Derrick Urged By Dems to Challenge Thurmond
U S Rep Butler Derrick says national Democrats are courting him for a Senate run against Strom Thurmond with campaign money leverage. Derrick has previously refused to run but acknowledges the 1964 race appears tempting. He notes talks with Sen Lloyd Bentsen who leads recruitment efforts, yet he has no plans to run.
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Greenville
U.S
Butler Derrick
National Democratic Party
Strom Thurmond
Derrick
Thurmond
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Bentsen
South Carolina Senators Clash Over Marines in Lebanon
Washington AP South Carolina’s Sen Strom Thurmond defend strong action after the Lebanon bombing and vows to press for accountability. Sen Ernest Hollings urged U S withdrawal within 60 days warning the mission lacks definition and risks Vietnam like outcomes.
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Washington
Lebanon
South Carolina
U.S
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
White House
State Department
Ernest Hollings
United States
Gas Prices Decline Across Nation and California
AP reports national gas prices fell an average of 2.4 cents a gallon since August. California motorists, who use about 10 percent of the nation's gasoline, saw the sharpest drop at 6.4 cents per gallon, according to oil industry analyst Dan Lundberg.
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Los Angeles
Dan Lundberg
California
Lundberg
Heating Bills To Take Jump This Winter
Washington AP reports residential heating bills are forecast to rise 21 percent this winter. The Citizens Labor Energy Coalition surveyed 82 utilities in 79 cities and predicts the average natural gas bill for November through March will climb to 764 dollars from 633 dollars last year.
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Washington
Citizens Labor Energy Coalition
Lawyers Upset Over TV Tapes In De Lorean Case
Lawyers for John Z De Lorean protest the broadcast of FBI videotapes showing his arrest on cocaine charges. They call the publicity a circus and say it makes a fair trial impossible. CBS and KNXT aired about five minutes of secret surveillance tapes after a court ruling in CBSs favor over objections from both sides.
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Los Angeles
John Z. de Lorean
FBI
CBS
KNXT
Jessica Savitch Drowns With Companion in Canal Crash
NBC News anchor Jessica Savitch and her companion Martin Fishbine died when their car plunged into the Delaware Canal near River Road in New Hope Pennsylvania. The vehicle was recovered upside down in about four feet of water around 2 a.m. Authorities identified the companion as Fishbine and noted Savitch had been a prominent NBC anchor and author.
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Jessica Savitch
NBC News
Frontline
Delaware Canal
Bucks County
Thomas Rosko
River Road
Mario Lasarro
Lambertville
N.J
Miss Savitch
Martin Fishbine
Rosko
NBC
NBC Nightly News
Connie Chung
Special News Service
Donald Payne
Washington
Payne
Kennett Square
Margate
Rochester, N.Y
Famous Schwab's Pharmacy Closes After 50 Years in LA
Los Angeles reports Schwab's Pharmacy on Sunset Boulevard shuts its doors after more than half a century amid family reasons. Land developers circle, eyeing a potential $40 million hotel project that could include the store. County legend ties to Lana Turner disputed. Schwab recalls Charlie Chaplin’s milkshake habit at the soda fountain.
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Schwab
Sunset Boulevard
Lana Turner
Leon Schwab
Landmark
New York
Schwab's
Miss Turner
Bobby Goldsboro vows to win back daughter in custody fight
Nashville AP report notes pop singer Bobby Goldsboro, who lost custody of his daughter Brandy in a 1982 divorce from Mary, pledges to fight charges and regain custody over the next decade and at any cost. The case centers on the couple’s long legal battle and custody dispute.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
New York City
Patterson
United States
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Jean-Claude Killy
France
Bobby Benson
Alice
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Terri
State Court of Appeals
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Nashville, Tenn
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Brandy
Mary
Congress To Reopen Troop Debate In Beirut After Tragedy
Congress moves to reopen debate on U S troops in Lebanon after the Beirut bombing that killed 161 Marines The Senate and House foreign affairs committees meet behind closed doors with Secretary of State Shultz and Middle East experts to reassess the mission and duration of the peacekeeping force
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Congress
Beirut
U.S
Lebanon
Reagan
George P. Shultz
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Middle East
Sol Linowitz
Carter
Mideast
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Domenici
Democrats
Clement Zablocki
D-Wis
Thomas P
Tip” O'Neill
D-Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Senate Armed Services Committee
Officers To Tell Families After Beirut Attack Deaths
Washington AP reports scores of Marine and Navy officers mobilized to notify families of 161 U S servicemembers killed in the Beirut airport attack. Pentagon officials coordinate victim identifications as notification officers visit homes with chaplains when available.
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Washington
Navy
America
U.S
Beirut
Pentagon
Iran blamed as possible trigger of Beirut massacre
The Reagan administration pointed toward Iran as the likely source of the Beirut killings of U.S. Marines and sailors, with officials noting circumstantial evidence. There was also speculation Syria may have influenced events behind the Middle East peace efforts.
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Reagan
Iran
Lebanon
Syria
U.S
Middle East
Caspar
Weinberger
CBS
White House
Emergency Numbers Listed for Aiken Area Services
Aiken Community Hospital and local emergency services including Volunteer Fire Departments Aiken County Sheriff and Emergency Medical Services are provided with contact numbers for public use. Primary numbers include 649 7911 for the hospital and 648 6811 for sheriff EMS and fire departments.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken County
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