Kendall Smith Survives Ice Ditch Crash
Kendall Smith of Dillon revived from a coma after spending nearly 40 minutes under ice in an irrigation ditch. MSC officials said his condition was listed as fair and he remains in the pediatric ICU. The injury occurred January 12 when he and two friends fell through the frozen pond.
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Charleston
Kendall ‘Smith
Dillon
Medical University of South Carolina
Kendall
Susan Smith
Smith
Reading Exam Receives An F
Officials fear the nations report card program flunked the 1986 reading test release. The National Assessment of Educational Progress postpones results and will retest 2,500 students to verify if the drop stems from the test itself. Durable Goods Rise 6.7 Percent in December.
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Washington
National Assessment of
Archie E. Lapointe
Coldest winter night forecast with near zero wind chill
The forecast calls for the coldest weather of the winter tonight with lows in the mid teens and a wind chill near zero. Tomorrow should bring mostly sunny skies and continued cold conditions with a high in the upper 30s. Details appear on Page 6A.
Deaths of Several Residents in Multiple States
Obituary notice listing the deaths of Robert L. Bushee in Houston, John W. Houston in Hephzibah Georgia, Louise W. Livingston in Aiken, John B. Nelson Jr. in Augusta, Catherin H. St. Germaine in Clearwater, Louise H. Tavelle in Beech Island, Bernice R. Walker in North Augusta, and Samuel Webb in Johnston.
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Robert L. Bushee
Houston
John W. Houston
Hephzibah
Louise W. Livingston
Aiken
John B. Nelson Jr
Augusta
Catherin H. St. Germaine
Clearwater
Louise H. Tavelle
Beech Island
Bernice R. Walker
North Augusta
Samuel Webb
Johnston
Reagan’s 88 Agenda Push Faces Senate Roadblocks
President Reagan fires a hopeful State of the Union promising an economic and military revival and renewed support for Contra rebels in Nicaragua. He invites Democratic and Republican leaders to the White House to align on the next year’s agenda, while Democrats dismiss much of the speech as irrelevant and warn he may not set the final-year national agenda.
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Washington
Reagan
U.S
Nicaragua
Afghanistan
Sewhere
Congress
White House
USS
House
United States
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Supreme Court
Anthony M. Kennedy
Jim Wright
Texas
Study Criticizes Regulation of Stock Markets
Washington GAO chief Charles A. Bowsher calls for reevaluating how the government regulates the financial markets after the October crash. He says the crisis nearly became a disaster and stressed learning from the last crisis in testimony prepared for lawmakers.
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Washington
Directie
Charles A. Bowsher
Reagan Vows Veto of Last Minute Spending Bills
President Reagan, surrounded by 43 pounds of paper, denounced the stopgap $600 billion bill and vowed to veto future catchall spending measures. He called for a drastic overhaul of the budget process and urged constitutional amendments to curb itemized pork and prevent Congress from patching large bills.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
House
Senate
House Senate Conference Committee
Reagan vows full agenda beyond final White House year
President Reagan rejects fears of a lame-duck administration and pledges a full, lasting agenda. He stresses moving beyond temporary gains to permanent successes and hints at executive and legislative collaboration, though offers few new initiatives.
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Wright
Reagan
White House
More charges expected in Bradberry case report
A fourth man may face charges soon in the fatal 1982 shooting of Linda Terri Bradberry. Leroy Craig and Allen Blanding Hammett were charged with murder kidnapping and armed robbery, while James Edward Green was charged as an accessory before the murder. All three were arraigned at the Aiken County Judicial Center.
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Linda Terri Bradberry
Aiken’ County
Carrol Heath
Leroy Craig
Vaucluse
Allen Blanding Hammett
Charleston
James
Edward Green
Aiken
Bradberry
Hammett
Virginia
South Carolina
Aitken County
Aiken County Judicial Center
NAACP Vows To Fight City On Voting Plan
The NAACP vows to sue the Aiken City Council over a 4 21 election plan for Justice Department approval. President James Gallman questions the staff and executive sessions and accuses officials of discarding district voting proposals after 18 months of study.
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NAACP
Aiken
Justice Department
James Gallman
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lessie Price
Gallman
Roland H. Windham
James M. Holly
Holly
Ginny Southworth
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