White-water ride at Hershey Park remains closed after raft flips
In Hershey Pennsylvania a Canyon River Rapids raft flipped injuring six riders two adults and four children. Officials expect the ride to stay closed for a few days as investigators determine the cause. All six were treated at Hershey Medical Center and released in good condition.
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Hershey, Pa
Hersheypark
Rich Roberts
Roberts
Canyon River
Hershey Medical Center
Brenda Liu
Gleason Hospitalized for Tests After Medication Complications
Fort Lauderdale AP reports comedian Jackie Gleason, 71, is in Imperial Point Medical Center for tests following medication complications related to his emphysema and diabetes. Hospital officials noted he arrived Friday, with secretary Sydell Spear citing prior heart surgery in 1978 and recent discharge from Broward General after a six day stay.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jackie Gleason
Gleason
Imperial Point Medical Center
Debra Rand
Lauderhill
Broward County
Here
Sydell Spear
Broward General Medical Center
Hermione Gingold
Plane seized in Mexico delays Schulz kin flight
Pamela Vanderlinden, mother in law of cartoonist Charles Schulz, and a companion were blocked from leaving Puerto Vallarta after authorities seized their plane amid a drug probe. Vanderlinden says neither she nor the other traveler are charged, and the aircraft was on a U.S. list of suspected contraband planes. The incident follows no formal charges.
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Fallbrook
Calif
Charles Schulz
Mexico
Victor Vanderlinden
Pam Vanderlinden
Vanderlinden
Flight Unloaded After Hijacking Report
New York AP report says an American Airlines flight from St Martin landed at Kennedy Airport at 10 32 p m and passengers disembarked peacefully after authorities detained the plane to check an unconfirmed hijack report. Port Authority police said the plane was cleared about 11 p m and passengers left without incident.
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New York
American Airlines
St. Martin
Port Authority
Kennedy Airport
Kirk Nelson
Georgia Guard Plane Crashes in Atlantic near Cay Sal
A Georgia National Guard plane carrying two on board crashed Sunday over the Bahamas while on a mission. Another Guard plane, flying nearby, reported the incident as crews from a Coast Guard cutter, helicopter, and jet searched for survivors near Cay Sal, about 60 miles south of Key West.
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Miami
Georgia National Guard
Atlantic Ocean
Bahamas
Coast Guard
Dan Vogeley
Cay Sal
Key West
Vogeley
At Least One Killed In Hospital Fire
Fire at Goldwater Memorial Hospital on Roosevelt Island harmed eight others and claimed one life. The blaze began in Building A at about 8 14 p m with officials confirming the fatality.
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New York
Goldwater Memorial Hospital
Roosevelt Island
Ken Murphy
Peter Sweeney
Tammy Bakker hints at returning to PTL if urged
Tammy Bakker says she and Jim may come home if followers insist while Jerry Falwell vows to purge PTL of prosperity theology preachers. Falwell noted PTL debt goals and an auction raised funds, as he addresses the ministry’s future and guest conduct on the PTL Club.
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Fort Mill
Tammy Bakker
Jim
PTL
Bakkers
Tega Cay
Heritage USA
Bakker
Constitution Bicentennial Opens With Pageantry in Philadelphia
Vice President Bush and former Chief Justice Burger planned a formal opening as Philadelphia hosts four month celebrations for the Constitution bicentennial. Delegates from 1787 were honored and thousands gathered for fireworks and events honoring the nation’s founding document.
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Philadelphia
George Bush
Warren Burger
Independence Hall
George Washington
Liberty Bell
Washington
Army
Old Guard
Karen Krok
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Casey
Casey
United States of America
W. Wilson Goode
Senator doubts Stark defense clear after attack
U S Senator James Sasser visiting the missile wrecked USS Stark in Bahrain voiced horror at civilian suffering from Iraqs strike but said it was too early to assign blame. He cited destroyed records hindering assessment while Navy investigators probe Phalanx system failures and the ships defenses.
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Manama
Bahrain
U.S
Stark
Iraq
James Sasser
D-Tenn
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Persian Gulf
House Armed Services Committee
Les Aspin
D-Wis
State and
Defense Departments
Baghdad
Sasser
Navy
Ear Reattached After Dog Swallowed It
In Los Angeles County a seven year old boy had an ear reattached after a German shepherd and a Doberman pinscher bit him. The ear was swallowed whole and recovered mostly intact from the Doberman before both dogs were destroyed.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Philadelphia
John
Bridget Relihan
Golden Nugget
Muriel Harris
Relihans
Murphy
Relihan
County
Cork
Les County
Jack Butler
Butler
Aiken Standard Classified Subscriptions and Contact Info
Contact numbers for subscriptions and ads are listed for Aiken Standard. Office hours run weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with Sunday hours 8 to 10:30 a.m. The office address is 124 Rutland Drive and mailing address P O Box 456, Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aitken Standard
Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Utland Drive
P.O. Boxiken
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