This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1986
Page
3
A natural gas leak in a cafe area likely caused a blast that damaged a row of downtown shops costing about 2 million dollars. The blast shattered hotel windows and covered streets with glass, but no serious injuries were reported.
Two Soviet soldiers fled from East Germany to West Germany near Wolfenbuettel early Sunday, the West German border patrol said. It is the first Red Army defection across the border since 1984, with about 250000 Soviet troops stationed in East Germany. The escape happened so quickly East German guards did not have time to intervene.
President Reagan authorized U S military helicopter airlift to move Hondurans to counter a Sandinista incursion from Nicaragua. Helicopters will fly unarmed from Palmerola base with 25 mile exclusion by U S forces. Rep Michael Barnes warns U S involvement could spark regional disaster.
Florida based? No. Beach expert Orrin Pilkey warns sea walls increase erosion while Duke University geologist notes setbacks slow loss. Rep Linwood Altman urges timetables for local laws on setbacks and renourishment to safeguard Georgetown and Horry County beaches amid Hurricane era damage and tourism dependence.
Former Aikenite Dennison A Royal wins a settlement from Kiawah Island Development Co valued at about 3 million dollars. A 5.2 acre beachfront tract and 3.5 acres on Cougar Island go to Royal, while his mother Eugenia May Royal receives a 5.3 acre adjacent lot under an order by 6th Circuit Family Court Judge Berry L Mobley.
Nobel laureates in physics chemistry and economics say the awards transform their lives. John Polanyi Dudley Herschbach Yuan Lee James Buchanan express pride and plan for future work while Ernst Ruska Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer share the physics prize for advances in microscopy.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.