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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1986
Page
2
In western Beirut a car bomb exploded around 11:55 AM in Tarik Jedideh Afif Tibi Street wounding 60 plus and killing 25. Rescue teams evacuated victims as fires burned and 12 shops suffered heavy damage. Hospitals called for blood donations to treat casualties.
U S educated economist Virgilio Barco becomes Colombia's 101st president vowing to end guerrilla warfare fight drug trafficking and launch an emergency jobs program. He offers amnesty to rebels as Betancur did but warns the army will strike hard against insurgents attempting to topple the government.
King Hassan II stated Morocco would fight alongside Arab states if war with Israel occurs. He told a news conference with over 200 Arab and Middle Eastern journalists that a new awareness exists in the Arab world about negotiating peace with Israel.
Oleg Gordievsky, a former British double agent, says Moscow ordered KGB operatives in London to gather intelligence on a supposed U S attack as of early 1981. The Washington Post reports he disclosed the directive during debriefings in London and Washington.
FAO will airlift pesticides and equipment to remote African regions to combat a locust plague. Edouard Saouma warned Africa faces a food crisis unless control teams are rapidly resourced and deployed.
Washington reports that Herman Nickel, the U S ambassador to South Africa, will return to Pretoria in August after a July leave. State Department officials say no exact date is set and duration of stay is undecided. Nickel has served since March 1982 amid Reagan administration talk of naming a black successor.
Chicago reports a psychologist notes that physically healthy people pursue surgery to satisfy psychological addiction. She cites 50 years since the pattern was first described and says many surgeons remain unaware. Experts estimate 4000 to 12000 people annually seek hospitals with fake symptoms for unnecessary procedures.
In Fort Myers Florida Steven Benson 35 was found guilty by a jury on two counts of first degree murder two counts of felony murder one count of attempted murder and four counts of arson in the pipe bombing deaths of his tobacco heiress mother and adopted brother. Circuit Judge Hugh D Hayes ordered a sentencing hearing with prosecutors undecided on seeking the death penalty.
A SC group FARM offers adopt a cow program to raise 1 million dollars for hay and feed. Adopters pay 140 dollars to name their cow and receive a framing certificate. Volunteers in Georgia and elsewhere note droughts trigger aid and school delays as leaders seek federal relief and low interest loans.
New York AP reports analysts forecast higher gasoline and heating oil prices in coming months. By Labor Day, pump prices may rise a nickel to ten cents per gallon with possible 75 to 80 cent gains regionally. OPEC's production cuts drive the rally as prices for West Texas Intermediate crude leap futures.
Senate Intelligence vice chair Patrick Leahy urges renewed reinvestigations of security clearances after ex CIA officer Edward Howard defects to Moscow. He notes CIA and FBI reforms and better CIA FBI liaison, while warnings on potential further defections remain.
Classified advertising and news tips lines with phone numbers for Aiken Standard marketing and newsroom. Office address at 124 Rutland Drive and mailing box 4956 Aiken SC 29802. Office hours listed plus customer service times and a pricing line with dollar values.
The Aiken Standard operates as a weekday and Sunday newspaper published by Aiken Communications Inc. It notes its post office details and mailing address in Aiken South Carolina.
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