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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1987
Page
1
Tim Dolan reports a theft at his Waterloo bait shop, taking 14 000 large night crawlers imported from Canada valued at 500 dollars. Dolan found the refrigerated shed door bent and 28 flats of worms missing, leaving no night crawlers available in the county.
A 9 year old snatched by his father seven years ago lived in a filthy one room shack with a bath tub as a bed and a bucket toilet before officers raided the place July 27 to arrest the father for false motor vehicle records. The boy did not know his full name or birth date and had not attended school.
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers and a low in the mid 70s. Tomorrow the heat eases to the upper 80s with another 30 percent chance of afternoon and evening storms. Details on Page 11A.
Death notices list Arnold J. Baughman Aiken Arthur Bettis Monetta Claude B. Bledsoe Johnston Pearl Newsome Augusta R. Ollie Richardson Ellio Gene A. Robinson Jr Augusta John Walls Evans Ga Ellie B. Watson Edgefield with deaths reported in local area obituaries and community notices.
President Reagan breaks silence with a personal impression on the Iran Contra hearings from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. EDT. The speech, to be carried live by major networks, outlines his views, remaining agenda, and acceptance of responsibility while avoiding pardons for Poindexter and North.
New York AP report says ABC CBS and NBC will interrupt regular programming to broadcast President Reagan's speech live tonight at 8 p.m. EDT Cable News Network will also carry the address.
The Dow climbs 741 points since Jan 1 as gains defy gravity with seven record highs in 11 sessions. NYSE volume hits 278.13 million shares, nearing historic highs and alarming veteran traders.
Washington report says federal AIDS spending should grow beyond administration requests. GAO panel urges $250 million more for voluntary testing and counseling, $65 million for public campaigns, and $50 million for methadone treatment to curb spread among intravenous drug users. Public and private health experts favor more prevention-focused funds.
A 1500 voter survey finds 57 percent see a woman president as capable as a man while 31 percent doubt she can do the job in the White House. 86 percent say a woman would perform well on the school board. Irene Natividad notes barriers fade as more women run, while few have reached national politics.
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