Oldest inmate in South Carolina marks 105th birthday
In Columbia the state's oldest prisoner, John Davis, celebrated his annual birthday party at the Watkins Pre-Release Center. Davis, a longtime inmate described as a Triple inmate, recalled past shoplifting and burglaries, discussed his past, and credited daily reading of the 23rd Psalm for his longevity. Beauty school students gave cards and cash as he spoke of “right life living.”
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Indian Kachina Culture spread to the Southwest
Jerry Fitzgerald, a society member, theorizes that the Kachina culture moved north from Mexico into northern Arizona and New Mexico. He highlights Hueco Tanks with many masks and Kachina designs and suggests the El Paso area as the diffusion point. Spanish conquistadors disrupted the culture in the late 1600s, and later settlers inscribed rocks with large letters.
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New Mexico
Jerry Fitzgerald
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Mexico
Hueco
el Paso
Hueco Tanks Graffiti Damage Spurs Protection Efforts
Archaeology groups report 25 percent of Hueco Tanks rock art destroyed by graffiti and weather. Fort Bliss soldiers reportedly visited in 1941 leaving marks. Parks officials now enforce penalties with patrols to deter vandalism and protect remaining pictographs.
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Archaeology Society
Fitzgerald
Parks and Wildlife
Hueco
Danny Olivas
Anti nuke blockade planned near Diablo Canyon plant
Anti nuclear protesters gather around Diablo Canyon to block the twin reactor plant with a land and sea operation. Estimates place 300 to 500 protesters while authorities prepare for possible weekend activity and a Sept. 21 NRC vote on a startup license.
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Associated Press
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Calif
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington
NRC
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Abalone Alliance
Tony Wood
San Luis Obispo County
Shuttle may still have bugs delay loom for Columbia launch
NASA weighs removing a 90 foot robot arm and a science package as tests on the space shuttle Columbia continue. Engineers warn delays could push back the October 9 liftoff and hinder plans for routine cargo flights. The $100 million Canadian arm is key to orbital payloads and retrievals, with removal taking about five days and likely extending the countdown.
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Columbia
Space Agency
Jim Kukowski
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
William H. Hamby
Canada
Leakage uptick at Three Mile Island reactor noted
Three Mile Island officials report a slight rise in cooling system leakage from the damaged reactor with no radioactivity release. Unit 2 technicians seek the leak source as state officials downplay immediate risk or action. The leak rate rose from about one tenth to six tenths of a gallon per minute.
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Three Mile Island
TMI
John Fidler
Fidler
Unit 2
Meese says air controllers strike boosts Reagan word
Presidential counsellor Edwin Meese III praised Reagan for replacing striking air traffic controllers and not rehiring them saying the move improved national security and foreign perceptions of the United States. He asserted the president would not compromise with illegal strikes and questioned amnesty.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edwin Meese III
Reagan
Meese
United States
California
Abducted Grady Hospital Baby Found in DeKalb County
A baby abducted from Grady Hospital a month ago was found safe in DeKalb County and returned to Grady Hospital. A woman was arrested in connection with the disappearance, and a news conference at police headquarters was scheduled later Friday.
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Atlanta
DeKalb County
Grady Hospital
Beverly Harvard
Sandra Alexander
Rhode Island Teachers Reject Pay Proposal Again
In North Providence 240 public school teachers rejected a second pay offer. If they do not report for work Monday they will be fired, as district officials mail notices terminating those absent. The offer included a 7.5 percent raise on a one-year contract.
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Providence
R.I. AP
Rhode Island
Leon L. L'Heureux
Odessa American postal notice and delivery brief
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Sunday edition matter about second class mail under a March act and postage or delivery concerns. It references the Odessa American, a box number, and delivery or postmaster details with scattered numbers and dates.
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Adores
Crange
Odessa Weather Update Reports Storms and Mild Damage
A Friday thunderstorm dropped 0.23 inches of rain on Odessa while lightning struck the George Fletcher residence at 4700 E Loop 338, causing minor damage. Forecasters predict a 20 percent chance of showers through tonight and tomorrow with highs near 90, partly cloudy skies, and a south to southeasterly wind.
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North Odessa
Dale Welch
George Fletcher
E. Loop 338
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