Five Mississippi sorority sisters die as truck hits charity walk
In Oxford Mississippi five sorority sisters were critically injured and three others died when a hay-baler truck crashed into a car guiding a charity walk. The victims were all 20 years old. two were killed at the scene and one died later in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
Steve McClure
State Highway Patrol
Mary Langford
Beth Roberson
Robin Simmons
Memphis
Tenn
Carolyn Clark
Earthquake 4.3 Shakes East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
The U S Geological Survey reports a 4.3 magnitude quake felt from Knoxville to Chattanooga in eastern Tennessee and in parts of western North Carolina at 2 29 a m EST. It centered about 30 miles southwest of Knoxville, near the same area as a 1982 quake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennessee
North Carolina
U.S. Geological Survey
Knoxville
Tenn
Geological Survey
Chatanooga
Alcoa
Afghan jets strike near Pakistani fort injuring soldiers
Six Afghan government jets bombed a Pakistani fort near the Afghan border injuring seven soldiers. Earlier on the same day four Afghan jets attacked hills above Tera Mangal about 100 miles west of Peshawar killing five and wounding eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tera Mangal
Pakistan
Peshawar
Elton John and Renate John Separate After Months Living Apart
Elton John and his wife Renate announce they have lived apart for months while each considers the future of their marriage. They will continue to live apart and have had friendly discussions about their future since Elton’s return to the country. The statement notes no public discussion of the matter. Dave Brubeck’s jazz quartet opens a 13 concert Soviet tour in Moscow under the Reagan Gorbachev cultural accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elton John
Renate
Elton
Moscow
Dave Brubeck
Soviet Union
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Geneva
Last Journal Courier ends in New Haven era shift
The Journal-Courier published its final edition as the morning paper merger with The Register takes effect. The Register, Connecticut’s second largest paper, will absorb most Journal-Courier staff and publish weekday mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Haven, Conn
Journal-Courier
The
Register
Conncticut
New Haven
Journal- Courier
Connecticut
Consumer Prices Rise 0.4 Percent in February
February CPI shows a 0.4 percent increase led by energy and imported goods. Excluding energy, prices rose 0.3 percent, while food and housing also edged higher. new car prices fell 1.1 percent amid incentives. Overall CPI stands at 334.4 with the 1967 basket now costing $33.44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Lightning Suspected In Rocket Explosion At Cape Canaveral
Lightning is suspected as the Atlas-Centaur rocket carrying a military payload exploded over the Atlantic three miles offshore after its launch from Cape Canaveral. The failure ends a streak of seven successes and ruined a 161 million mission. A NASA review board was to be named to investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Agency
Atlantic
NASA
George Diller
James L. Womack
John W. Gibb
Gibb
Fleet
Pentagon
Presidential Command
Florida
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Contact Details
The notice lists subscription options 3 Months 21 dollars 6 Months 42 dollars 12 Months 84 dollars and provides phone numbers for classified advertising news tips and customer service along with office hours and mailing address at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29802. All advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard Pbm
Also Mentioned on This Page
Los Angeles
Norma Jean Almodovar
Govenor
Lawrence Teeter
State Supreme Court
Hollywood Boulevard
Teeter
Ms. Almodovar
Rock
John
Brubeck
Ethel Kennedy
Palm Beach
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Philadelphia
Gary Heidnik
Ronald Castille
Heidnik
North Philadelphia
Deborah Dudley
Wharton State Forest
New Jersey
Heidink
Miss Dudley
Johnson
Cyril Brown
Heidrik
Sandra Lindsay
Ms. Lindsay
Michael F. Heidnik
Cleveland
Ohio
Eastlake
Convair Division
General Dynamics Corp
HRIST
Pascalina
Aiken
Home Delivery
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken Police
Emerg
HCA
Jackson Police
New Ellenton
New Holland
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Volun
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Ruland Drive
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!