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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1986
Page
2
Cairo prosecutors indict four military officers and 29 others for forming an extremist Moslem organization to overthrow the government. The 33 defendants are sent to a state security court for trial with possible hard labor penalties up to 25 years. Trial date not set.
Former Green Beret James Bo Gritz tries to enter Thailand using a false passport and is deported. He vows to continue rescue missions in Laos, while Thailand had earlier declared him persona non grata after a 1983 foray.
Metairie Sheriff Lee apologized and revoked a plan to stop and question black drivers in white neighborhoods amid crime concerns. NAACP leaders warned the policy was dangerous and discriminatory, while Lee acknowledged his mistake and sought to calm the furor.
Dr. Leon N. Cooper of Brown University says a statistical model he developed can explain and predict characteristics of HIV. He asserts the model may serve as a road map to guide researchers seeking ways to thwart AIDS.
Nicaragua's Foreign Ministry protested joint U S Honduran exercises near the border 18 miles from Nicaragua. President Ortega accused Sandinista troops of being fired on by 105mm cannons from Honduran territory, while U S officials denied any American artillery involvement and stressed no U S troops fired from Honduras.
Mohammad Mehdi and Dale Shaheen said they will visit Damascus to press for freedom of 17 foreign hostages held in Lebanon. They expect talks with Syrian officials and Arab leaders, but no kidnappers have been contacted yet. They met Prime Minister Karami and Shiite leader Husseini and aim to reach Baalbek to view Islamic Revolutionary Guards presence.
Washington AP reports state consumer affairs officials list the 10 leading issues. Advertising fraud leads, followed by lemon laws and health spas, with mortgage brokers rent to own agreements and video clubs among the concerns.
About 5,000 black miners at the Grootvlei mine east of Johannesburg walked off the job after a clash with police left one miner dead and eight wounded. General Mining Union Corp said production stopped as residents complained of disturbances after a union meeting.
The notice lists subscription and advertising phone numbers 649 5316 649 1555 and 648 2311 plus 648 2311 for news ideas. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday to Friday and 8 to 10 30 a m Sunday with mailing address Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.
The Aiken Standard issue provides emergency numbers as a public service. The note lists publication details including its establishment in 1867 and address at Aiken, South Carolina.
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