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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1987
Page
2
Health official Otis Bowen cites a drop in per person alcohol consumption from 2.76 to 2.65 gallons between 1981 and 1984 and a fall in fatally injured drivers who were legally intoxicated from 50 percent to 43 percent, with 1985 86 figures unavailable.
Rep. James Florio chair of the House consumer protection subcommittee aims an official inquiry into Bic disposable cigarette lighters safety. He will review claims the Consumer Products Safety Commission ignored reports of explosions or flare ups tied to the low-cost lighters.
U S District Judge Harold Greene says the FBI criminal investigation of Morton Thiokol is directly related to the 1986 Challenger disaster. The ruling orders release of documents and sets a 4 p m appeal deadline for the Justice Department.
Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark submitted 65 compensation claims on behalf of civilians killed or injured in last April’s Libyan air raids. He said the victims were asleep in their beds when bombs struck.
Amy Carter and Abbie Hoffman among 14 cleared of charges from the November 24 anti CIA recruiting protest at the University of Massachusetts. Jurors found the act a legitimate protest against CIA actions. Carter plans lifelong civil disobedience and her father Jimmy Carter praised his daughter's stance.
Rodney Pope a former Marine guard at the U S Consulate in Leningrad says he fraternized with a Soviet woman and married her in 1985 after leaving the country. He says rules against fraternization were stressed by superiors and denies aiding KGB access to the consulate or its communications room. He notes fellow guards might have known of the relationship but suggests no one knew of his intended marriage. Pope was discharged in 1984 after serving at the embassy in Niger.
The Aiken Standard lists offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday to Friday and provides a P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 mailing address plus a set of emergency numbers including Poison Control and local police and fire departments.
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