Seven Shuffles Do It For A Fair Card Deal
A New York Times report states seven ordinary shuffles are required to mix a deck, with fewer or more not significantly improving the mix. Persi Diaconis and Dave Bayer conducted the study, using computer computations and observations from card games. In Columbia, reports of a bright sky light sparked meteor speculation across several South Carolina towns, with North Carolina and Florida witnesses noting similar sightings. Meteor, haze, and a red tail description accompanied by remarks from John Safko and Dick Mitchell of the National Weather Service.
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New York
Ee Aca
New York Times
Persiconis
Harvard University
Dave Bayer
Cre Two
Columbia
South Carolina
Aiken
Spartanburg
Anderson
Orangeburg
Charleston
North Carolina
Florida
John Safko
Dick Mitchell
National Weather Service
Greer
Partly cloudy skies forecast for tonight and Wednesday
Weather outlook shows tonight and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies. Lows near the mid 30s and highs around 60 degrees, with page 12A providing further details.
Deaths listed for several individuals in Edgefield and surrounding areas
A list of deaths is reported including Gregory A. Allen of Edgefield Lucile G. Bartley Edgefield Aethia A. Brown Warrenville Daniel Buter North Augusta Dollie M. Carr Covington Isabelle P. Doolitie Augusta Florence D. Quan Evans John E. Quarles Johnston Timothy Sulivan Astoria NY Ollie Thomas Jacksonvil Fa Lawrence W. Traynhan Jr Summerville details on Page 28.
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Gregory A. Allen
Edgefield
Lucile G. Bartley
Aethia
A. Brown
Warrenville
Daniel Buter
North Augusta
Dollie M. Carr
Covington
Isabelle P. Doolitie
Augusta
Florence D. Quan
Evans
John E. Quarles
Johnston
Timothy Sulivan
Astoria
Ollie Thomas
Jacksonvil
Lawrence W. Traynhan Jr
Summerville
Shuttle Rockets Smoothly Into Daring Space Mission
Space shuttle Columbia lifted off from Cape Canaveral with five crew at 7 35 a m on the second-longest flight to chase a satellite the size of a bus and recover an orbiting science lab. The 115 ton ship rose through a 700 foot flame column as tens of thousands watched the dawn launch. The mission includes placing a Navy communications satellite in orbit midweek and retrieving the lab Friday.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Earth
Atlantic
Navy
Orbiting Science Laboratory
Legislators Return To Full Calendar Of Leftover Issues
State lawmakers return from a six month break to resume work on 1989 proposals including a local governments tax and a 25 year retirement option for teachers and workers. House Speaker Bob Sheheen cautions the year will focus on old issues with few new ones, while Sen Marshall Williams predicts a slow start with possible quick action on a local option sales tax.
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Columbia
Bob Sheheen
Camden Democrat
House
Marshall Willams
Seburg
Senate Judiciary Committee
Shealy Bids Again On State Lottery Vote
Kentucky Senator Ryan Shealy of District 24 renews his long shot bid to put a state operated lottery to a public vote. He aims to move the bill from Finance Committee to the floor in the 180 session, hoping shifts in support may finally allow a vote.
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Ryan Shealy
Lexington
Senaor
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Reading gains shown but writing lags in Nation's Report Card
The Nation's Report Card finds national reading improving slightly since 1971 for ages 9 13 and 17 but writing remains at a low level with no real progress. Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos released the findings noting only subtle gains and cautioning that improvements may be short lived.
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Washington
Lauro Cavazos
Congress
Ally
National Center For Jocation Statistics
Textile jobs fall in South Carolina and nation
South Carolina shed 2,600 textile positions from November 1988 to November 1989, dropping from 105,900 to 103,300. Nationally ATMI data show a 3 percent drop in textile jobs while wages rose 4 percent to 7.63 per hour and shipments climbed 7 percent. Increased imports blamed for job losses, though profits rose to 1.7 billion and capital investment grew to 2.18 billion dollars.
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Washington
South Carolina
American Textile Manufacturers Association
Employment Security Commission
David Laird
ESC
Laird
ATMI
Lion
Bilion
Edward P. Schrum
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Clemson
Abby
Nedict
Trie
Shealy
Carl Langley
Tamara Henry
America
S.C
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Ginny Southworn
Brittany Roaden
Aiken's
New Library Park
Diane
Jessica
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