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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1985
Page
2
A 6.4 magnitude quake struck a small Pacific island about 600 miles south of Tokyo, with officials saying no injuries or damage occurred. A series of undersea quakes has been noted recently near the island, which has about 1,500 residents.
Atlanta officials break ground for a $20 million CDC laboratory to study AIDS and other deadly illnesses. Set to finish by December 1987, the facility will be the largest of its kind in the United States and will include advanced air locks and filtration to prevent escape of samples. Dr. Walter Dowdle notes AIDS research will dominate the space alongside Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lassa fever studies.
Sandra Good, 41, paroled after nearly a decade for conspiring to send death threats to corporate officials. She began five years of parole in a supervised group home, agreed to avoid contact with Charles Manson, and rejected a NJ halfway house option. News notes a prior work stint with Lynette Fromme at Alderson.
The National Safety Council counted 409 traffic deaths over the four day Thanksgiving period ending Sunday, higher than last year but within early estimates. Spokesman Bob O’Brien attributed the figure partly to weather and adherence to safety advisories. California led with 45 fatalities while several states and D C reported no deaths.
Chicago star William Perry known as The Refrigerator appears in a national ad with teammates Dave Duerson Steve McMichael and Dan Hampton during a Monday night NFL game between the Bears and the Dolphins.
The Transportation Department awarded Boeing a 1.8 million dollar contract to develop wind shear detection and handling training. The program targets the Boeing 727, the most used U S jetliner with over 1 000 in operation.
In northeastern Switzerland, a weekend snowslide in Appenzell canton claimed two mountaineers, Thomas Wueschner, 27, and Verena Kamber, 20. The avalanche buried them about 1300 yards down the slope. their bodies were recovered the next day, marking the season's first fatalities as the air rescue service reported.
Andrew Butler also known as Tito Goya and Tito Butler was found dead of natural causes in his Austin apartment while awaiting murder trial for the 1978 killing of Rudy Trevino. Butler appeared in Kojak Baretta Miami Vice and films with Paul Newman and Dustin Hoffman. He was extradited to Texas last January from Bay Shore New York.
NASA administrator James M. Beggs rejects calls to resign after an indictment charging him and three General Dynamics executives with conspiring to defraud the DoD and making false statements over cost overruns on the Sgt. York anti aircraft gun. The 12 year probe links $7.5 million in overcharges to a $3.2 million net loss.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered near the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal on the gas leak anniversary. They burned effigies of chairman Warren Anderson and chanted Down with Killer Carbide while riot police guarded the site. No violence was reported as authorities arrested at least 150 people to curb unrest.
Corazon Aquino announced she will run against 20 year incumbent Ferdinand Marcos in a special presidential election set for February 7. She spoke to a large audience with eight party coalition leaders praising her bid and reiterating claims of Marcos's responsibility for her husband Benigno Aquino's assassination.
In a children's summit a US and Soviet youth asked each other about dating and language classes during a satellite telecast watched by a 9 000 mile distant audience. The program featured songs, duets, and a Peace Child sketch spoofed in Moscow and Minneapolis with translators and a tribute to Samantha Smith.
The Aiken Standard advertises emergency numbers as a service. It notes the paper is published weekday afternoons by Aiken Communications Inc. and provides the mailing address in Aiken South Carolina.
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