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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1989
Page
5
A humorous medley on how phones shape modern life. The writer notes youth reliance on calls and voice mail, cites Ivana and Donald Trump with 235 phones aboard their yacht, and recalls Tony Roberts in Woody Allen's film. He jokes that phones intrude at home and during daily tasks.
Erma Bombeck reflects on a son’s phone obsession during a Mexico vacation, recounting his panic at a hotel without a phone and his frantic search for push-button lines to check messages, comparing it to a modern social dependency and its absurdities.
In a dawn operation, U S Army Delta Force troops stormed hideouts of pro Iranian Shiite extremists in Beirut and freed American and European hostages. President Bush hailed the action as a lesson that America will not be intimidated again. Israeli intelligence aided the targeting after abducting cleric Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid, linked to the Higgins case. Riots were reported outside the U S Embassy in Tehran amid the flare up.
A U S aircraft carrier off Lebanon’s coast led a covert strike by Sixth Fleet commandos against Moslem militants in East Beirut. Dozens of Shiites killed, two Americans wounded, hostages flown to safety. remarks from officials and a light hearted moment from Reagan are noted.
Washington emergency medicine specialist Dr. James D'Orta founded LifeStar International to provide advance planning and on set medical care for films. The firm has supported projects including Licence to Kill in Mexico City and The Abyss shot in a converted Gaffney power plant, protecting hundreds of millions of dollars in budgets. D'Orta recalls battlefield scenes in Ouarzazate and a Bahrain prince begging for aid, illustrating the high stakes of on location health protection.
The Abyss earns an estimated 8.6 million in its first weekend, placing second behind Parenthood at 9.6 million. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child follows with about 8.3 million as The Abyss opens with 2.1 million on Wednesday for a 1,406 per screen average. Ed Harris stars as a rig foreman in Cameron's underwater drama with Mastrantonio as his wife and rig designer.
Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson trade barbs as Hudson calls her a cold eyed shark amid custody tensions and an alleged vow to revisit divorce terms. Hawn counters that he should face her like a man, while detailing charted visitation conflicts and a Malibu home stipulation. In Bermuda tragedy, Janet Culver recalls raft survival after a sailboat wreck near Bermuda, with former fiancé Nicholas Abbot Jr. missing and Culver recovering in hospital. Esa-Pekka Salonen named next Los Angeles Philharmonic director following Andre Previn, marking a major baton handoff in a 70 year history.
Philadelphia Paris Montreal Minneapolis and Washington are in play as Salonen's career and tours are discussed. Kennedy flags a humanitarian trip to Angola Namibia and the Congo with Espy Henry and other leaders. Everly Brothers seek industries for Muhlenberg County amid coal mining legacy and annual scholarships.
Centel advertises Wire Care Plus ensuring free repairs for wiring inside the home when problems occur between the phone and the outside line. Independent repairmen on the left charge 40 to 60 dollars for a service call, while Wire Care Plus costs only a few cents daily. Call a Centel office to order or learn more.
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