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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1987
Page
2
Washington AP Senate opens debate on a two year tax bill valued at 23 billion dollars to implement deficit reduction pact with the White House. A second measure, setting 605.9 billion for base military and domestic programs, was approved by the Appropriations Committee with 7.6 billion in reductions.
Vietnam Veterans of America says it found documents showing bias by VA officials over Agent Orange health threats. The group filed in federal court releasing a paper by Dr. Lawrence Hobson titled Dioxin and Witchcraft in which he blames media and critics for spreading the alleged black magic about Agent Orange.
The Pentagon said workers at an Army lab in Hawaii identified two of three missing Vietnam War servicemen. Maj. Roger E. Behnfeldt of Defiance Ohio was identified. he vanished Aug 19, 1972 over North Vietnam. The other identity was withheld per family request. Remains were repatriated Sept. 24 by Vietnam.
Richard Ziemenski of the SC School Bus Safety Action Committee says a state report on 17 year old drivers is misleading. The group urges a federal extension beyond January 1 to replace under 18 drivers with adults, arguing costs and driver availability.
Voyager II data suggest small ice coated comets lacking tails created craters on the Moon Earth Mercury and Mars. The shower may account for craters up to 600 feet and some reaching 2 miles over 3.2 billion years. Researchers Donahue Gombosi and Sandel report from University of Michigan and University of Arizona.
President Azcona urges both the Sandinistas and the Contras to show flexibility to advance a Central American peace plan. He agrees to allow international observers on Honduras southern border to verify removal of Contra training camps amid stalled negotiations mediated by Cardinal Obando y Bravo.
FBI agents removed boxes and a metal briefcase from the home of David A. Burke 35 of Long Beach, a fired USAir worker killed in the PSA Flight 1771 crash. Investigators pursue a possible revenge motive while Burke’s friends recall his civil rights advocacy and troubled side.
A U S military C 130 Hercules crashed on an icy airstrip 862 miles from McMurdo Station. Eleven Americans were aboard with two Navy personnel missing. reports of additional missing or dead crew could not be confirmed. An emergency medical team was dispatched from McMurdo.
Last minute changes to the Canada United States free trade pact protect U S shipping and Canadian publishers textiles and East Coast fish exporters while still aiming to phase out tariffs by 1989. Officials say non-tariff barriers remain and final text will be released before the January signing deadline.
The dollar dropped to a record closing low of 132.35 yen in Tokyo trading as investors awaited U.S. October trade deficit data. The Nikkei average fell 62.64 points to 22,885.70, with traders noting cautious sentiment about yearend rally until the deficit figures are released.
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