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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1986
Page
2
Chattanooga officials said 7 100 overdue volumes valued up to 70 000 dollars were returned during a week of amnesty. A novel 56 years overdue titled Peggy By Request from April 7 1930 was the longest held item. The system has lost 44 000 books since 1979 costing 330 000 dollars. value of returned books estimated 50 000 to 70 000 dollars.
Unemployed workers and hundreds of motorists queued for hours for 5.4 cent gas at a Texaco station in Pittsburgh as WDVE promoted the offer. Ron Dreshman, 30, noted a dollar buys a week’s worth of rides while waiting in the line.
In Los Angeles a 28 year old quadriplegic who sought to starve herself two years ago wins an appeals court order to stop force feeding. The 2nd District Court of Appeal unanimously rules Elizabeth Bouvin has the right to refuse life sustaining treatment including a feeding tube. The decision emphasizes her right to refuse dehumanizing medical interventions.
In San Diego and across the western United States, police report more than 3 500 fugitives rounded up over eight weeks. Fourteen were arrested while attempting to collect income tax refunds. Offers of free Las Vegas trips with races and gambling money drew many into the open. The Fugitive Investigative Strike Team conducted the ninth operation in four years with 34 agencies assisting.
Boston AP reports the U S surgeon general urges equal effort against snuff and chewing tobacco to prevent smokeless tobacco from raising health risks. Dr C Everett Koop writes in the New England Journal of Medicine editorial. Dr Gregory N Connolly calls for banning smokeless tobacco ads and new taxes.
In Mayport Florida the USS Saratoga returned after eight months at sea and a clash with Libyan forces. Families cheered as 5000 plus visitors welcomed sailors and a fateful homecoming scene unfolded with tears, bands, and banners.
An American owned car was set ablaze by a small firebomb outside the U S Embassy compound in Tunis. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility amid a calm city scene and a dispersed protest nearby.
OPEC oil ministers in Geneva failed to agree on a strategy to stabilize prices on day three of talks. Nigeria and Algeria urged cuts, while some members resisted. Spokesman James Audu said progress was made and a Friday resumption was planned with technical advisers to draft recommendations.
John Weymouth known as The Wanderer again disappears after not boarding a San Francisco flight home from Anchorage. Airport officials and his mother report he did not show for the plane, while his mother says he was tired and had been arrested by the Soviets but treated well.
The Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions and classifieds and provides office hours. It notes the offices at 124 Rutland Drive in Aiken and hours from 8 30 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Monday through Friday with a mailing address of Box 456, Aiken, South Carolina 29802.
Public service contact guide lists agencies including Abused Persons Coalition Aiken Fire Aiken Police EMS and hospital grief support at Aiken Regional Medical Centers Also includes North Augusta New Ellenton and Jackson area emergency lines and a note on the newspaper’s history and mailing info.
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