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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1986
Page
2
BEIRUT reports Israeli warplanes attacked guerrilla bases, burning targets including the Nahr el Bared refugee camp near Tripoli. No further details were provided.
President Reagan will issue an executive order making Friday December 26 a federal holiday following Christmas. The White House said the action follows a tradition begun in the early 1950s to help federal employees and their families plan their holiday season.
Authorities hunt gunman after a robbery fatally wounding Mary Cahn 31 of Woodbridge at a Fairfax County service station. The Washington Times sports editor Michael Keating 27, shot in the head, is in serious condition at Fairfax Hospital after being shot while recovering a jacket from his car about 30 minutes later and the suspect stealing his car.
President Azcona Hoyo said Honduras bombed Nicaraguan forces that crossed the border but denied bombing villages in Nicaragua. Daniel Ortega rejected Honduran accusations, urging Azcona Hoyo to halt U S backed rebels operating from Honduran bases. Nicaragua reported seven soldiers and two civilians killed in the raids.
An expert says three Arab states and Turkey are joining Israel in quiet diplomacy to avert a potential water shortage crisis in the Nile, Jordan, and Tigris Euphrates basins. Iraq Egypt Jordan Turkey and Israel have been represented by senior officials in a yearlong study and discussions.
Viewers noticed an error in a Monday Jeopardy broadcast when the final clue referred to Pike County Kentucky and Logan County Virginia. The question should have named the Hatfields and McCoys, a fact producers admitted after viewer complaints and research.
Boston based AP reports that higher blood levels of the adrenal hormone DHEAS are associated with longer survival in older men. Researchers caution causation is not proven but suggest DHEAS could protect against death, especially heart disease, shown in a UC San Diego study of 242 men over 12 years.
A 69-year-old man opened fire at a Mount Pleasant Iowa City Council meeting fatally wounding Mayor Edward King and wounding two council members JoAnn Sankey and Ronald Dupree. The gunman Ralph Orin Davis surrendered. he faces first degree murder charges with bond set at 300000.
The government expands six month old media controls, creating a 24 hour censorship office. Reporters must submit articles on security force actions boycotts banned meetings and detainees before publication. Radio and TV staff face script and tape submissions.
South Carolina is rated the worst state for women's legal rights in a NOW ranking. Advocates say a culture of male control persists in the Deep South, though gains for women are uneven. Washington leads, with Georgia Mississippi Alabama ahead of South Carolina in the bottom four.
The National Organization for Women scored states and the District of Columbia on women's legal rights. Washington led, followed by Massachusetts New York Wisconsin Connecticut Michigan and others in a detailed ranking list spanning all fifty states and DC.
Aiken Standard lists subscription rates 3 6 12 months with advance payment to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription. Readers are directed to call 649-5316 for subscriptions and 649-1555 or 648-2311 for classifieds and news tips. Office hours are 8 30 a.m. to 9 30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10 30 a.m. Sunday at 124 Rutland Drive.
Aiken Standard provides emergency contact numbers including 648-7000 648-1346 258-3700 258-3449 and 648-6811 for residents needing urgent assistance.
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