorganizing economic services and improving morale after a turbulent period.
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Reagan Asks Congress For Budget Balancing and Spending Shifts
President Reagan sends a pragmatic budget to Congress aiming to cut the deficit to 129.5 billion in the next fiscal year. The plan tightens overall spending, preserves a pact with lawmakers, and increases funds for education science and AIDS programs.
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Kidnapping Claim Ties U S Marine to Beirut Hostage
A caller claiming the Islamic Revolutionary Brigades said they kidnapped U S Marine Lt Col William Higgins near Tyre Lebanon and accused him of being a CIA agent. U N and Shiite militants searched south Lebanon as Higgins, head of a U N observer group, was reported kidnapped Wednesday.
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Forests Regeneration Effort Presses On In South Carolina
The state planted over 125 million tree seedlings in 1985 86 but more regeneration is needed as 23 000 acres of private forest lands remain un regenerated after harvests totaling 1 4 million idle acres. Forests provide wood recreation soil protection water quality and wildlife habitat while industry races to expand and avert a pine shortfall within two decades. Private landowners are key in this effort with Union Camp and Weyerhauser supplying seedlings and researching faster better trees at Quail Ridge Nursery.
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Aiken County
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