Aiken NJROTC Academic Team Crowned Nation's Best
Aiken High NJROTC academic team placed first in a national 100-question exam taken in early March, with Roger Huang leading individually. Team members include Keith Walters Foster Peterson Bret Okeson and Dennis Carlin. The five cadets scored higher than nearly 500 teams from over 2,500 cadets nationwide. The result grants Aiken High a plaque and individual medals for members.
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Aiken High
Njrotc
America
Roger Huang
Keith Walters
Foster Peterson
Bret Okeson
Dennis Carlin
Roger
Lcdr
James J. Garvey
Bret
Delaware
Keith
Dennis
Foster
Chief of Naval Education and Training
William Gassman
John B. Bradley
L.L. Willis
Lcdr Garvey
Pensacola
Fla
University of South Carolina
Area
Soviet Favorable Talk on Nuclear Weapons Proposal
Tass reported Soviet negotiators in Geneva showed willingness to cut strategic nuclear weapons by at least 50 percent while linking cuts to limits on space weapons. Gorbachov had signaled flexibility on medium range missiles, but space weapon tests remained a contentious point. US offer echoes October Iceland summit ideas, yet lacks a joint path on ABM and space defense. Ronald Lehman called a year-end pact possible. no response from Lem Masterkov.
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Moscow
Tass
Geneva
U.S
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Reagan
Iceland
United States
Soviet Union
Ronald Lehman
Man Dies From Gunshot Wound In Aiken Residence
A 35 year old man died from a personal safety related gunshot wound on Fur man Street in College Acres at 6 15 p m Thursday according to Aiken County coroner Sue Townsend. The deceased is William Lee Mann of Savannah Georgia who resided at 62 McCampbell Street Warrenville Mississippi Townsend said there is to be no further investigation.
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Furman Street
College Acres
Sue Townsend
Aiken County
William Lee Mann
Savannah
McCampbell St
Warrenville
Townsend
Reagan Attacks Pentagon Budget Cuts and Senate Moves
President Reagan says Congress endangers defense by cutting the Pentagon budget and backing arms control amendments that aid the Soviets. He warns of shifting funds from nuclear to conventional weapons while noting bipartisan doubts about priorities. He spoke as he prepared to attend William Casey’s funeral in New York.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Nick Mavroules
D-Mass
Pentagon
New York
CIA
William Casey
Casey
Senate
House
New York Bound Jet Crashes Near Warsaw After Engine Trouble
A LOT charter jet taking off from Okecie Airport bound for New York suffered engine trouble 25 minutes into flight. The pilot diverted and dumped fuel before crashing in a forest near Piaseczno, exploding into pieces. Witnesses described a chaotic scene with burned bodies found in the woods as officials mourn and investigate.
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Okecie
United States
Wionczek
Zygmunt Pawlaczyk
Warsaw
Grudziadz
Piaseczno
CBS News
Modlin
CBS
Krzysztof Wisniewski
Fire Brigade
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Lem Masterkov
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Aiken House
Bill Vernon
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