25 Apr 1986
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1986
Page
1
Ford speaks to fans recounting last year's events and looking ahead to the upcoming season. He highlights improvements, roster changes, and goals for the team this year.
The House approved a bill allowing merchants to charge 15 dollars for dishonored checks, instead of 10, by reducing the waiting period to 10 days before turning the matter to magistrate court. The current law requires a certified letter and a 15 day wait.
Daytona Beach police report Anthony Smiley entered Jessup's pawn shop Thursday afternoon and offered a radio for sale. Owner Ron Zollinger, who once bought the radio, suspected it was stolen when Smiley noted its features and left to check a van across the street. The CB radio had disappeared from Zollinger's van.
Chicago police arrested Robert Lous De Barge, older brother of the music group De Barge, after he allegedly told a flight attendant he was a terrorist with explosives, prompting a return to the gate at O'Hare International Airport.
Sunny skies bring a warming trend through Tuesday with no rain expected during the period. Details can be found on page 14A.
Obituary notice lists deaths including Rev. Charles T. Washington Sardia Georgia Tommy E. Davis Graniteville Willie A. Knight Warrenville Lucy D. Lista Aiken Mariel Knox Graniteville Jerry Lee Colvard Aiken Rev. Dr. James W. Dickson North Augusta Bernard A. McLane North Charleston George Patterson Barwell Angus P. Proctor North Mary Miles Aiken with details on Page 2B
The week long cold snap damaged crops from Alabama potato fields to Michigan apples. Officials say up to 90 percent of buds and fruit were killed in parts of Ohio Michigan and Indiana with losses reaching tens of millions. Experts caution regional variation with some varieties spared.
LONDON AP Britain barred more than 300 Libyan aviation students from working on aircraft for security reasons and said they would be expected to leave when their student visas expire. Prime Minister Thatcher said Libyan aviation students cannot complete their courses, with 22 suspected subversives also set to depart. The order affects about 16 Libyans training as pilots and around 320 in aircraft maintenance, scattered across five maintenance schools and three flying schools.
The United States moves clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday marking daylight saving time. The change, rooted in World War I, aimed to conserve fuel by reducing evening lighting and energy use, though farmers faced daily disruption as livestock do not observe the clock shift.
Congress voted to drop daylight saving in 1919 but President Wilson vetoed the move. Congress overrode the veto, and energy urgency persisted through World War II when time saving returned, implemented year round as War Time from 1942 to 1945.
Freezing nights in the mountains and Midlands plus ongoing drought threaten grain, delayed planting, and losses in peach, apple, and wheat crops. Some Spartanburg and Cherokee growers report up to 80 percent losses while others see minimal damage. Corn, cotton, peanuts, and soybeans face replanting challenges due to moisture shortages. Forecasts call for little rain into mid next week. Strawberry crops may be unusually good.
AT&T plans an 8.9 percent overall long-distance bill reduction starting June 1. The $1.5 billion cut awaits FCC approval and triggers competitive price restructuring. Daytime state-to-state calls would fall about 11.4 percent, with weeknights and other periods following the same pattern.
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