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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1981

Page

8

Reagan Recovery Slows as Wounds Heal

President Reagan remains hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital after a bullet wound to the left lung with doctors citing age and fever delays. He may stay another week until his temperature normalizes and he is off antibiotics. Authorities charged a man in New York with threatening to kill the president and linked him to a separate hotel room discovery.

Washington Reagan John W. Hinckley Jr Jodie Foster New Haven Conn New York FBI George Washington University Hospital Dennis O’leary Secret Service Jack Warner Edward Michael Richardson Drexel Hill Warner White House O'Leary O’leary

Democrats Push Alternative Budget Through House Panel

Democrats in the House Budget Committee advance an alternative to President Reagan's budget calling for 713.5 billion spending and a 24.6 billion deficit. The plan favors smaller tax cuts, more social program funding, and less defense. The panel, split along party lines, aims to move to the floor after Easter recess April 27. The Senate GOP panel favors administration forecasts over congressional estimates.

Washington Reagan House Budget Committee Oklahoma James R. Jones Jones House Congress Senate Budget Committee Con Phil Gramm Texas

Poland Left To Its Own

Moscow signals eased tensions with Poland but analysts warn Soviet threat remains. Brezhnev stated the Polish Communist Party can handle problems at the Czechoslovak Congress. Warsaw Pact exercises end with troops returning to bases in Poland and East Germany.

Moscow Kremlin Poland Leonid I. Brezhnev Communist Party East Germany

Syrians and Lebanese Clash Escalates in Lebanon

Fighting between Syrians and Lebanese Christians intensified in Beirut and the eastern mountains as France and the United States push for a cease-fire. A French emissary suggested a Security Council debate while Lebanon reports 201 killed and over 700 wounded since the Zahle attacks on April 1.

Beirut Lebanon Syria France United States U.N. Security Council Bekaa Valley Zahle

Massacre in San Salvador Slum Provoked Army Patrol

El Salvador's Defense Ministry says the Monte Carmelos killings began after an army patrol came under fire. Reporters counted 23 bodies in the street with many victims killed in front of families. Seven more died inside homes as fires damaged two houses from bazooka strikes.

San Salvador el Salvador Defense Ministry Monte Carmelos

Explosions Rip Silo Sides Killing Four in Corpus Christi

In Corpus Christi Texas an explosion tore holes in 10 story grain silos at the Public Grain Elevator killing three and injuring others during a 3 30 p m shift change. Three workers remained missing including two employees and a guard. In Bellwood Nebraska another grain elevator blast buried a man under grains and debris leaving two in critical condition.

Corpus Christi Don Rodman Port of

Weather Could Delay Shuttle Launch At Cape Canaveral

Weather forecasts threaten delays for NASA's space shuttle Columbia launch. Officials say rain or strong winds could trigger holds, with conditions needed at Kennedy Space Center Florida Edwards Air Force Base California and White Sands New Mexico as backup landing sites.

Cape Canaveral Fla NASA Space Agency Kennedy Space Center Edwards Air Force Base California White Sands Missile Range New Mexico

Abbie Hoffman Backers Seek Pardon After Drug Sentence

Supporters of Abbie Hoffman plan a push for a gubernatorial pardon before he begins his April 21 sentence in State Supreme Court. Johanna Lawrenson leads the effort, citing Hoffman's ecology work and his role in blocking winter navigation on the St. Lawrence River.

NEW York Yippies Abbie Hoffman Hoffman Brenda Soloff State Supreme Court Hugh Carey Johanna Lawrenson Barry Freed Upstate Fineview St. Lawrence River Freed Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan Miss Lawrenson

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