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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1988
Page
1
Dr. Darrell S. Rigel of NYU Medical School warns melanoma, a fatal skin cancer, is increasingly diagnosed in younger people. He notes a rate of one in 128 Americans and a 1,500 percent increase since 1935, with about 25 percent of the 27,300 cases this year under 39.
In Columbus reports described a wave of witchcraft rituals pushing police to seek clues from library records. A Louisiana parish police chief asked for names of patrons who checked occult materials not for current issues but as future precaution. Librarians in Ohio push proposed laws shielding library records from public scrutiny under open records limits.
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 40. Tomorrow expect a high in the mid 60s and a 20 percent chance of showers. Details appear on Page 4A.
Obituary notice listing deaths of Henrietta Anderson Trenton L C Bell Citeria C Burris Shannon L Stabler Wade Stallings Annie B Tyler Ruth Heath Weathersbee Willie Williams with reference to more details on Page 7A.
Gorbachev prepares to speak at the United Nations as the first Soviet leader at the General Assembly since 1960. Western reports hint at a 20 percent cut in active Soviet forces in Europe and along the Chinese border, signaling a push to ease Cold War tensions and advance arms talks.
U S weapons planners examine a long term option to operate Savannah River Plant reactors with an older unit to create a tritium contingency reserve through 2003. A four year continued operation after 1869 NPR opening could preserve tritium supply amid shutdowns. DOE comments await release of modernization plan.
President elect George Bush fills five key posts naming Carla Hills as U S trade representative Robert Mosbacher as commerce secretary and Michael Boskin to head the Council of Economic Advisers Webster to stay at CIA and Thomas Pickering to become U N ambassador Pickering brings Middle East experience including prior ambassadorship to Jordan from 1974 to 1978
Two Navy veterans recount the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor at 7 55 a m on a clear Sunday. F M Gibson on USS Phoenix and Brooks Webster aboard a different light cruiser witnessed the destruction and fear firsthand.
The U S Department of Energy presents a completed report detailing activities needed before restarting the K Reactor at Savannah River Plant. It outlines a safety plan and four focus areas: design and systems performance, human performance, management practices, and on-site technical work.
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