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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1987
Page
12
Economists see GNP growth near 3.0 percent for the year’s second half after a robust second quarter. Initial doubts about consumer spending and tax reform effects faded as July reports suggested continued activity and renewed optimism for the final six months.
Consumer prices in July show the overall index at 340.8 with a $10 base cost equaling $34.08, up from $32.80 a year earlier. New autos rose 0.3 percent, used cars 1.0 percent, clothing fell 0.6 percent, housing up 0.2 percent, and medical care up 0.5 percent as inflation projections rise for 1987 and 1988.
Anglo American Corp fires 4000 striking black miners and threatens to dismiss 16,000 more if they do not return to work by Monday. The move part of a broad labor dispute with the National Union of Mineworkers as unions push for higher wages and improved benefits across major gold and coal mines. Authorities report thousands more facing discipline or dismissal amid the 12 day strike.
A bus carrying black mineworkers plunged down a cliff near Queenstown injuring 50 and killing 30, with authorities revising an earlier death toll. The vehicle was from Odendaalsrus to Port Elizabeth amid a miners strike context, and ambulances aided the scene between Queenstown and Fort Beaufort.
Government study shows average payments to custodial mothers fell to 2215 in 1985 from 2528 in 1983, a 12.4 percent decline. Researchers cite fewer large awards and possible small, more frequent payments as factors, while noting more divorces awarding support may lower averages.
Eyewitnesses report portions of the flaps recovered from the crash scene while NTSB spokesman Alan Pollock notes the search for marks. The Journal of Commerce says Flight 255 attempted takeoff with improper flap settings and insufficient speed. Wayne County Medical Examiner Werner Spitz says 109 victims identified as relatives begin claiming bodies.
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