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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1985
Page
1
In a high drama final round E G Green edged Lee Trevino to win the PGA Championship at the lefty course. The pair traded leads as Green closed with a clutch birdie to secure the title and claim a major victory for his career.
Senator Ernest F. Hollings of South Carolina will be briefed during a visit to the Savannah River Plant facility. The stop aims to review plant missions and program details, highlighting ongoing security and research activities.
An earthquake measured at 6.6 on the Richter scale struck northern Honshu centered off Fukushima, shaking homes and rattling a wide area from Nemuro to Miyakejima. No injuries or damages reported yet, but officials warned of possible tidal waves along the Pacific coast.
Two young callers to a Lausanne French station claimed an escape from Bellechasse jail after lacing a guard’s coffee with a sleeping drug. One man remains at large. the other was captured and returned to custody after receiving the station prize for the tip.
An ostrich wandered through Aiken on Saturday and ended up in the yard of Mrs. E F Gilliam at 413 Windsor Place S E The Aiken Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was notified and the bird was returned to its owner.
A Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 carrying 524 aboard crashed on a domestic flight from Tokyo to Osaka after reporting a door problem. Witnesses spoke of a loud crash and a mushroom cloud as searchers reported no survivors. the disaster is the worst single-plane crash in history.
A summary of major airline crashes and incidents worldwide. Entries include the Tenerife collision in March 1977 with 582 deaths, the Paris area Turkish DC-10 crash in 1974, the 1985 Air India 747 off Ireland with 329 deaths, the Riyadh 1980 Saudi L 1011 crash with 301 deaths, the 1979 Chicago American Airlines DC-10 takeoff crash with 273 deaths, and the 1983 Korean Air Lines 747 shot down near Sakhalin Island.
U S Census Bureau estimates show Aiken city growing 13 percent to 16 436 residents, up 2 138 since 1980, with Mayor Odell Weeks noting benefits and traffic and schools adjustments. Aiken County as a whole rises 9.22 percent to 111 881. North Augusta up 11.2 percent to 1 660 more residents. Other towns such as Jackson Salley New Ellenton Wagener also report gains.
The Aiken Standard will begin using its new printing press with tomorrow's newspaper though only part of the press is installed. Over the next 4 6 weeks some editions may be smaller or appear in one section as nearly $1 million is invested to print more pages faster and with more color.
Myrtle Beach hotels and motels drop rates as occupancy dips from peak levels. Front row properties offer up to 6 percent off with second and third row reductions of 20 to 30 percent or more. Condominium rentals rise but growth lags predicted while the area adds 5 000 rooms, widening competition among lodging providers. Ashley Ward of the chamber cites more facilities splitting the tourism market.
Los Angeles AP reports analyst Dan Lundberg says higher Middle East production and OPEC price cuts push U S pump prices downward. A 17 000 station survey shows national average down by about half a cent in two weeks to 1 23 4 per gallon overall with regular unleaded at 1 19 and leaded at 1 12. He expects the trend to continue as Saudi output rises from 2 2 to 3 5 million barrels daily.
An advertising notice promotes subscribing to The Sunday Aiken Standard with a weekly Sunday distribution starting October 6. The ad emphasizes weekly delivery and ongoing subscription opportunities for readers.
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