U S Troops Begin Grenada Pullout After Ceasefire
American forces start withdrawal from Grenada after Defense Secretary Weinberger reports that all hostilities have ceased. About 6,000 servicemen on the island, including the 82nd Airborne, are expected to pull back within the 60 day War Powers Act window as five planeloads of equipment head to Fort Bragg.
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Washington
Grenada
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Reagan
82Nd Airborne Division
Pentagon
Fort Bragg
N.C
Navy
Mideast
Weinberger
U.S
Adm
Joseph Metcalf
2Nd Fleet
U.S. Army
Edward Trobaugh
82Nd Airborne
Rudyard E.C. Lewis
Cuba
Lebanese factions weigh shelving troop withdrawal pact in Geneva
At day four of talks in Geneva, pro government and opposition leaders consider pausing debate on the Israeli Lebanese withdrawal pact to focus on Lebanese reform and power balance. Walid Jumblatt’s camp seeks nullification citing security and economic concessions to Israel while Nabih Bierri warns of clashes near Beirut airport as U.S. Marines remain deployed.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Druse
Walid Jumblatt
Israel
Nabih Verri
U.S
France
MUSC Doctors Reattach Leg of 22 Month Old Girl
Doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina reattached the lower limb of 22 month old Leon Campbell in an unprecedented case in Dillon. The five hour operation followed the child being run over by a train near her home. Dr Edward La Roche Hay called it the first entire lower extremity replanted in MUSC area and credited Dillon emergency crews for preserving the limb by keeping it iced.
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Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
Dillon
Leon Campbell
MUSC
Edward la Roche Hay
Hay
Greyhound Workers Mount Wage Strike
Picket lines formed at bus terminals nationwide as 12,700 Amalgamated Transit Union members walked out over wage cuts. The strike halted about 60 percent of intercity service. Greyhound shut operations to avoid stranding passengers. Rival carriers added routes and Amtrak accepted Greyhound tickets amid long lines and uncertainty on resume dates.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Greyhound Lines Inc
Amalgamated Transit Union
Greyhound
Amtrak
Portland
Ore
Scott Moore
Lincoln City
Aiken Standard contact and office hours notice
Classified advertising and news tip lines list 648 2311 while display ads use 648 2311. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday with carrier rates shown 3 90 11 70 23 40 46 80.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Carrier
Emergency Numbers (Provided as a service by the Aiken Standard)
Public safety desk provides essential contact numbers for emergency and non emergency services in Aiken County. Phone lines connect residents to police fire medical aid and other critical resources.
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Aiken Community
Jackson
Graniteville
Aiken County
New Ellenton
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol Wagoner
Aiken Police
Wagener Police
Aiken
Salley Fire
Salley Police
Coalition To
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Maurice Bishop
Point Salines
Grantley Adams
Barbados
Air Force
Havana
International Red Cross
Massa
Philadelphia
Michael Anaclerio
Aiken City Council
Republican Party
James
James Jones, JR
Democrat
Pol
PBM
Sears of
Ene
America
Europe
Whitewall
Babie Hara
DieHard
St-Sears
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Whiskey Rd
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