Smithsonian Finds 18-Foot Wingspan Pseudodontorn Fossil
A 30 million year old pseudodontorn fossil from a Charleston, South Carolina site reveals the largest known flying seabird with an 18 foot wingspan. Scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and Charleston Museum identify skull, jaw, leg, wing bones and estimate nearly 90 pounds.
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Washington
South Carolina
Smithsonian Institution
Charleston Museum
Charleston
S.C
Storri L. Olson
The
Smithsonian
Olson
Safe opened of Rudy Vallee collection yields love letters
The sealed 1942 safe held love letters from Dorothy Lamour Hedy Lamarr and Alice Faye among Vallee memorabilia. The Thousand Oaks Library bought Vallee sheet music recordings and material for 275000 and will return the letters to the actresses. Vallee died July 2 1986 at age 84.
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Los Angeles
Rudy Vallee
Dorothy Lamour
Hedy Lamarr
Alice Faye
Hollywood
Vallee
Thousand Oaks
Chris Harris
Weather outlook skies turn cloudy with rain chances
Forecasters predict rain tonight with a low around 60 and thundershowers possible. Tomorrow, expect mostly cloudy skies and a 30 percent chance of showers with highs in the upper 70s. Details on Page 6A.
Deaths of several individuals listed for page six A
Obituary notices name Virgil Q. Denny of Columbia Marion K. Fullmore of North Charleston Andrew C. Gramling of Williston Mildred K. Proctor of Aiken and Beulah Mae Smith of Leesville. Details appear on page 6A.
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Virgil Q. Denny
Columbia
Marion K. Fullmore
North Charleston
Andrew C. Gramling
Williston
Mildred K. Proctor
Aiken
Beulah Mae Smith
Leesville
Mayors and Council Shift as Democrats Win Big in Aiken
In Aiken's general election Democrats gain the mayor's chair and two city council seats. Ronald Maxwell and Dr. Frank A. Loudermilk III win council posts. incumbent Republican Michael Anaclerio is reelected. Dems hold 3 seats to 3 Republicans as voter turnout nears thirty percent.
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Aiken
Ronald A
Ronnie) Maxwell
Frank A. Loudermilk III
Maxwell
Loudermilk
Michael Anaclerio
Maxwell, Loudermilk
Lessie Price
Anaclerio
Frampton Durban
Fred Cavanaugh
H. Odell Weeks
Robert S
Skipper) Perry
Etta Findley
Hastings Wyman
James Jones Jr
38 Year Veteran Defeats Challenger In Aiken Mayoral Race
H Odell Weeks, serving 38 years as Aiken mayor, won re election with 67 percent of the vote to Republican Robert S Skipper Perry Jr s 33 percent. About 30 percent turnout produced 2638 Weeks votes to 1291 for Perry. Perry carried two precincts and tied one.
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Aiken
H. Odell
Weeks
Robert S
Perry
H. Odell Weeks
Skipper) Perry Jr
Lyon Croft Weeks Real Estate
South Carolina
Edgefield Mayor Reelected as Two Councillors Defeated
Edgefield voters re-elected Mayor William A Reel with 538 votes. In Ward 2, Lynda Lee defeated Charles Mathis 62 to 34, and in Ward 6 Robert Thomas defeated John Pettigrew 57 to 37, making Lee and Thomas the first Black council members in Edgefield County. Only incumbents John Ellis and Kenneth Peeler return.
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Edgefield
William A
Billy) Reel
Charles Mathis
Lynda Lee
John Pettigrew
Robert Thomas
Thomas and
Lee
Edgefield County Town
John Ellis
Kenneth Peeler
Ellis
Peeler
Falwell Leaves Moral Majority to Return to Gospel
Washington AP reports Rev. Jerry Falwell is leaving the Moral Majority to focus on preaching at his Lynchburg Virginia church, Liberty University and ministries including a national crisis line for pregnant teens and addicts. He says his first love is back to the pulpit and soul winning.
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Falwell
Washington
Jerry Falwell
Lynchburg
Liberty University
Agers
Moral Majority
Hell
Incumbents and newcomers elected to Edgefield board
Four incumbents and three newcomers won in the Edgefield special single member district school board election. Incumbents Noel Crouch Wall and Bunch held seats while Dorothy Owens George Smith and Betty Jo Costello joined the board. George Smith led the field in District 3 with 464 votes and played a key role in the single member districting suit.
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Edgefield
Everette W. Noel
Sam Crouch
Virgil Wall
Joe H. Bunch
Edgefield County
Dorothy Owens
George Smith
Betty Jo Costello
Cook
Terry Blackstock
John R. Brighthorp
Joseph Holmes
Smith
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Justice Department
Plantiffs
Willie P. Lewis
Crouch
Lewis
Steve Cox
Ernest M. Gordon
Wall
Dennis resigns Finance Committee chair amid health worries
State Sen. Lambert Dennis is stepping down after 18 years as Senate Finance Committee chairman. The 72 year old, injured in two vehicle crashes, will remain Senate president pro tempore and finish his four year term ending 1988. He will decide by Jan 1 whether to seek re election from his Lewisfield Plantation home near Moncks Corner.
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Columbia
Rembert Dennis
Senate Finance Committee
Dennis
Senate
Lewisfield
Moncks Corner
General Assembly
House
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