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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1985
Page
2
Fierce rioting erupted around Durban with blacks wielding spears clashing with police and mourning mourners. Officials reported at least 11 to 16 black deaths and over 150 wounded in 24 hours as unrest spread to Natal towns.
The Budget and Control Board must fill a 11.9 million shortfall for 1984 85. Comptroller General Earle Morris says the state can end the year in the black only by using the 89 million general reserve or cutting one time expenses from the supplemental portion of the budget. President Reagan plans a lighter ranch schedule during a three week California vacation to recover from cancer surgery. He will depart for Rancho del Cielo near Santa Barbara and hopes to ride horses before returning to Washington.
Former President Richard Nixon underwent a four hour operation at Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan to remove a one inch basal cell carcinoma behind his left ear. Dr. Philip Prioleau said the cancer was totally removed and described the lesion as mild and unlikely to spread. A skin graft from Nixon's left shoulder covered the wound.
Shakib Hmeidan, head of ABC News Beirut, was released unharmed after five days in captivity. He appeared in west Beirut wearing a green T shirt and dirty jeans, and voiced confusion over his captors. Israeli warplanes bombed a PFLP General Command base in Bekaa, killing two Israeli soldiers in a separate clash.
Richard and Janet Pershing rented to a man named Bob Wilson who was Bernard Welch, a fugitive burglar from Washington DC serving a 143 year sentence for murder. Welch posed as a quiet tenant, paid $750 cash for two months and a deposit, and moved in before police traced his illegally parked BMW with stolen plates.
Ted Turner seeks to acquire MGM-UA Entertainment Co. for 29 dollars a share in cash, a 1.5 billion deal that would give Turner Broadcasting System a vast film library and new sourcing for programming. Analysts say the move could refresh TBS and diversify assets while CBS Inc. takeover ends.
Analysts say CBS Inc. escaped a takeover threat after Ted Turner abandoned his bid and agreed to buy MGM-UA Entertainment Co. for 1.5 billion dollars. CBS repurchased stock and limited debt, while Murdoch and other financiers pursue film and TV mergers.
Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions and advertising inquiries. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday to Friday. The address is 124 Rutland Drive, and advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
Aiken Standard provided police and fire contact numbers for Jackson Graniteville New Ellenton North Augusta Wagoner Salley and surrounding areas. Includes emergency deaf services and long distance sheriff fire or ambulance lines.
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