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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1987
Page
1
In Philadelphia a Fidelity Bank robber handed a teller a demand note and fled with about $5,000. A 37 year old man, Michael Pascucci, was arrested minutes later with the box. bystanders recovered roughly $300 as the windy day sent bills into the air.
NASA scientists at JPL in Pasadena plan a triple near pass maneuver to reach Jupiter with the Galileo spacecraft. The delay plagued the $1.3 billion project after the Challenger accident, using Venus and Earth flybys to gain speed.
Tonight will be fair and cold with a low in the mid 30s. Tomorrow turns mostly sunny with a expected high near 60. See Page 11A for full details.
Deaths of Steven C. Anderson Belvedere Juanita J Broadwater James H Cypert Mary C Mellon Alma M Spinks and German A Toro Long Island NY appear in the notice with page reference Page 3B for details.
President Reagan boosted claims of Soviet treaty violations four days before the third superpower summit with Mikhail Gorbachev. The charges threaten conservative support for the missile destruction pact he aims to sign and push to a Senate vote next Tuesday. No immediate sign that the summit is in danger, though the White House press secretary framed next week’s talks as crucial.
Networks will broadcast Reagan's pre summit interview in full at 8 p m EST with 6 30 p m excerpts on ABC CBS NBC also carrying parts on CNN NBC previously aired Brokaw interview with Gorbachev ahead of the three day summit. Reagan accuses Soviet leaders of violating the ABM treaty and other accords while urging action.
In Greenville AP report Senators Strom Thurmond and Ernest Hollings voiced caution on the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty. Thurmond questioned Soviet conventional superiority if nuclear weapons are removed, while Hollings urged detailed questions and verification before supporting the agreement. He plans to study a final copy before judging.
Duke Power Co may seek a share of the Savannah River Plant business after Du Pont withdraws from the nuclear weapons complex in 1989. A Duke spokeswoman said the company is evaluating possible consortium roles and would not run the entire facility near Aiken South Carolina. Bechtel could lead such a consortium and bids for operation are expected next year.
Senate Finance Committee trims deficit reduction tax package by removing a proposed Medicare tax increase on about 8 million high earners and their employers. The change leaves only a three year extension of a 3 percent telephone tax as a major revenue item, with most costs falling on corporations and the wealthy.
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