Jetliner Crash Kills 90 Near Guatemala City
An Aerovias Caravelle jetliner carrying tourists to Mayan ruins crashed in a remote jungle area near Santa Elena, killing all 90 aboard, including six Americans. Civil Aeronautics director Col. Adolfo Corzo initially reported 88 dead with 11 U.S. victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Aerovias
Adolfo Corzo
Civil Aeronautics
United States
Aerovias Company
Santa Elena
Captured Condor Dies From Lead Poisoning
A California condor in San Diego died after lead poisoning paralyzed its digestive tract. Officials said only 26 of the species remain alive. The bird died within hours of a neck to stomach feeding tube being implanted as a last rescue effort. Lead came from shotgun pellets in carcasses the condor scavenged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
California
Tom Hansom
San Diego Wild Animal Park
East Berlin Worker Evades Guards at Checkpoint Charlie
Police say 23 year old Andreas Bratke fled East Berlin by sprinting through Checkpoint Charlie on Friday in the first known escape through the famed border crossing. West German authorities reported the successful defection as the border tightened elsewhere.
Weather outlook cools with highs in 50s
The forecast calls for clearing skies today, then cooler temperatures. Highs reach the 50s with tonight’s low near 30 as details appear on Page 6A.
Deaths of Several Residents Listed in Brief Notices
Obituary notices report the deaths of Helen Robinson in Aiken Richard Garrick in Salley Ada Kneece in Beech Island Lottie Reed in Williston Henry Miles in Beech Island S T Greatsinger in Virginia Beach Carrie Hall in Augusta Laurie McElmurray in North Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Robinson
Aiken
Richard Garrick
Salley
Ada K. Kneece
Beech Island
Lottie C. Reed
Williston
Henry Miles
S. T. Greatsinger
Virginia Beach
Carrie Hall
Augusta
Laurie S. McElmurray
North Augusta
Aiken County loan project delayed over A-95 filing
A Farmers Home Administration loan for the Little Horse Creek trunk line in Aiken County is delayed due to missing A-95 Intergovernmental Review documents. The review, handled by Lower Savannah Council of Governments, would normally occur within about 45 days, and local officials say the application was not properly filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's Home Administration
Aiken County
Little Horse Creek
Lower Savannah
Elwood Gerald
Columbia
Tom Hucks
Aiken
Farmer’s Home Administration
Stan Wagher
Horse Creek
Mike Hucks
Breezy Hill
Battle over Little Horse Creek sewer line pits counties and cities
North Augusta and Aiken County stand firm over the Little Horse Creek Sewer Line claiming control of the drainage basin and future development. The dispute involves Valley Public Service Authority Breezy Hill Water and Sewer Co and other entities with prior legal actions and settlements shaping annexation and trunk line permissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Breezy Hill
Little Horse Creek
Aken County
Aiken County
Horse Creek
Edgefield County
Valley Public Service Authority
PSA
Aiken
Blanchard
Parsons Road
Columbia Shuttle Lands After Delays In California
The space shuttle Columbia touched down at 8 59 a m Pacific time in the Mojave Desert after seven launch postponements and three wave offs from Cape Canaveral Florida The mission achieved 90 percent of its objectives and the seven crew members were reported in good condition NASA officials praised the flight citing minimal surface damage and an extended orbital path to Florida was avoided by landing in California Billed as a test run for future missions the crew included Congressman Bill Nelson and the next shuttle Challenger is planned for January 25 with Christa McAuliffe onboard ensuring a rapid turnaround for a March 6 telescope mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
California
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Mojave Desert
Robert Gibson
Earth
Columbia
Jesse Moore
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moore
Challenger
Christa McAufliffe
Concorde
N.H
Nelson
Bill Nelson
D-Fla
Congress
Johnson Space Center
Houston
NASA
Reagan Polyp Tests Confirm Benign Results At Camp David
President Reagan’s post cancer checkup found three very small colon polyps and facial tissue benign along with skin sample from a facial bump. Tests included blood work X rays and a CAT scan with results deemed normal. Reagan remained at Camp David over the weekend and delivered his weekly radio address. The White House stated final lab results were benign and that no further medical details would be released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
White House
Camp David
T. Burton Smith
Albert Brashear
Nancy
Rex
Catoctin Mountain
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Brashear
Martin Luther King, Jr
Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Condor
East Berlin
Abby
George Burgess
Betty Etheredge
County
Touchdown
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!