Social Security switches to peach colored checks
The 36.6 million Social Security recipients begin receiving new pale peach checks replacing 40 year old punch card ones. The Liberty drawing and more than a dozen security features aim to deter counterfeiting with void marks on copies and altered amounts. By next year 115 million Americans will have at least one new check, at a cost of five million dollars but saving six million annually on cheaper paper.
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Union Carbide India settles with Bhopal plant workers
Union Carbide India Ltd. will pay 627 workers at its closed Bhopal plant about 1.07 million rupees or roughly $1 million. The settlement was reached Monday with the workers’ union, following the gas leak that killed 2,500 people a year ago, the company said from Bombay.
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Springsteen and Nelson Plead to Save Local 3M Jobs
Bruce Springsteen and Willie Nelson publish a four-newspaper ad urging Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. not to close the Magnetic Audio-Video plant in Freehold and to preserve jobs at another 3M facility. About 430 workers are facing layoffs in the hometown.
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Entertainer Jerry Lee Lewis Returns to Hospital After Surgery
Jer ry Lee Lewis, 50, hospitalized again in Memphis a day after release for a bleeding ulcer. Beth Maas says he came in with nausea and stomach pains. no diagnosis yet. He underwent surgery November 12 to remove a third of his stomach and is not listed as an emergency case.
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Textile Forces Eye Veto Despite Victory
Congress approved a textile bill 255 to 161, but supporters warn of plant closings and layoffs without import cuts. Reagan has yet to decide, and aides indicate he may veto, arguing the measure undermines free trade. Leaders warn a veto could spark industry harm and retaliation against U.S. exports.
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Flawless Atlantis Flight Signals Monthly Shuttle Cadence
NASA officials praised Atlantis after its 2.8 million mile week long mission. The crew included Ro dolfo Neri Mexico's first astronaut and spacewalkers practiced space station construction while three communications satellites were deployed. About 6,700 spectators watched the landing at Edwards Air Force Base California and officials plan to maintain monthly flights over the next 13 months.
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South Carolina Leaders Welcome Trade Bill Passage
South Carolina congressmen hailed the House approval of a bill to roll back textile and apparel imports. They warned the veto showdown with President Reagan could follow if the measure conflicts with free trade policy. Rep. Butler Derrick said Reagan would sign if possible, Thurmond urged swift presidential action to save American jobs.
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Trade measures flood Congress amid import curbs push
More than 300 trade measures filled the congressional hopper in eight months with many urging import restrictions. Analysts project U.S. balance of payments red ink reaching about 150 billion dollars this year.
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GAO questions Pentagon study of A-Bomb test exposure
The GAO report says thousands of military personnel at Operation Crossroads in 1946 received higher radiation doses than Pentagon estimates. It cites film badge readings from 10 to 2.0 rems and notes no 1946 federal standard, while current limits are 0.5 rems per year.
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Voyager 2 Approaches Uranus for Close Flyby
Uranus looms as a blue white target for NASA’s Voyager 2 which speeds toward the planet at 45000 mph. Initial images show a fuzzy blob but scientists expect clearer photos comparable to earlier Jupiter and Saturn pictures when it passes next month.
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Two Americans and German Freed by Philippine Rebels
The Moro National Liberation Front released John Robinow of New York and Helmuth Herbst of Munich after holding them captive for over a year in the southern Philippines. They were flown to a hospital at Clark Air Base following their release on Jolo Island.
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New York
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Aiken Standard Details Mail Rates and Publication
The Aiken Standard established in 1867 is published weekday afternoons by Aiken Communications Inc. The mailing address is P.O. Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29802. Second class postage is paid at Aiken SC.
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Aiken
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