Sixty Seconds of Terror Ends With Teen’s Arrest at School
In San Diego 16 year old Brenda Specer fired 30 rounds from a .22 rifle at Cleveland Elementary injuring eight children and several adults before police captured her. Principal Burton Wragg and custodian Michael Suchar were killed while aiding victims. Officer Robert Robb was wounded but stable. Three children were released after minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Brenda Specer
Spencer
Cleveland
Burton Wragg
Michael Suchar
Wragg
Robert Robb
Hearst to Be Freed Early After Presidential Decree
Patricia Hearst will leave Pleasanton prison Thursday after President Carter shortened her seven year sentence for bank robbery. The Stanford heiress, surprised by the decision, plans to wed soon with fiancé Bernard Shaw, a San Francisco police officer who once served as her bodyguard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Carter
Federal Correctional Institution At
Pleasanton
Symbionese Liberation Army
Miss Hearst
Bernard Shaw
Pope Defends Private Property Amid Calls for Reforms
Pope John Paul II addressed 250000 impoverished peasants in Oaxaca Mexico stating the church defends private property yet supports expropriation if properly carried out. He urged action against unjust land ownership and stressed wealth should serve the common good with social mortgage guiding property use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
John Paul II
Mexico
Oaxaca
Church
Rhodesia vote on new constitution splits whites and black majority
In Salisbury Rhodesia the white minority votes on a constitutional reform to share power with the black majority. Prime Minister Ian Smith warns a no vote could bring disaster while bi racial leaders warn of Moscow celebrations if it fails. A yes would seek UK US recognition for a government to be elected April 20 amid six years of guerrilla conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Patriotic Front
Smith
Britain
United States
U.S. Orders Dependents Out Of Iran Amid Attacks
The U.S. Embassy ordered all dependents of government employees to evacuate Iran and urged non essential Americans to leave after attacks on three Americans. An Air Force major was shot in Tehran and Consul McGaffey and a Bell Helicopter employee were beaten in Isfahan. An altercation with a taxi driver near Khoroush Hotel preceded a gunfire incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
U.S
U.S. Air Force
David C. McGaffey
Bell Helicopter International
Isfahan
Bell Helicopter
Khoroush
Nader Calls S C Product Liability Bills Hazardous
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader labels South Carolina product liability bills hazardous in letters to lawmakers and press. He cites protections for manufacturers and the long term dangers of asbestos and DES, warning against time bomb products. House and Senate sponsors deny. committee review ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Ralph Nader
South Carolina
Nader
House
Charles E. Hodges
D-Harry
Jean Toal
D-Richland
Eight day school program mixes fun with learning at St Angela Academy
Aiken High and Leavelle McCampbell High report talent show results and upcoming events. Students explore electives from Hobbies and Fantasy to Ocean Geography while other activities include tennis, wood carving, CPR certification and def ensive driving. The Queen of Hearts show benefits the Heart Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Angela Academy
Donna Moersen
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Red Cross
Aiken High-Schofield
Angela Osbon
Mike Parrish
Cindy Carver
Aiken
Schofield
Hornet Herald
Greg Byrd
Aiken High
Aiken Woman's Club
Aiken Junior Woman's Club
Greg
Queen OF Hearts
H. Odell Weeks
Aiken Community Playhouse
The
Heart Association
Connelly says farm timberland compatible with beauty at Silver Bluff
Dan Connelly manager of Silver Bluff Plantation told Aiken Rotary Club that the 3100 acre Audubon sanctuary blends farming wildlife and timberland. He noted mechanized farming reduced ground cover affecting wildlife and highlighted ongoing protection efforts. The public can hike and bird watch there with no trapping hunting or picnicking allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Connelly
Silver Bluff Plantation
Connelly
Aiken
Rotary Club
The
Audubon Society
Silver Bluff
Clemson University
Cathwood
Aiken County
Tom Cofer
Bob Kenney
Michael Townes
David Mullins
W.B. Mullins
Seven Candidates Seek Magistrate Seats In Langley And Graniteville
Seven candidates vie for two Aiken County magistrate posts in the Graniteville and Langley districts with an advisory Feb. 6 election. Nominees include Wise Lowe Mundy Holley for Graniteville and Jones Wilson Johnson for Langley. Voters in specified precincts will cast ballots 8 am to 7 pm. appointment rests with local senators and Gov. Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
Graniteville
Aiken County
Horse Creek Valley
Quinby A. Wise
Floyd Lowe
B.T. Mundy
Raymond A. Holley
Sidney
Chuck) Jones Jr
Woodrow R. Wilson
Jefferson E. Johnson
Wise
Lowe
Mundy
Aiken Tec
Holley
Graniteville Company
H and H Oil Company
Jones
Augusta Law College
University of South
Carolina
Wilson
Johnson
Lester L. Chitty
Warrenville
Vaucluse
Eureka 14
S.C. Highway 19
Bath
Lynwood
Gloverville
Richard W. Riley
Public TV Fails Report Urges Private Trust Funding
The Carnegie Commission on the Future of Public Broadcasting urges replacing the current system with a privately led Public Communications Trust. It recommends $1.2 billion in funding by 1985 to expand a public system balancing local and national needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carnegie Commission On the Future of Public Broadcasting
Tion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wethersfield
Conn
S.C
St. Angela
Steve Hibbard
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High
William Randolph Hurst Foundation
Senate
Washington, D.C
Leavelle McCampbell
Leavelle McCampbell High
By Lynne Katonak
Martha Arthur
Lisa Boyd
Lynn Bryant
Tim Cook
Dean Garrett
Lisa Taylor
Mike Daniels
Ronnie Duncan
David McClure
Brian Strother
Kim Cook
Bonnie Busbee
England
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
Holland
Switzerland
Richard Wagner
Beethoven
Mozart
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Tony Anderson
Ridge Spring-Monetta High
Bill
Sue
Thelma Coleman
Lynne Katonak
Silver Bluff Management
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!