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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1985
Page
2
San Francisco reports the Whale Center offers a 50 dollar yearly Adopt-A-Whale program from Oakland. Buyers select and name a whale from 1000 photos, receive a certificate, pictures and whale histories. Center spokesman Mark Palmer expects adoption numbers to rise as awareness grows.
Researchers say an in school program costing about 8 dollars per child could sharply cut cavities with a two year trial in Boston suburbs Holbrook and Randolph. The plan targets grades 1 through 11 and relies on fluoride not added to local water.
Researchers report lasers can remove birthmarks in more than half of treated children. Argon lasers reduced or erased marks in many cases, but thicker skin on the nose and lips limited effectiveness. A stronger beam or different laser may help in prominent cases.
Western European leaders gather in Luxembourg for two days of talks on freeing trade and revising the Common Market charter the first since the bloc’s creation. The Luxembourg government deploys 800 security personnel amid terrorist bombings concerns. 11 of 12 heads attend the opening session. President Mitterrand misses the initial meeting.
Israel and the United States strained relations after the Pollard espionage case. Prime Minister Shimon Peres called the affair an isolated incident of limited importance to US Israel ties after meeting with American Jewish leaders. Israel apologized for any agent involvement and pledged to punish any officials implicated.
Atlantis crew demonstrate in orbit by assembling a four story tower and a 12 foot pyramid from aluminum struts during a six hour forty one minute space walk. Jer ry Ross and Sherwood Spring show ease in maneuvering the structure while officials say data will aid future space station and in orbit construction planning. Mexico's Rodolfo Neri is aboard and a landing is scheduled for Edwards Air Force Base California.
The fifth anniversary Mass in Cleveland recalls four slain churchwomen Dororthy Kazel Jean Donovan Ita Ford and Maura Clark. The El Salvador mission is described as helping the poor and preventing communists from gaining a foothold, despite being viewed as an opponent by Salvadoran and American authorities.
Gen. Fabian Ver and 25 others were found innocent of murder in the 1983 assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino. The court reinstated Ver, and Ro lando Galman was ruled the killer. Aquino’s widow and critics react as Marcos ally returns to power.
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Aiken Standard provides emergency numbers for local services including Poison Control, SC Highway Patrol, Salley Fire and Police, Sheriff and deputies, and volunteer fire departments Wagoner and Wagoner Police. The paper notes publication details and mailing address.
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