Hometowns Wait Eagerly For Return Of Ex-Hostages
Towns across America prepare to welcome 39 former hostages from TWA Flight 847 after 17 days in captivity. Richmond Missouri plans sirens and streets lined for Captain Testlake and family members as many hosts express pride in their service.
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TWA
Richmond
John Testlake
Debbie Barnes
Ed LaBarr
United States
Allyn Conwell
Houston
Texas
Conwell
Carma Little
Syria
West Germany
Andrews Air Force Base
Suburban
D.C
Germany
Beirut
Exxon Fined Overpricing Oil From Hawkins Field
A federal court ruled Exxon overcharged customers by 895.5 million dollars for crude oil from its Hawkins Field in east Texas from 1975 to 1981, contributing to more than 4 billion dollars in sanctions against the oil industry during the 1970s energy shortages.
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Washington
Exxon Corp
Hawkins Field
East Texas
Lang uage barrier in Hudson County board race
Octavio J Alfonso of Cuba origin spent 20 years in the United States without learning English. Critics say his lack of English could hinder his duties on Hudson County freeholders board elected last November under the same Reagan ballot column.
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North Bergen
N.J
Octavio J. Alfonso
United States
Cuba
Hudson County Board of Freeholders
Reagan
West Swelters Hit 107 in Los Angeles and Ontario 118
Heat wave bakes Southern California as downtown Los Angeles soars to 107 breaking a 101 year record and Ontario records 118. Fire crews issue red flag warnings amid brush fires and power reliability fears.
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Los Angeles
Mercury
Ontario
California
Appeals court bars damages to family in swine flu case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned a lower court ruling, denying damages to Kathleen N. Mills and her son Michael Wayne Mills for the 1976 death of a man who died after a fatal allergic reaction to a swine flu shot.
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NEW Orl&ans
U.S
Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kathleen N. Mills
Michael Wayne Mills
Tennessee Prison Riot Ends With Few Hurt
Prisoners at Turney Center wielded knives and chains, set three buildings ablaze, and held inmates hostage before guards secured the scene. One inmate stabbed, another heart attack, three beaten. initial hostage count cited at 20, with 11 released in six hours.
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Laserpnoto
Turney Center State Prison
Tennessee
Turney Center
Taylor
Bragg
Michael Garrard
Madrid bombing tied to Reagan retaliation threat by unnamed caller
An anonymous Beirut caller claimed responsibility for Madrid offices attacks linked to Reagan’s threat to strike terrorists. Explosions in Athens and Rome wounded 39 and killed one, while TWA hijackers said they were with the Organization of the Oppressed. Authorities note possible ties to the TWA 847 hijack.
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Madrid
Beirut
Reagan
Athens
Greece
Rome
Organization of the Oppressed
British Airways
Apace
Arson Blamed For Outbreak Of Fires Across West
A spate of fires in Arizona California and San Diego tied to triple digit heat and dry brush is blamed on arson in several incidents. In San Diego Normal Heights evacuees fled as 64 homes burned and 20 damaged with 150 left homeless and $8.5 million in damage. Palo Alto fire destroyed 10 to 15 homes, stranded 50 schoolchildren, while a man was briefly jailed on arson charges before release. Firefighters faced 107 degree heat in Los Angeles and 117 in Palm Springs as new blazes sparked near Ojai and the Baboquivari Mountains in Arizona.
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Arizona
California
Palo Alto
Normal Heights
Logan Bellows
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
National Weather Service
Ojai
Baboquivari Mountains
Tucson
Ariz
Dale Brown
Partment
Mount Miguel
San Francisco
Ann Tanner
James Timko
Timko
Florence Man Shoots Fleeing Suspect
A Florence man shot at a masked armed suspect fleeing from police in a bank parking lot. The suspect was wounded, Murray Miller, 25, was treated in critical condition after surgery at McLeod Regional Medical Center. No charges filed yet as police investigate and the shooter was questioned and released.
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Florence
Ralph R. Porter
Southern Bank
Richard Gould
Gould
Inci
Aiken Standard Classified Ad and News Idea Numbers
Contact details for subscription and advertising are listed for Aiken Standard. Phone numbers 648-2311 and 649-1555 appear for subscriptions, classified ads, news tips, and display ads. Offices operate 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday.
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Aiken Standard
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