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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1987
Page
1
Patent Commissioner Donald J. Quigg warns that foreigners filed nearly half of U S patents last year with Japan leading recipients. He says the trend signals the United States losing ground in technology during the bicentennial year of the Constitution and urges renewed support for American inventors.
A 13 foot python was captured by police after waste water worker Jose Aguilar discovered it in a Mountain View sewer. Officers used a makeshift noose to trap the reptile, then delivered it to the Santa Clara Valley Humane Society.
A Sunday steamer will bring partly cloudy skies warm and humid conditions with widely scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s forecast, with details continued on Page 6A.
Deaths reported for Joanne B. Friedrichsen of Aiken David Lanier of Augusta Maurice R. Meadows of Aiken Tennie R. Nicholson of Saluda and Mattie Bell Simpkins of Edgefield—details on Page 6A.
Three Kuwaiti tankers flying the Stars and Stripes with four US warships sailed through the Persian Gulf after a secrecy shrouded departure. The convoy moved up the Strait of Hormuz under Reagan’s plan to reflag 11 tankers for protection, with Iranian radar jammed and radio silence kept by ships. An Iranian frigate shadowed the group as it neared Dubai and moved toward Kuwait on a 600 mile voyage.
President Reagan will address the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. EDT to acknowledge mistakes and lessons from the Iran Contra affair. He will deny Poindexter’s claim the buck stops with him and will outline a future agenda including a Nicaragua peace initiative and cautious aid.
Mayor H Odell Weeks of Aiken received the Allison Farlow Memorial Award at the South Carolina Municipal Association meeting in Charleston. The honor recognizes leadership and contributions to municipal government, citing Weeks for growth planning after the Savannah River Plant, adoption of council manager government, and creation of Verenes Industrial Park.
House Speaker Jim Wright urged Congress and Democrats to support President Reagan's peace plan for Central America. He said the legislative branch and Democratic opposition owe unflinching help as the administration seeks a cease fire verified by observers, suspension of aid to the Contras, and withdrawal of outside troops.
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