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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1981
Page
1
Robert Shellhouse recalls World War II service from Aiken to Omaha Beach and Paris. He describes nightmares of wartime trauma including witnessing rapes and killings of young girls by Russian soldiers, a memory that haunts him and his family.
Three Syrians abducted two former CIA agents Frank Terpil and Gary Korkola from a Beirut restaurant. Ruth Terpil says the men talked with them before leaving with the trio, including a person described as a freelance intelligence agent.
The Aiken County Board of Education split 3-3 on allowing the district superintendent to apply for grants without Board consultation. Chairman Dr. Durward B. Pridgen broke the tie in favor, with support from Greenway Bigger Kneece. Debates centered on timely grant applications and past issues over library materials.
A one time, a first grader in Aiken asked her father about liftoff from Cape Canaveral. The child asked if the Space Shovel had taken off. The launch is expected at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow.
Local newspaper page section outlines daily features including classifieds obituaries comics sports weather and community items. It lists pages for Dear Abby Dry Doc Editorials and occasional notes on seniors and featured columns.
Charles H. Snead, 38, a former air traffic controller who walked off Aug 3, talks about PATCO, his firing, and his new career as a real estate salesman with Crowell & Co. Realtors in North Augusta. He says he would return to flying if asked, prioritizing family and humor over bitterness.
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