Pacers win Mercer Invitational four straight to claim title
USC Aiken volleyball dominates four straight wins at the Mercer Invitational to claim the title. The Pacers beat Huntingdon Mercer Tennessee Temple and Oglethorpe, rising to 11-7. They host Erskine and Central Wesleyan tonight at 6 30. In golf Evelyn Sonnara wins first flight at Midland Valley. Ann Tisdale runner up. In Indy Car Watkins Glen Rick Mears takes fifth win of season securing the championship lead.
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Atlanta
Usc-Aiken
Pacers
Mercer
Usc-A
Huntingdon
Tennessee Temple
Oglethorpe
Graniteville
Evelyn Sonsara
Midland Valley Country Club
Ann Tisdale
Helen Stetson
Naomi Phillips
Midland Valley Women’s Golf Association
Watkins Glen, N.Y
Rick Mears
Rocky Moran
Mears
Johnny Rutherford
Bill Alsup
Waltrip Dominates Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro
Darrell Waltrip led four times for 318 laps to win the Holly Farms 400 Winston Cup race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. He moved closer to the Winston Cup Grand National title as he topped the field by a lap with a commanding performance.
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North Wilkesboro
N.C
Darrell Waltrip
North Wilkesboro Speedway
Waltrip
Clemson Defense Stiff In 21-3 win over Kentucky
Clemson's defense limited Kentucky to a 40-yard field goal as the Tigers built a 21-3 victory. Homer Jordan and Kevin Mack sparked the second half scoring while Jeff Davis led Clemson with 15 tackles. Kentucky coach Fran Curci praised Clemson’s front and overall defense after dropping to 1-3.
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Lexington
Clemson
Alabama
Kentucky
Fran Curci
Tigers
Curci
Wildcats
Tom Griggs
Danny Ford
Kevin Mack
Homer Jordan
Chuck McSwain
Ford
Richard Abraham
Randy Jenkins
Jenkins
Jeff Davis
Jeff Bryant
Dan Triplett
William Perry
Bryant
Triplett
Perry
Freshman standouts, heart murmur pause USC in loss to Pitt
At Williams-Brice Stadium, freshmen James Seawright and Kent Hagood stood out for South Carolina in a 42-28 defeat to Pittsburgh. Hagood, after a heart murmur scare and a brief home return, posted 36 rushing and receiving yards and four kickoff returns, while Seawright contributed tackles and a 17-yard sack as USC regrouped for future games.
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Columbia
South Carolina
James Seawright
Seawright
Kent Hagood
Pittsburgh
Gamecocks
Williams- Brice Stadium
J.D. Fuller
Panther
Dan Marino
Hagood
Johnnie Wright
Easley
USC
Georgia
Key Catalog Showrooms Opens New Mitchell Center Location
Key Catalog Showrooms opens its eighth location at Mitchell Shopping Center on Whiskey Road in Georgia South Carolina. Grand Opening offers hundreds of sale items and a Luckey number promotion with five grand prizes drawn October 10 including a Diamond and Ruby ring valued at 995 dollars. A large jewelry department and quick in store delivery highlight the event with managers Chuck Renfro and Gary Henning present.
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Key Catalog Showrooms
Mitchell Shopping Center
Whiskey Road
Key Catalog
Georgia
South Carolina
Key
Key Catgalog
Keys
Keys Warehouse
Louisiana Alligator Hunt Halved by Rain Drought
The first statewide alligator hunt in 18 years runs Aug 31 to Wednesday, with 15,600 permits issued and about a thousand fewer expected catches. Officials cite dry weather and alligator behaviors as reasons for lower harvest. Marguerite Ponder of the state Wildlife and Fisheries notes nests were sparse due to drought and quotas were reduced to protect marsh populations.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Marguerite Ponder
State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Teens Charged In Slaying Of Doctor In Baltimore
Four Baltimore teenagers are charged with murder in the killing of 72 year old Dr. George Franklin Phillips a physician of 48 years. Police say the Sept 21 death in a robbery attempt appears to be the motive though no property was taken. Suspects are Donald Braxton 16 Kevin Smith 17 Dean Wright 16 and Walter Vaughn 18 all in Baltimore. Smith faces murder charges while the others are charged with murder felony handgun violations and attempted armed robbery.
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Inner City
George Franklin Phillips
Dennis Hill
Donald Braxton
Kevin Smith
Dean W. Wright
Walter Vaughn
Smith
Hill
Florida Shark Attacks Rise In Year To Date
Florida shark attacks reach at least 16 this year with two fatalities. University of Miami biologist Dr. Samuel Gruber notes no single cause and points to randomness due to inconsistent record keeping. One death involved a woman who disappeared August 10 after a shark attack following a boating accident. The second fatal incident occurred September 15 when a 26 year old man swam a Tampa Bay channel at night on a dare.
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Georgia
Southern Methodist
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Wayne Hardin
Iowa State
Dwayne Crutchfield
Oklahoma
Barry Switzer
Oklahoma Wolves
Donnie Duncan
Switzer
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Florida
Samuel Gruber
University of Miami
Tampa Bay
Nicholas Nickleby opens as Broadway's priciest mega production
Broadway's Nicholas Nickleby opens at the Shubert Theater in a 4.4 million Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Dickens. Audience reaction is mixed with praise for entertainment value and concern over dull patches, while critics note high points and occasional lulls in the 2 1/2 hour spectacle.
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Royal Shakespeare Company
New York
Broadway
Charlene Brandt
Manhattan
Joseph diCorcia
North Carolina
Duke University
diCorcia
Shubert
England
Nicholas Nickelby
Frank Rich
New York Times
Jay Sharbutt
The
Associated Press
Douglas Watt
Daily News
Soviets Fire Oil Minister Over Waste Costs
The Soviet government dismissed Deputy Oil Minister Erik Khalimov for waste and inefficiency that cost the state more than 50 million dollars. Socialist Industry quoted a Communist Party investigation finding he delayed new technology and allowed thousands of barrels of imported chemicals to deteriorate and about 50 million dollars worth of equipment to rust or be lost.
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Moscow
Erik Khalimov
Socialist Industry
Communist Party
Khalimov
British Leader Warns U S Over Nuclear Talks
Michael Foot of Britain's Labour Party warned Western Europe would turn against the United States if talks with the Soviet Union on nuclear arms limitations fail. He urged the U S to make negotiations succeed as Labour backed a ban on nuclear weapons in Britain including U S cruise missiles.
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Britain
Labor
Western Europe
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Europe
Michael Foot
Labor Party
IRA Prisoners Continue Protest at Maze in Northern Ireland
In Belfast the 400 Maze Prison inmates persist with the blanket protest refusing prison uniforms and pressing for special status. Sinn Fein says the protest continues despite the hunger strike collapse as Thatcher maintains rejection of the prisoners demands.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
IRA
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
Maze
Suzuki Signals Understanding of U.S. MX Deployment
Tokyo Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki said Japan understands President Reagan's plan to deploy 100 MX missiles and develop B 1 bombers. He warned Japan's defense budget will stay around 1 percent of GNP for now despite U S calls for higher spending to counter the Soviet threat.
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Tokyo
Zenko Suzuki
Reagan
Japan
United States
Oswald's Body Verified in Rose Hill Cemetery
Pathology team declares beyond doubt that the exhumed remains in the grave marked Lee Harvey Oswald are the Kennedy assassin. Dr. Linda Norton says the body is Oswald and calls for no further disturbance of the grave.
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John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Linda Norton
Oswald
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Rose Hill Cemetery
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