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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1986
Page
2
Voters in Khartoum begin a 12 day process to choose a constituent assembly amid 30 of 50 parties competing for 264 seats. The interim body will draft a constitution as Sudan grapples with a south rebellion, a $10 billion debt, and a collapsing economy.
Washington reports 74,000 Toyota Cressidas from 1982 and 1983 models are being recalled after claims of sudden acceleration when shifting from park. The NHTSA asked Toyota to conduct the voluntary recall in a February letter released Monday by the Center for Auto Safety.
The family of John Hastings Winston Jr., ex mayor from 1894 to 1898, will receive his diploma Friday at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. The diploma was denied a century ago after a valedictory address criticized by the faculty and administration, remarks now thought tame by modern standards. General Sam S. Walker will present the diploma.
James Cagney will be remembered as more than the gangster roles that made him famous. The Rev John Catoir called him bigger and better than the public enemies he played. Burial set for Gate of Heaven cemetery Hawthorne. In Indianola protests persist after school board names white administrator for black district.
Two teenagers star gazing from a junior high roof fell through a skylight and lay seriously injured for nearly a day. Steven Rae, 19, was in serious condition at Truman Medical Center with a broken pelvis and facial injuries. A 16-year-old girl found with Rae was in good condition at Independence Sanitarium and Hospital. Names were not released by police or hospital officials.
A Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 en route from Mexico City to Los Angeles with stops in Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan crashed into El Carbon mountain near Morelia. All 166 aboard died, including Americans and Canadians. cause unknown though pressurization problems were reported. Rescue efforts continued with bodies recovered and flight recorders sought.
French observers withdraw from truce posts in Beirut after two years on the job. Officials say the move ends the mission as the security situation changes. Seven officers and two enlisted men were killed. the unit will be evacuated in coming days.
Protests across Northern Ireland followed a Portadown clash between police and hundreds of marchers. In Portadown 49 people including 13 police were hurt. protests damaged property. In Belfast Lisburn and Craigavon mobs attacked Catholic targets, cars and buses were set ablaze, and police fired plastic bullets to restore order.
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