29 Aug 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1988
Page
1
A Proton rocket lifted from Baikonur carrying cosmonauts Vladislav Lyakhov Valery Polyakov and Afghan pilot Abdul Mohmand toward Mir for an endurance mission. Polyakov will monitor health of crew already aboard since December as Soviet TV aired the launch and then cut away.
Skies will be mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight and a 30 percent chance tomorrow. The low will be near 70 with a high near 70. Please see details on Page 6A.
A memorial notice lists multiple deceased individuals from South Carolina towns including North Augusta Edgefield Belvedere Orangeburg Wagoner Jackson Gloverville Warrenville Denmark Greenwood and names Gladys H Cain Helen Cheatham Annie Lou Connelley Kisler DeWitt Mary F Hair Mary H Gunnells Nettie Lee Monday Sadie B Pruitt Jesse B Raybon Jr Samuel M Sojourner Jr and William E Thompson. Page 6A contains further details.
West Germany suspended military air shows and urged NATO to halt stunt flying after three Italian jets collided and one struck spectators at Ramstein Air Base. At least 45 killed, about 500 injured including many critically burned. many victims were children. Defense Minister Rupert Scholz announced the ban and Bonn officials froze further displays.
Clifford and Sharon Strength of New Ellenton who are stationed at Ramstein Air Field in West Germany witnessed the ill fated Ramstein air show yesterday where one person died and several were injured. The couple will not complain about being late for engagements again after the tragedy.
Americans and West Germans observed the Itar moment as the scene unfolded, with onlookers described across the page. The report hints at a broader context on See W. Germany Page 10A, suggesting continued coverage beyond the fragment.
Firefighters in Shoshone National Forest and nearby areas created their own blaze to outpace the Clover Mist fire, burning 500 acres of timber to protect Crandall Wyoming Cooke City Montana and nearby forests. Crews used a 6 mile wide fuel line and hot shot teams to halt spread as winds pushed flames toward towns and timber resources.
In Prineville Oregon Crook County has voted for the eventual presidential winner in every election since 1882 except 1888 when it backed the loser. Local officials attribute the streak to chance or local conditions while critics call it statistical luck.
Tropical Storm Chris spawned tornados that damaged houses and mobile homes and caused at least one death in the Carolinas before weakening and moving toward Virginia. The storm left thousands without power, tore a hotel roof, and flooded highways in South Carolina as it moved up the coast. A tornado near Charleston's inland area devastated mobile homes, killing 78 year old Mary Lemon in Clarendon County. Local damage details for Aiken County were unavailable.
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