Reagan Offers Defense Cut Plan Faces Senate Hearing
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger proposed a 13.9 billion dollar cut package that would reduce M 1 tanks infantry fighting vehicles attack helicopters anti tank and air combat missiles torpedoes and the Divad defense gun He warned the moves could damage the administration s drive to rebuild U S arms strength during a news conference before a Senate committee hearing.
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Washington
Caspar Weinberger
Congress
U.S
Weinberger
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Siamese twins share liver after birth in Myrtle Beach
Siamese twin girls born at Grand Strand General Hospital in Myrtle Beach were delivered at 6:11 and 6:13 p.m. full term and transferred to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. X rays suggest they have separate hearts but may share one liver.
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Myrtle Beach
Grand Strand General Hospital
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Salvatore A. Rini
Rini
Aiken Horse Show Opens In Hitchcock Woods
The annual Woods Horse Show begins at 10 a.m. with hunter classes and children's hunter classes at 2 p.m. Special features include a family class and pair classes. Spectators can drive to the South Boundary entrance or park nearby. Admission is $5 per car. Prize lists available at Aiken Saddlery and Supply or from Mrs. William Haggard.
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Hitchcock Woods
Aiken
Hugh Fenwick
Aiken Saddlery and Supply
William Haggard
Spectator Advised Before Kiwanis Tricycle Race Go Signal
A Kiwanis Club Tricycle Race yesterday prompted a spectator tip: when the starter says go, move aside. The remark echoes a practical joke or safety warning shared at the event.
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Kiwanis Club
Charlie Fliflet
Nathaniel Huber-Fliflet
Ginny Southworth
Augusta mayor Ed McIntyre resigns amid extortion conviction
Augusta mayor Ed McIntyre announced his immediate resignation at a news conference flanked by family. He faces a June 4 sentencing on extortion charges and will be succeeded by acting mayor I E Washington until a new leader is chosen. Charles A DeVaney is favored to replace him.
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Augusta
Edward McIntyre
Juanita
McIntyre
McEntyre
Charles A. DeVaney
I.E. Washington
Mary Holmes
Ken Daniel
DeVaney
California
Nixon, Yow, Waller and Capers
Joseph C. Jones
Jones
Thirty Twisters Reported Across Seven States
A tornado outbreak spanning Texas to North Carolina produced more than 30 twisters in seven states. One person was killed and 20 injured as storms dumped up to 6 inches of rain. Ringgold Louisiana was hit hard with extensive destruction and loss of services for 2,500 residents. Mayor Billy R. Conly warned the north side of town was largely unlivable and many occupants remained unaccounted for
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Ringgold
Texas
North Carolina
Mississippi Valley
Arkansas
Billy R. Conly
Main Street
Conly
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Georgia
National Weather Service
Hugh Crowther
National Severe Storms Center
Kansas City
Lee Collard
State Office of Emergency Services
Rofs
Okla
Idabel
Sarah
Miss
Storms Return Tonight With Widespread Tornadoes Across Several States
Forecasters warn of another night of severe storms with a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight. Tornadoes ripped through rural areas in Mississippi and Arkansas injuring dozens and causing property damage. Deaths and evacuations were reported as floodwaters rose in Oklahoma and Arkansas while authorities issued warnings and mobilized National Guard units.
Fireworks Trial Nears Jury Testimony in Conspiracy Case
The government read defensive testimony in a case against three men accused of operating a Rowesville fireworks factory in Orangeburg County until May 24 1983. Vernon Weatherford testified he quit after a dangerous explosion, while Robert Day and Howard Bramblett faced multiple counts.
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U.S
Rowesville
Orangeburg
Robert S. Day
Aiken
Howard E. Bramblett
Ocoee
Tenn
Vernon Weatherford
Weatherford
Day
Bramblett
Herbert Branham
Branham
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Reagan
S.C. Siamese
Irvine
Calif
Irvine Co
Orange County
Los Angeles
Kerry Musgrove
Ed McIntyre
Ron Sirak
Associated Press
Coahoma
DeWitt
Ark
Helena
Bob Williams
Helena Police Department
Harold Hay
National Guard
Bienville Parish
Don Smith
Weather Service
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