June 18, 1984

Staff

Published Tuesday, June 18, 2002

The lead story in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 18 years ago:

Senate refuses to cut aid to Nicaraguan rebels

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a vote of confidence for President Reagan's policies in Central America, the Senate refused to cut off aid to Nicaraguan rebels or to hamstring the president's power to send combat troops to the region.

The separate votes came in a marathon session on a $291 million authorization bill the Senate leaders hope to finish work on today.

Apparently queasy about the Senate's continued support for aid to Nicaraguan rebels, Vice President George Bush, still dressed in a tuxedo from a state dinner at the White House, was called in case he had to cast the tie-breaking vote.

Suffolk dancer performs in open house

A Nansemond-Suffolk Academy ninth-grader performed in the Ghent School of Dance performance in Norfolk.

Laura Pritchard danced two variations of "Les Sylphides," with music by Frederic Chopin. Pritchard, an honor student at NSA, is involved in several school activities and has performed in the Smithfield Little Theater. She will attend Virginia Wesleyn College's gifted and talented program this summer.

Winslow attends class

Darryl D. Winslow of Suffolk is attending the University of North Carolina's High School Radio-Television Institute in Chapel Hill.

Winslow, a graduate of John Yeates High School, is joining students from Virginia , North Carolina and South Carolina in the week-long program this week.

One of the oldest programs of this type for high school students, the UNC Radio-TV Institute gives participants an opportunity to produce radio and television programming and to learn about the demands and rewards of a broadcasting career.

Two sisters graduate

Two sisters from Suffolk, J. Paige Hunter and Linda A. Ryder, recently graduated from James Madison University.

Hunter, of 307 Crestwood Drive, was granted a bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in accounting. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hunter and a 1980 graduate from Forest Glen High School.

Linda Ryder was granted a bachelor's degree with a major in history and general social sciences and a minor in secondary education. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Craig Ryder, 511 Butler Ave., and graduated from Suffolk High School.

Suffolk hosts state tennis

Suffolk will again play host to the state 10, 12, and 14-and-under girls tennis championships with opening rounds scheduled to begin Wednesday.

Entries in the 10-and-under list is, as usual, on the slim side, with only six participants. One of the six is Rainey Owen from Suffolk.

Both the 12 and 14-and-under competitions are sprinkled with Suffolk entries. Local hopefuls in the 12-and-under are Dawn Owens, Margaret Burton, Ann Perry, Donna Perry, Robyn Harrell, and Kenda Goldberg. In the 14-and-under competition are Wynter Shotton, Stacy Wilkins, Molly Hoffler, Molly Bagnell, and Elizabeth Ellison.

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