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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1985
Page
1
The page shows the newspaper’s table of contents including Calendar Classifieds Dear Abby Obituaries Opinions Television Way We Live and Weather sections with page references across 1A 4A 4B 9A 11A.
South Carolina Junior Miss pageant comes to USC Aiken with 18 contestants from across the state. Local entrants include Cindy White from Aiken, Patti McElveen of Midland Valley and Penny Carter of North Augusta. Friday admission is five dollars and Saturday eight. The event crowns a state winner who will advance to the national pageant in Mobile Alabama.
Sen Strom Thurmond introduced legislation to add 6021 acres back to the Savannah River Plant. The land, once part of the plant and ceded to the National Forest Service in 1972, became a forest in 1974 and served as a recreation area for park service workers. He cited rising terrorism as a reason to upgrade security at national defense facilities.
The Dixie Dons Jazz Band will headline the Hopeland Gardens Summer Series concert sponsored by the Aiken Recreation Department. The free show starts at 7 p.m. at Dupree Place gardens with Rye Patch parking on Berrie Road off Whiskey Road and patrons urged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.
The piece notes a homeowner at Houndslake listing the property with signs in front and back near a golf course. It mentions a bumper sticker about risky driving and a 27 day congressional trip planned by Rep. John Dingell to Europe. The Pentagon denies punishment for exposing waste and criticizes security at Savannah River Plant.
Members of South Carolina's congressional delegation begin a five week recess after the 1985-86 budget finish. Sen. Strom Thurmond and Rep. Robin Tallon plan trips to the Soviet Union and Europe, with Gorbachev meetings in Moscow. Others stay in state for town meetings and campaign activities.
Delta Air Lines Flight 191 may have bounced before a controller ordered a go around amid a crash at Dallas Fort Worth. The L 1011 struck short of the runway in a thunderstorm killing 133 with 18 of 31 survivors hospitalized. Investigators examine wind shear as a factor.
A Media General AP poll of 1,517 adults finds 44 percent favor negotiating with terrorists to free hostages while 42 percent oppose. Two thirds support a substantial bounty for capturing or killing kidnappers like the TWA Flight 847 hijackers. 24 percent oppose.
EPA plans cut in lead in gasoline from 1.1 to 0.5 grams per gallon effective July 1 1985 with further drop to 0.1 by Jan 1 1986. Officials say health gains could save 172 000 children in 1986 while refinery and petroleum costs raise prices and risk shortages.
A poll shows that about sixty six percent of Americans support offering a bounty for the capture or killing of terrorists, reflecting broad public support for strong measures against violent extremism.
Federal state and local police lead a three day nationwide raid targeting up to a quarter million marijuana plants. The effort involves 2,200 officers across all 50 states with plans to burn plants where feasible and no spraying planned at this time. Authorities note about 12 percent of U S consumption is domestically produced and a quarter of last year’s crop was on public lands.
The notice announces a Sunday edition start date, October 6, for the weekly Aiken Standard, inviting readers to subscribe to the new Sunday issue. It emphasizes ongoing availability and the newspaper’s weekly schedule.
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