Pilots describe downing of Korean airliner at UN meeting
Jeane Kirkpatrick released tapes of four Soviet pilots in the Security Council detailing communications before the fatal shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. The pilots express uncertainty with ground control and indicate changing targets and pursuit, with one saying Fiddlesticks as the missile warhead locks on.
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Security Council
United Nations
Soviet Union
Oleg Troyanovsky
John Thomson
U.S
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
Korean Air Lines
New York
Seoul
United States
Moscow
A.N.O
Ground Control
Death of Senator Jackson Triggers Early Washington Special Election
Senator Henry M. Jackson dies at 71 in Everett, Washington, with autopsy confirming death by burst blood vessel. Attorney General rules election to fill the remainder of Jackson's term must occur November 8, 1982, establishing an early contest that could affect Senate control. Governor Spellman will appoint an interim Republican to serve until the election, with Dan Evans or Joel Pritchard noted as possible appointees.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Senate
Jackson
Congress
Everett
Wash
Kenneth Eikenberry
Olympia
John Spellman
Dan Evans
Joel Pritchard
UAW Expected to Ratify Chrysler Pact in Bid for Parity
Detroit AP report says a tentative $1 billion UAW Chrysler settlement hinges on productivity gains to avoid losses to Japanese makers. Officials expect an overwhelming ratification by 56,000 U.S. workers, with a $1 per hour raise retroactive to Aug. 15 and a lump sum around $160 if approved.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
U.S
Riley presses Congress to speed Southeast waste pact
South Carolina Gov. Dick Riley and allies urge swift Senate passage of the Southeast Interstate Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact. In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Riley stresses timely approval for this regional agreement and similar measures.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Dick Riley
Southeast
Congress
U.S
Senate Judiciary Committee
Riley
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Senate
Richard S. Hodes
Soviet Knew Civilian Airliner Was Shot Down Says U S
The United States cites transcripts of Soviet pilots tracking Korean Air Flight 007 to argue the Soviet Union knew the Boeing 747 was a civilian plane when it fired two heat seeking missiles. President Reagan's spokesman calls the claim irrefutable but withholds public evidence.
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Washington
Reagan
Soviet Union
Korean Airlines
United States
Shultz May Cancel Gromyko Meeting Over Airline Downing
U S Secretary of State George P Shultz said he may cancel a Madrid meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko later this month unless Gromyko offers a satisfactory explanation for the South Korean jetliner shoot down. He stressed human rights will be the sole agenda item at the session.
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Madrid
Spain
George P. Shultz
U.N
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Shultz
Washington
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Moscow
Gro
Soviet Vessels Increase Searches Near Downed Airliner
WAKKANAI Japan AP Soviet warships tally near twofold rise to 13 vessels plus an Ilyushin reconnaissance plane in waters northeast of Moneron Island as speculation grows over possible wreckage or bodies from the Sept 1 Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 shootdown.
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Wakkanai
Japan
Maritime Safety Agency
Hiroshi Ki- Shima
Moneron Island
Sakhalin Island
Kishima
Korean Air Lines
Safety Agency
Drought Relief Plea Sways South Carolina Farmers
Agriculture Commissioner Les Tindal telegrams the federal government urging disaster relief for drought hit South Carolina. He warns of foreclosures unless aid comes, backing Gov. Riley’s request for a disaster declaration and low interest loans. Thurmond reports aid to livestock farmers with harvesting in 16 counties under set aside programs.
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Columbia
Les Tindal
South Carolina
Tindal
John Black
Dick Riley
Riley
Block
Farmers’ Home Administration
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Black
Thurmond
Agriculture Secretary
Mushrooms Rustlers Nabbed In Pee Dee Pasture
Marlboro County Sheriff Weatherly says two men and a woman from North Carolina were arrested for trespassing after officers found a pot of mushrooms rustled from Joe Dorgan’s pasture. Each was fined 108 dollars.
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Columbia
Marlboro County
Jack Weatherly
South Carolina
Weatherly
North Carolina
Joe Dorgan
Pee Dee
Durham
Princess Diana Sculpts First Art Work For Charity
Princess Diana reveals talent as an amateur artist with a 6 inch pencil sketch of Prince William on a notepaper backing for Mencap. The piece is part of a charity book featuring 140 portraits by famous people and bears an un signed caption praising her as a feminine emblem. Luci Baines Johnson, Lyndon’s daughter, announces remarriage to Ian Turpin at LBJ Ranch.
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Diana
Prince William
London
Royal Yacht Britannia
William
Slcps
Mencap
Prince Charles
Princess of Wales
Luci Baines Johnson
Patrick Nugent
Lyndon Johnson
Ian Turpin
Grand Cayman Islands
LBJ
Aiken Standard Advertising Contacts and Hours
Subscriptions and news tips contact numbers are provided by the Aiken Standard. Classified and display advertising options share the main office line and hours, with offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Emergency Numbers in Aiken County Service Listing
The Aiken Standard provides a service listing for long distance numbers including sheriff, fire, and ambulance contact lines. It outlines essential emergency numbers and guidance for rapid dialing in urgent situations.
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Aiken Community
Jackson
Graniteville
New Ellenton
Aiken County
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Salley Fire
Salley
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