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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1983
Page
2
Filmmaker Earl Owensby has returned 50 acres to four investors while still planning a 300 million movie studio theme park and shopping complex near Myrtle Beach. Court records show a contract with the investors was canceled in September. Investor E A Dorman said the parties are regrouping and the site is not abandoned.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Perry refused a PSC bid to gag former South Carolina senator Turnipseed as he pursues a 1.4 million civil case. Turnipseed accuses the Public Service Commission of conspiring to fix state utility regulation.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Xueqian meets President Reagan after a Shultz briefing as Washington seeks closer political military and commercial links. He will also meet NSC officials and VP Bush with Burma bombing fallout involving four Korean cabinet members on the agenda.
A bipartisan task force told Congress merit pay for teachers is costly and hard to implement and cannot single handedly improve education. The panel led by Rep Paul Simon says merit pay should be tested, not treated as a cure, echoing Rep Carl Perkins with Reagan backing.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's new cabinet devalued the Israeli shekel by 23 percent and ordered austerity measures that will raise the cost of basic foods. A nine hour overnight meeting followed his swearing in as successor to Menachem Begin. Ministers approved the largest devaluation in six years and cut subsidies on milk eggs frozen meat and bread, with price increases of 40 to 50 percent expected by Wednesday.
Panama President Ricardo de la Espriella warns violence from nearby Central American countries could reach Panama unless the United States provides more economic aid. He spoke during Kissinger’s six day Central America tour and said Panama’s social problems, if not promptly solved, could trigger unrest and threaten peace.
The four member Fort Payne group Alabama won entertainer of the year top album and best vocal group at the CMA Awards in Nashville. Lee Greenwood Janie Fricke John Anderson and others received prizes while Little Jimmy Dickens entered the Hall of Fame. Nelson Haggard Atkins and Skaggs also earned honors as the event highlighted performers chosen by 7400 CMA members.
A NBC NBC TV film about a lost boy drew many viewers and extra tips to Child Find Inc as 55 missing children flashed on screen. The effort, tied to Adam Walsh case, mobilized volunteers and highlighted the ongoing search for the 2 000 missing American children.
Dr. Thomas Noguchi reveals in Coroner that Monroe appeared laughing with Joe DiMaggio Jr at 7:30 p.m. and died 30 minutes later from an overdose. A bruise on her back, an outstretched phone hand, and unreleased FBI notes fuel ongoing questions about the death ruled as self-inflicted.
LONDON AP The actor one of Britain’s trio of knights died age 80 after a career marked by eccentric charm and low key style. Lord Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud mourned him as the curtain fell on London's stages. The Daily Telegraph compared Richardson’s popularity to that of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
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