Aiken residents oppose by pass through Hitchcock Woods
At a 1984 Aiken meeting citizens rejected highway expansion options to slice through Hitchcock Woods. They preferred extending Laurens Street while preserving the 1421 acre preserve, praising trustees who guard the public treasure from encroachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
South Carolina
Whiskey Road
America
Hitchcock Woods
Laurens Street
Parsons Lane
Aiken Es
Silver Bluff
Hitchcock Parkway
Hitchcock
W. C. Whitney
Hitchcocks
Betrayal by Israel in Pollard espionage case
The Pollard affair, a U S Navy analyst convicted of spying for Israel, exposes deep mistrust between the United States and its closest ally. Critics urge accountability, with Abba Eban reopening hearings and Isser Harel calling for a special commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Jay Pollard
Israel
Pollard
U.S. Navy
United States
U.S
Rafael Eitan
Washington
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Abba Eban
Defense and Foreign Affairs
Eban
Isser Harel
Mossad
Sonny Bono Eyes Palm Springs Mayoral Run in 1988
Sonny Bono announces a bid for mayor of Palm Springs California in 1988. Clint Eastwood already serves as Carmel mayor, suggesting a trend that could fuel a future League of California Cities meeting feature in tabloids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny Bono
Sonny and Cher
Palm Springs
Calif
Clint Eastwood
Carmel
League of California Cities
Grate American Celebrity Sleepout mocked by critics
The Chicago Tribune denounces a publicity stunt where Joe Kennedy and other celebrities slept on Washington grates to highlight homelessness. It condemns the event as self serving and questions who benefited, arguing real aid comes from groups like the Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kennedy
Washington
America
St. Francis
Mother Teresa
Kennedy
Congress
Marion Barry
Washington, D.C
People Magazine
Hollywood
Jack
Sheila
Massachusetts
Ritz
Brian Kennehy
Ronnie King
Union Station
Salvation Army
Racial incident at The Citadel fuels media debate
The colunmist notes lingering attention to a Citadel racial incident and a 1977 yearbook photo showing cadets in Klan garb. He cites Gov Cuomo and Sen Nunn as party to presidential candidate shifts, reflects on Dukakis and Bumpers, and closes with a humorous Candlestick Park naming anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Citadel
Charleston
Grimsely
San Francisco Examiner
Cuomo
New York
Sen. Nunn
Georgia
Gov. Dukakis
Massachusetts
Sen. Bumpers
Arkansas
Mary McGory
Senate
Bumpers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sonny and
Clint
Chicago Tribune
Ashley
Boston Red Sox
Dukakis
Art Spander
Brother Spander
Mark Gasteneau
Joaquin Andujar
Sugar Ray Robinson
Spander
Ted Williams
John Updike
Frank Gifford
San Francisco Chronicle
Market Street
Candlestick Park
John Harney
Harney Park
John Candlestick
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!