Oklahoma and Duke Reach Final Four
Oklahoma and Duke won regional championship games to advance to the Final Four. Duke defeated Temple while Oklahoma beat Villanova, earning spots in the upcoming weekend’s semifinals. North Carolina vs Arizona and Kansas vs Kansas State vie for remaining berths. Dan Ross of Purdue named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Prep baseball roundup noted.
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Duke
Temple
Oklahoma
Villanova
North Carolina
Arizona
Kansas
Kansas State
North
Creative financing eases path to dream homes
Business report outlines new financing options helping home buyers secure residences. Banks and lenders collaborate on programs, offering lower down payments and flexible terms to expand homeownership.
Mayors Back Renaming Clarks Hill Lake to Lake Thurmond
Aiken North Augusta and Edgefield leaders endorse renaming Clarks Hill Lake to Lake Thurmond in a joint press release. The three mayors call it a fair action and praise Senator Strom Thurmond and Congressman Butler Derrick for backing the change, calling it a non political act.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Edgefield
Clarks Hill Lake
Lake Thurmond
Clarks Hill
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
H.odell Weeks
Thomas W.greene
William A. Reel Jr
Butler Derrick
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Weather Outlook Sunny Skies and Mild Temperatures
Sunny today with breezy, mild highs in the upper 60s. Clear and cool tonight near 40. Monday expects sunny skies and warmer conditions with highs in the mid 70s. See Page 10A for details.
Deaths of noted residents listed across multiple towns
Obituary notice lists deaths including Slaude A Ridgeway of Garden City Forrest Clinton Wyant Anne Capers Freiday of Wilton Connecticut Edna Johnson Woods of Orangeburg Annie Key of North Augusta James R Satcher of Saluda Helen Parker of Aiken Cassia Johnson of Wagener Azilee Little of Aiken Mattie Mayson of Warrenville and Jimmy Lewis of Brooklyn New York.
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Slaude A. Ridgeway
Garden City
Forrest Clinton Wyant
Ridgeway
Anne Capers Freiday
Wilton
Conn
Edna Johnson Woods
Orangeburg
Annie Key
North Augusta
James R. Satcher
Saluda
Helen Parker
Aiken
Cassia Johnson
Wagener
Azilee Little
Mattie Mayson
Warrenville
Jimmy Lewis
Brooklyn
N.Y
Beguiled and Kirk Griggs Triumph in Aiken Meet
Beguiled a 6 year old gelding owned and trained by John K Griggs and ridden by his son Kirk won the Palmetto Federal Imperial Cup at Aiken with a 15 length margin over Rio Claro and Hot Rodder. Sicier captured the Coors Gold Cup by six lengths over Ten Bar and Double Bill. Race times were 4 20 for 2 miles 1 furlong and 3 50 4 for one mile seven furlongs.
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Beguiled Sidler
John K. Griggs
Son Kirk
Clark Field
Sham
Behissa
Patrick Portier
Dogwood Stable
Sicier
Ten Bar
Double Bill
Jackson Wins Michigan Caucuses Narrowing Democratic Race
Detroit AP Jesse Jackson won Michigan caucuses handily over Michael Dukakis to gain a delegate plurality and popular vote lead, boosting his campaign. Richard Gephardt failed to improve, while Dukakis scored a Saturday North Dakota victory and gained momentum in Town County conventions.
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Detroit
Jesse Jackson
Michigan
Michael Dukakis
Richard Gephardt
White House
Jackson
Dukakis
Milwaukee
North Dakota
Gephardt
Missouri
Bradberry Posts $500,000 Bond
Aiken jeweler Swint E. Bradberry released on $500000 bond from the Aiken County Detention Center after being charged with murder in the 1982 slaying of his wife Linda Terri Bradberry. Bond requires weekly reporting, no contact with witnesses, no leaving the state, and adherence to peace bonds. Co-defendants Leroy Craig Allen Blanding Hammett and James Edward Green face murder kidnapping armed robbery or accessory charges. Green released on $20000 bond. Prosecutors vow to seek death penalty. Bradberry and co-defendants face life terms pending trial.
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Aiken
Swint E
Porky) Bradberry
Aiken County
Bradberry
Linda Terri Bradberry
Richard Harpoothan
Sheriff's Department
Harpoothan
Leroy Craig
Vaucluse
Allen Blanding Hammett
Charleston
James Edward Green
Craig
Hammett
Green
Aiken County Detention Center
Second Circuit
Robert J. Harte
Aiken Standard
Harte
Luke N. Brown Jr
Brown
Harpootlian
Columbia
Swerling
Three Palestinians Killed In Occupied Territories
In the West Bank clash Saturday Israeli troops killed two Palestinians and another died of earlier wounds. Nine more were wounded by gunfire as clashes erupted amid protests planned for Palestinian Land Day. The Gaza City mayor offered his resignation after a PLO demand. Arab reporters noted ongoing overnight arrests as tensions rose.
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Palestine Press Service
Majed Hussein Deeb
Hawad Qassem Ibrahim
Nablus
Salah
Nablus-Tulkarm
U.N
Shultz Plans Mideast Trip To Promote Peace
Secretary of State George P. Shultz will visit Rome to brief on peace efforts and then travel to Jerusalem and other Middle East capitals. The trip follows Easter talks and includes stops in Jordan Egypt Syria and Saudi Arabia. Reports cite clashes in Gaza and West Bank areas with casualties and arrests as unrest continues in the region.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Middle East
State Department
Rome
Jerusalem
Jordan
Egypt
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Charles E. Redman
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