Navratilova Defeats Evert Lloyd To Win Wimbledon
Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert Lloyd 6 4 6 4 in straight sets at Wimbledon to claim the championship for the second consecutive year. Navratilova used powerful serve and volley to dominate a listless Lloyd, strengthening her bid for the No 1 ranking. The final drew a 17 000 sellout crowd with high ticket prices as the rivals extended their long rivalry.
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Wimbledon
England
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert Lloyd
Navratilova
Lloyd
Eastbourne
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Chris
International
Sixth graders moved as Eustis Park closes
Aiken County Board of Education votes to close Eustis Park Elementary this fall and transfer sixth grade students to Pinecrest Millbrook and Aiken Elementary junior highs. The board will revisit rezoning Thursday and invites public input by letter to the chairman.
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Eustis Park
Aiken
Kennedy Junior High
T. B. Willis
Willis
J.P. Kneece
Kneece
Area One
Unemployment Drops as June Signs Improve Economy
The June unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent the lowest in about five years while wholesale prices rose 0.5 percent. Food costs declined 1.2 percent due to beef pork and poultry drops. nonfood items rose 1.1 percent led by petroleum.
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Washington
Labor Department
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Carter
OPEC
Kathryn Hoyle
Hoyle
Tokyo
Montgomery Ward
J.C. Penney and Kinney Shoes
Conference Board
Trade pact ready for signing in Peking
The Sino American trade agreement will be signed in Peking Saturday after noon with U S Ambassador Leonard Woodcock and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhiang signing for their nations. Text not yet available and textiles remain a major sticking point ahead of congressional ratification. Initialled in Canton May 14 during Juanita Kreps visit, it marks a step toward normalization of economic relations.
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Peking
U.S
Leonard Woodcock
Li Zhiang
Li Chiang
United States
China
Canton
Juanita Kreps
Skylab Is Falling style party stirs campfire quips
A playful notice describes a "Skylab Is Falling" event with casual dress and crash helmets for attendees. The Laurens Street Philosopher camped over the Fourth of July and commented that those who think smoke equals fire have never cooked on a trip.
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Skylab
Laurens Street
LSP
Tension Builds Toward Miss South Carolina Pageant Finale
The Greenville pageant crowds grow as two preliminaries wrap up with Mary Ann Davis winning talent and Janice Lynn Boles taking swimsuit honors. Kim Wright and Doris Neel face judging and gown showcases today, with Tamlin Jo Wessinger performing talent tonight. The 9 p.m. televised final on WJBF Channel 6 will announce 10 semi finalists and feature a city parade in alphabetical order.
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Greenville
Miss Newberry
Mary Ann Davis
Miss Columbia
Janice Lynn Boles
Greenville Municipal Auditorium
Kim Wright
Aiken County
Doris Neel
Edgefield County
Kim
Aiken
Batesburg-Leesville
Tamlin Jo Wessinger
Augusta
WJBF
Abbeville
Crops Hold Up In Heat But Rain Still Needed
Aiken County crops show resilience despite hot, dry weather with corn and peaches most at risk if rainfall remains light. Soybeans and cotton tolerate drought better, and pest control in cotton is improving with eight to nine years of favorable results.
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Aiken
Allen Bayles
Bayles
Weekend Gas Appears Plentiful
Weekend gas supplies appear ample with steady availability across stations. Shopping guides note price comparisons and drive time savings for travelers and residents planning weekend trips.
Charlotte gang violence echoes past Carolinas killings
Staff Reporter THURMOND WHATLEY notes that the July 4th Massacre follows an earlier 1971 Belvedere incident in Aiken County where two men were slain and two women slashed. Seven men convicted face parole by 1982 after sentence reductions from death to life when the Supreme Court voided the electric chair. Two others hold two life terms for the killings of Thomas.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Belvedere
Aiken County
State Parole and Probation Department
U.S. Supreme Court
Thomas
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