Soviet General Claims Spy Plane Provoked Shootdown
Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov said a U S spy aircraft and a South Korean Boeing 747 flew side by side near Soviet airspace for 10 minutes before Soviet interceptors fired 120 tracer rounds and a missile destroying the airliner killing 269 aboard. The general asserted the jetliner entered deliberately and that all options were exhausted.
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Kremlin
U.S
Washington
Nikolai V. Ogarkov
Ogarkov
White House
Larry Speakes
United States
Alaska
Soviet Union
United Nations
Food costs rise as drought swings wholesale prices
The government reports August wholesale prices rose 0.4 percent, led by a 16.5 percent jump in vegetables and a 5.1 percent rise in poultry amid a summer drought. Eggs and pork also climbed while fresh fruit fell 5.6 percent. Beefs and veal declined 1.3 percent but may rebound as supplies tighten. Kathleen Cooper of Security Pacific National Bank cautions that food prices are starting to take off.
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Washington
Labor Department
White House
Larry Speakes
Kathleen Cooper
Security Pacific National Bank
Los Angeles
Aiken mayoral and council seats seek new candidates
Deadline nears for the city of Aiken general election on Nov. 8 with candidates for mayor and three council seats filing by noon Tuesday. Incumbent Republican and Democratic terms expire. potential primaries could occur if multiple candidates file. Voter registration and filing fees are specified for each party.
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City of Aiken
Howard Hickey Jr
Robert S
Skipper) Perry
Stephen Surasky
Surasky
James Jones Jr
GOP
Hickey
Republican Party
Perry
Odell Weeks
Willar Hightower
Hastings
Aiken County
Wyman Realty
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Municipal Election Commission
Remembering the longest railroad in the world terminates in Aiken County
Charleston businessmen obtained a 1827 charter to build the line from Charleston to Hamburg to regain trade lost to Savannah. The Hamburg line introduced steam engines and regular passenger service, boosting local commerce and cotton shipments, with Hamburg becoming a major marketing point.
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Aiken County
South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company
Line Street
Charleston
Hamburg
North Augusta
South Carolina
Savannah
Henry Schultz
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Aiken
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Ginny Southworth
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