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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1983
Page
2
83 year old blind Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges impressed Johns Hopkins students during a writing seminar. Professor John Irwin opened with questions, and Borges quipped that he would answer if asked.
Celebrity attorney Marvin Mitchelson reveals a disclosure crisis in the Sklar divorce suit. Howard Sklar, 43, a Bel-Air retiree, faces Diana Sklar as testimony wrapped, with records missing and Mitchelson planning to confront Mrs. Sklar on the stand.
Rescue teams comb rubble of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut after a truck bomb killed up to 16 Americans and 39 others, with 120 injured. The attack, claimed by a Shiite group, killed Lebanese workers and left about 130 people present. A flag remained atop undamaged hours after the blast.
White House aides tell Reagan that without a compromise with Congress on the fiscal 1984 plan deficits stay high and the economy’s recovery stalls. David Stockman cites a lengthy Senate Republican deadlock over tax increases as the central hurdle.
Administration sources say President Reagan may nominate a new head of the Federal Reserve when Volcker’s four year term ends in August. White House aides deny any decision and say no replacement is decided.
President Reagan endorses a new MX missile deployment plan moving away from the dense pack approach. Administration sources say 100 MX missiles would be placed in Minuteman silos in Wyoming and Nebraska with a new single warhead missile to be developed for deployment in the early 1990s. Reagan meets congressional leaders to back the presidential commission findings.
Senate set to test repeal of Reagan plan on withholding taxes from interest and dividends as Sen. Bob Kasten claims 60 votes to limit debate and move toward an early decision. Reagan mobilized support by telephoning allies amid the fight.
Prison negotiators studied terms for surrender proposed by two armed inmates as the basement siege with two hostages entered its sixth day. Corrections spokesman Ken Robinson said a short list of items blocks releases and food has been withheld since Sunday. The one page list was slipped through a peephole and returned with revisions. officials declined to reveal details or confirm a federal prison transfer demand.
Pam Urban runs Collector's Showcase at 157 Bee Lane The Alley. The gallery showcases artists from Germany and locally with biweekly performances and a rotating monthly display schedule aimed at enriching Aiken's cultural scene.
In Warsaw Poland exiled Solidarity leader Lech Walesa arrived at police headquarters in Gdansk for the third interrogation in a week over ties to underground Solidarity figures. Spokesman Adam Kinaszewski said he appeared at 11 a.m. local time after a seven hour session Monday.
Gen Jose Guillermo Garcia resigns as defense minister after commanders accuse him of bungling the war against leftist guerrillas. President Magana taps Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, ex national guard chief, to lead. he promises neutrality amid factional feuding and a shaken military resolve.
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