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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1985

Page

5

Maddox confident he'll escape AIDS in Atlanta

Former Governor Lester Maddox said a serum from a Bahamas cancer clinic tested positive for AIDS and hepatitis but he remains hopeful. He plans tests next week to confirm infection and cites reports that up to 90 percent of exposures do not lead to AIDS.

Atlanta Lester Maddox Maddox Immunology Researching Center Ltd Freeport Grand Bahama Island United States Emory University Hospital Clinical Laboratories Lawrence Burton

World traveler sails solo around the world to Panama

An 18 year old woman Tania Aebi, sailing from New York in May in a 26 foot sloop, arrives in Panama after nine days crossing 1200 miles from St Thomas. Her father Ernst Aebi says she has not changed sails and used trade winds. She plans to continue to Colon then the Pacific and Galapagos, navigating by stars with limited radio range.

New York Panama Ernst Aebi Manhattan Tania St. Thomas Virgin Islands Caribbean Panama Canal New York City Bermuda Aebi Colon Pacific Galapagos Islands

New York editor wins North American Scrabble Open in Boston

Ronald Tiekert, 38, education materials editor from New York, captures the North American Scrabble Open title in Boston with 20 wins in 22 rounds and a $10,000 prize. Joseph Edley of San Francisco takes second, with 18-4, after losing the final game.

Boston Gooh Axone Ronald Tiekert Tiekert New York Hawaii Tickert Joseph Edley San Francisco Edley Richard W. Lund Brooklyn N.Y Charles Armstrong Saline Mich Daniel Pratt Gambrills

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