Duarte Leads In Salvadorian Voting In Early Returns
In El Salvador hundreds of thousands vote amid guerrilla attacks as President Duarte's Christian Democrats lead preliminary results with 39.5 percent of votes, ARENA second, while violence disrupts several cities. International observers note uncertain winners.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Christian Democrats
Jose Figueres
Costa Rica
Usulutan
Apopa
Roberto d’Aubuisson
Republican Nationalist Alliance
ARENA
National Conciliation Party
Democratic Action
New Ellenton mayor to not seek re election and new leader takes over
In New Ellenton South Carolina Mayor Carl Langley steps down after eight years as Gene Whitman wins the mayoral race and will take office May 1. Whitman pledges to improve the town image by focusing on positives while acknowledging youth concerns and the need for constructive recreation. Langley recalls past troubles including a fatal murder and a burned wreck district but says current conditions are improving with stricter discipline.
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New Ellenton
Carl Langley
Langley
Gene Whitman
Whitman
Walter Slayton
Wally Slayton
Slayton
Reck
Aiken County
Green balloons travel from Marietta to honor retiring principal
Eva and Bill Smedley of Wagener found 32 green balloons in their pasture. Each carried a card thanking Brumby Elementary School principal Graham Green, who retires, with a note urging others to write thanks. The Smedleys returned the cards to the principal.
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Eva
Bill Smedley
Wagener
Mr. Green
Green
Scott Register
Graham Green
Brumby Elementary School
Marietta, Ga
Accomplice Charged After Aiken Jail Escape
Cynthia Greer 22 of New Ellenton is charged with aiding the escape of five inmates from the Aiken County Jail. The five men fled by burning a skylight, climbing out, and trampling a fence before being recaptured within hours. Sheriff Ralph Gunnells said Greer could face up to seven years if convicted and noted the jail was crowded.
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Aiken County
Cynthia Greer
New Ellenton
Ralph Gunnells
Johnny Filyaw
Aiken Community Hospital
Ms. Greer
Gunnells
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
York Street
Cablevision To Carry 82 Masters Live on Channel 9
Cablevision will televise the 82 Masters first two rounds live on April 8 and 9 on channel 9 via USA Sports Network. Manager Archie Luther says taped replays will air each evening.
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Cablevision
Aiken
Archie Luther
USA Sports Network
Reagan To Ease Housing Rules
President Reagan pledges to ease FHA mortgage guidelines and other steps to aid the ailing housing industry. He spoke to the National Association of Realtors at the hotel where he was shot a year ago, urging support for his economic program.
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Washington
Reagan
National Association of Realtors
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