Pill use raises breast cancer risk for young women
London reports a Lancet study finds women 35 or younger face a 43 percent higher breast cancer risk after four years on birth control pills and 74 percent after eight years. Experts urge informed discussion with doctors but not avoidance. use of the lowest dose pill for the shortest time is advised. The research is one of Britain’s largest on the topic.
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London
Lancet
Clair Chilvers
Institute of Cancer Research
Britain
Medical Weekly
Weather outlook with showers and storms through Saturday
Cloudy tonight with a 70 percent chance of showers and scattered thunderstorms. The low will be in the 60s. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and a possible thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 70s. Details on Page 7A.
Deaths of Anthony B Daley Elijah DeVoe Russell Holley
Obituary notices list Anthony B Daley Augusta Elijah DeVoe Langley Matterson Winfield Aiken with details referenced on page 7A.
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Anthony B. Daley
Augusta Elijah DeVoe
Aiken
Russell B. Holley
Langley Matterson
Winfield
Sheriff calls Satanic cult reports in Aiken County ridiculous
Sheriff Carrol G. Heath dismissed as ridiculous rumors of Satanic worship cults in Aiken County especially Horse Creek Valley. He said such calls hinder police work and urged concrete evidence if a cult exists while noting TV reports fueled unchecked rumors and no solid proof has emerged.
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Aiken County
Carrol G. Heath
Horse Creek Valley
Sheriff Heath
Heath
Sue R. Townsend
North vows to fight on after Iran Contra conviction
Oliver North says he will appeal and fight the conviction on three felonies in the Iran Contra affair. He lost his Marine pension and faces sentencing June 23. Reagan declined to comment on the verdict. North critiques the legal process and vows further appeals amid ongoing probes and potential years of litigation.
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Washington
Oliver North
Reagan
North
John Keker
Keker
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
National Security Council
Central America
Adolf Hitler
Lobster Race Returns at Aiken Jaycees Fairgrounds
The fifth annual WBBQ Stroh's Lobster Race and Oyster Parade set for Saturday at the Aiken Jaycees Fairgrounds. Gates open 11 a.m. with races at 1 p.m. Oyster Parade starts 10 a.m. at Newberry Street, marching downtown to Laurens Street. Beach bands The Sands and Band of Oz perform, a shag contest, and Oysters of Ceremonies host from WBBQ. Tickets $4 in advance $5 at gate. under 6 admitted free. 1989 T shirt humor to admission.
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Aiken Jaycees
Newberry Street
Aiken
Park Avenue
Laurens Street
Aiken Junior High
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Sands
Band of Oz
WBBQ
Jobless Rate Rises to 5.3 Percent in April
The Labor Department reports unemployment climbed to 5.3 percent in April as non-farm payrolls grew by 117,000, the slowest since 1986. March payrolls were revised down to 171,000, signaling a cooling economy amid wage inflation pressures.
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Washington
Labor Department
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Department
Depart
Ment
Film Raises Concerns About SRS
Columbia sees a premiere of Building Bombs a one hour documentary by Mark Mori and Susan Robinson that questions Savannah River Site safety and ethics The film features interviews with ex employees including Arthur Dexter and William Lawless and includes defense comments from former governor James Edwards Dexter describes tritium gas stock for 30000 warheads and Lawless cites disposal fears at the site
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Savannah River
Mark Mori
Susan Robinson
Mori
Jefferson Square
SAS
James Edwards
Arthur Dexter
William Lawless
Dexter
du Pont
U.S
Lawless
Department of Energy
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Scott Webste
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