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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1988

Page

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Drug Money Found In Just Say No Bag In NYC Seizure

Agents seized about 5000 pounds of pure cocaine and 20 million dollars in cash including bags marked Just Say No. Four people were arrested led by a local Colombian cartel figure. Cocaine worth an estimated 400 million dollars was the largest NYC confiscation. The report notes earlier record seizures in Tampa and Hicksville.

New York New York City Robert M. Stutman Federal Drug Enforcement Administration United States Tampa Fla Hicksville Ecuador

Weather forecast with increasing showers tonight and tomorrow

Cloudy skies tonight with a 20 percent chance of thundershowers and a low near 70. Partly cloudy tomorrow with a 30 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers and a high near 90. Details on Page 10a.

Notable Obituaries and Deaths List in Georgia and Carolinas

A list of recent deaths includes L. Sumpter Clark Jr. and Augusta Bertha Elim in Georgia. William S. Hatfield in Martinez. James E. LaGrone in Greenwood. Martha W. Land in Belton. Dorothy K. Manuel in Langley. Mamie L. Mitchell in Aiken. Joyce Mullene in Chicago. Clara Patterson in Augusta. Rosa L. Toomer in Aiken. William F. Tutterow in the region. Clarence L. Vaughn from Jackson and other notices reference Page 38 for details.

Lenin Shipyard Strike Shocks Poland as Solidarity Returns

Hundreds of workers at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk seized the yard for a second time this year, chanting Solidarity and pressing for reinstatement and higher wages. Strikes spread to a Warsaw area tractor plant and a southeastern steel mill, with 13 enterprises affected and at least 76,400 idle. Miners idle at 10 Silesian mines as inflation soars unnamed. Lech Walesa reported from Gdansk that the yard was fully closed and the strike popular, with talks possible if the government agrees.

Gdansk Poland Solidarity Lenin Warsaw Lenin Shipyard Silesia Szczecin Lech Walesa Walesa

Rains Hamper Rescue Efforts Amid India Nepal Quake

A massive earthquake near the India Nepal border killed over 480 people and injured about 3,000 as monsoon rains hampered rescue work. Prime Minister Gandhi toured Bihar while Nepal's PM Shrestha visited Katmandu. Hospitals were overwhelmed and the army aided search operations despite outages and landslides.

New Delhi India India-Nepal Tembior V.K Sharma Bihar Indian Television Today Rajiv Gandhi Marich Man Singh Shrestha Nepal Bir Katmandu Subcontinent

Proud Farm Family Reaches For Help

Hastings Michigan dairy farmers Jean and Gordon Chase struggle with drought of 88 and limited hay. They feed cows apple pulp and cereal mix to stretch feed while fearing reduced drought relief corn access under the new federal plan signed into law.

Hastings, Mich Jean and Gordon Chase

Lobbyists Spend Over Sixty Million in 1987 Campaign Wages

The 1987 lobbying total reached 63.62 million dollars, up 4.5 percent from 1986, with the National Committee to Preserve Social Security leading at 2.93 million. Common Cause claimed second, while Citizens for Sensible Control of Acid Rain fell to fourth.

Washington Capitol Congress House Senate Associated Press National Committee To Preserve Social Security James Roosevelt Franklin Common Cause Citizens

First Day Of School Goes Smoothly In Aiken County

School officials report a quiet first day as classes begin across Aiken County Public Schools. Dr. Joseph Brooks notes changes at Busbee Elementary Aiken High School and J D Lever. Lever gained a 17 classroom addition to accommodate an expected 300 to 400 new students and to relocate mobile units to other sites.

Joseph Brooks Aiken County Public Schools Brooks Busbee Elemen Tary Aiken High School J.D. Lever

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