Man Knifes Maid and Flees Motel On Public Alert
North Augusta authorities issued a public alert for Wade Stanford Sheffield, 44, a former Hardeeville police chief, who fled a motel after knifing a maid. He is wanted on murder warrants in Georgia and South Carolina and faces additional charges in Louisiana and Virginia. The suspect registered at the motel under the Sheffield name and drove a stolen burgundy 1982 Oldsmobile with Florida tag 387AFC.
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North Augusta
Wade Stanford Sheffield
Hardeeville
Chrisp County
Sheffield
Georgia
South Carolina
West Monroe
Weather outlook fair tonight with mid 60s low
Skies will be fair tonight with a low in the mid 60s. Tomorrow expect partly cloudy skies and a high in the mid 60s. full details continue on Page 5A.
Deaths listed in regional obituary notice
Obituary notice lists several individuals by name and locality including Ara Barnes Augusta Lucille Deese Margaret Lingard Jean Radius Alvin Randolph Jonathon Roland Saunder Rosin Julia Samuel Willie Saxton Hazel Waters with residences in South Carolina towns such as Aiken Lancaster Beech Island Columbia and New Ellenton.
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Ara S. Barnes
Augusta
Lucille L. Deese
Lancaster
Margaret B. Lingard
Aiken
Jean P. Radius
Alvin V. Randolph
Jonathon A. Roland
New Ellenton
Saunder L. Rosin
Julia M. Samuel
Columbia
Willie Saxton
Hazel H. Waters
Beech Island
Judge Simons Gets Honors for Court Rename Portrait Reveal
Judge Charles E. Simons Jr. was honored as the federal courthouse in Aiken was renamed for him. An overflow crowd heard Sen. Strom Thurmond and other dignitaries praise his integrity and dedication. A portrait by Michael Del Priore was unveiled as a marker announced the new name Charles E. Simons Jr. Federal Courthouse.
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Charles E. Simons Jr
Aiken
Federal
Park Ave
Simons
Congress
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Nick Theodore
South Carolina
Robert McNair
H. Odell Weeks
William C. Lott
John G. Beasley
Eugene Mullikin
Sol Blatt
U.S. District Court For
District of
Ernest Hollings
Carroll Campbell
Supreme Court
William Rehnquist
Warren Burger
Charlie
Sen. Thurmond
Michael del Priore
U.S. District Court
Soviet Parliament schedules far reaching economy reform
The Supreme Soviet convened for a summer session to approve a sweeping reform of the Soviet economy. The bill aims to make factories financially self sufficient, restrict ministry interference, and overhaul planning and pricing. Premier Ryzhkov emphasized that partial measures won't suffice and noted 13 percent of factories were in the red last year.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Yegor K. Ligachev
Nikolai I. Ryzhkov
Ryzhkov
Party
Communist Party
Angola Releases Pilot as Goodwill Gesture to U S
Angolan state news agency ANGOP says pilot Joseph Longo 33 Greensburg Pennsylvania was handed to a U S congressional delegation in Luanda after being held two months as a suspected spy. Longo said he strayed into Angolan airspace while flying to South Africa and was shot down in April.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Angola
U.S
United States
Joseph Frank Longo
Greensburg
South Africa
People’s
Luanda
Longo
ANGOP
Iraq says planes hit large maritime target off Iran coast
Iraqi News Agency reports warplanes struck a large maritime target in the Persian Gulf near Iran at 9 39 am claiming an accurate hit. The claim follows Iraq resuming attacks on vessels near Iranian ports after a lull and amid Iranian threats of retaliation.
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Cyprus
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Iran
Baghdad
Gulf
Stark
Hussein Alaie
Revolutionary Guards
Kuwait
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Andre Passy
Howard Wolpe
D-Mich
House
John Ryan
Ella the
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Sam Wood
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