Child Dies In Fire In N A Apartment
A 2 year old girl, Rhonda Lanham, died in a north Augusta apartment fire that trapped her in the front bedroom. Her two brothers escaped unharmed. The blaze at 900 Georgetown Apartments was reported at 10 50 p m and the cause remains undetermined though candles may have started it after electrical heat was ruled out. An 18 year old neighbor was treated after breaking a window to assist. The fire caused about 14000 in damages with 2000 in content losses.
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North Augusta
Rhonda Lanham
Rosa Mance
Georgetown
Rhonda
E.B. Sanders
Ding
Sanders
B. Davis
Kenny
Holloway
Terrorists Kill Four in Madrid and Barcelona Attacks
Gunmen shot and killed Brig. Gen. Andres Gonzalez de Suso and a Madrid police officer as well as two Civil Guards in Barcelona. Reports say one attacker possibly killed in Madrid. two assailants fled, leaving bar victims and wounded officials. Police pursued suspects after the daytime shootings.
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Madrid
Spain
Barcelona
Guardia Civil
Andres Gonzalez de Suso
Ignacio Garcia Garcia
Frisbee hazards lead to injuries at local colleges
Aiken families report frisbee injuries with Brian Wallace spraining an ankle at Francis Marion College and Kevin Wallace fracturing an arm at USC in Columbia. The piece notes a weekend beach trip was spoiled by laryngitis and a North Augusta man comments on aging.
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Brian Wallace
Francis Marion College
Kevin
USC
Columbia
Aiken Horses Dominate Derby Trainin g Talk
Kentucky Derby results show three of the top five finishers trained in Aiken. Pleasant Colony winner John Campo credits Aiken with a prime training center while others like Jack Gaver and Basile praise the town. Heavenly Cause won the Kentucky Oaks with stablemate De La Rose placing second after a stint in Aiken.
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Churchill Downs
Pleasant Colony
Woodchopper
Aiken
Heavenly Cause
de la Rose
Florida
John Campo
Buckland Farm
Belvedere Recreation Area Contract Heading Set
Aiken County Council will consider an ordinance tomorrow night at 7 in the Council Office Building 736 Richland Ave to name the contractor for a Belvedere recreation site. It would accept 3.5 acres donated by the Landon Thomas family for a park site and allocate a $33 000 grant to prepare Darcy K Thomas Park as a recreation center with Allsteel Products Company of Columbia named as contractor.
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Belvedere
Aiken
Find Out Who's Who At The Zoo
A brief note directs readers to Page 9A for a feature titled Find Out Who's Who At The Zoo. It teases profiles of animals and staff. The item signals a photo feature and inside details in the 9A section.
Area 4 Schools Superintendent Injured In Motorcycle Crash
Ridge Spring resident Marion Webb Area 4 superintendent of schools was listed in serious but stable condition after a motorcycle crash returning from a canoe trip on the Chattooga River in Oconee County. He suffered a spinal and neck injury with a fractured lower leg and is in traction at University Hospital.
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Area 4
Ridge Spring
Marion Webb
Eddie
Webb
University Hospital
Eddie Webb
Chattooga River
Oconee
Jody
Burnett DuBose
DuBose
Marion
Ted B. Willis
Wagoner
Jane C. Kelly
Area-4
Aiken County
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Paula Blackmon
Yaniel Bright
Jimmy Young
Elizabeth Harrington
Aiken County Public Library
Stanley Roberson
Fern Roberson
Derby
Louisville
Greentree Stable
Jack Gaver
Basile
Coun- Basile
Kentucky
Stephens
Dede Biles
Belvedere Recreation
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