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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1986

Page

2

Nuclear test Jefferson scheduled at Nevada Test Site

LAS VEGAS NEV AP The third underground nuclear test in a month is set for Tuesday at the Nevada Test Site 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The 6:30 a.m. detonation code named Jefferson will yield between 20 and 150 kilotons.

Las Vegas Nev Nevada Test Site Department of Energy Jefferson Jack Campbell Soviet Union United States White House U.S

Charges Filed In Bayou Deaths

Houston mother Juana Maria Leija faces capital murder plus two counts of attempted capital murder after allegedly throwing seven children into a bayou. Two children died Judas Dimas Leija aged 6 and the five year old Juana Maria Leija died after being submerged over 30 minutes. Eloisa Leija 9 escaped and alerted police. Three daughters ages 1 3 and 4 remained hospitalized.

Houston Juana Maria Leija Juana Maria Judas Dimas Leija St. Joseph Hospital Leila Harris County Judas Leija Ben Taub Memorial Hospital Eloisa Leija

Marcos Predicts Aquino Fall and Muslim Uprising

Former President Ferdinand E. Marcos told a Manila video interview that Corazon Aquino’s government would fall within a month possibly to communist rebels. He claimed Ali Dimaporo loyalists’ Moslem forces outnumber government troops ten to one in Mindanao and that 34 percent of soldiers deserted since his departure on February 25.

Manila Philippines Ferdinand E. Marcos Corazon Aquino Marcos Ali Dimaporo Mindanao

Dioxin research links mobile park illness and Vietnam fat studies

New clues on dioxin harm cross a Missouri mobile home park with possible liver and immune effects and Vietnam fat samples showing regional concentration differences. Dr Arnold Schecter cites Agent Orange exposure as a natural laboratory for studying dioxin impact.

New York Missouri Vietnam Times Beach South Arnold Schecter Upstate Medical Center State University of New York Binghamton

Britons Evacuated From Beirut After Slayings Prompt London Evacuation

Twenty one Britons aboard a boat from Jounieh to Lamaca headed toward Cyprus and London after the slayings of two Britons and an American spurred the Beirut evacuation. The event followed the kidnapping of journalist John McCarthy and involved Westerners fleeing west Beirut as Libyan-linked groups retaliated for a U.S. air attack on Libya.

London Beirut Lebanon West Beirut Jounieh Larnaca John Gray John McCarthy AAB Peter Kilburn San Francisco Leigh Douglas Philip Padfield Kilburn United States Arab Revolutionary Cells U.S Libya Abu Nidal Cyprus American University of Beirut AUB Radwan Mawlawi University

Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates 60th Birthday in Royal Splendor

Queen Elizabeth II marks her 60th birthday with a church service at Windsor Castle and a televised carriage ride through Windsor. The afternoon balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace will feature 6,000 children, daffodils, and a special birthday song, followed by the FanFare concert at Covent Garden. Security tightens around royal events amid global tensions.

London Elizabeth II St. George's Chapel Windsor Castle Commonwealth Britain Windsor Buckingham Palace The Long Palace Elizabeth Royal Opera House Covent Garden Placido Domingo Mikhail Baryshnikov George Solti Queen Elizabeth II Royal Chapel Windsor Great Park Eas Queen Elizabeth

Car Bomb Explodes Injuring Fifty in Maputo

A car bomb on a tree lined Maputo avenue injured 50 people near a bus company complex. Hospitals treated 47 minor injuries and two apartment blocks were heavily damaged. Two other explosions were reported in Matola and Machava with no immediate claim of responsibility.

Maputo Mozambique Lisbon ANDP Matola Machava

OPEC Heads Toward July Through September Output Talks

In Geneva the OPEC policy talks entered their seventh day with little sign of a full accord to reverse the oil price collapse. Ministers warned an agreement remained possible on summer production targets that could restrain output and lift prices. Cartel sources cited a preferred ceiling of 16.3 million barrels per day for July to September, versus current output near 17 million.

Geneva OPEC

Kilburn Family Protests After Libyan Bombing Response

The Kilburn family and other relatives joined international protests against the U S attack on Libya as Libyan diplomats claimed civilian targets were hit. Locally in Aptos California Kilburn's sister-in-law warned the hostages and others could be sacrificed amid escalating reprisals. Francois Mitterrand told Vernon Walters France would back a strong objective to oust Khadafy, with France initially resisting a limited raid. The Libyan UN ambassador said no military targets were hit in the pre dawn Tripoli Benghazi raid.

Washington Libya U.S Rom Sudan Beirut Peter Kilburn Aptos Calif Kilpurn Jeanne Repetto Peter Ms. Repetto San Jose Francois Mitterand Vernon Walters France Col Muammar Khadafy Washington Times Mitter Walters England Spain Portugal United Nations Tripoli Benghazi

Aiken Standard Contact and Office Hours

Aiken Standard provides phone numbers for subscription advertising and news tips. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, with mailing address at Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.

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