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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1983
Page
2
Lech Walesa urged the Polish government to legalize Solidarity, warning of further conflict. Communist authorities barred him from delivering a commemorative speech in Gdansk for workers who died in food price protests.
A winter storm slammed Texas and Oklahoma with up to half a foot of snow while the Midwest faced extreme cold as temperatures plummeted. Marquette and Salt Lake City set snowfall records, with Minnesota and Nebraska totaling heavy accumulations and high wind chills reported.
Factions announce a three point cease-fire stabilizing Gaza cease thinking about Beirut. The Beirut international airport reopens after a 17 day shutdown. Israel stages a naval assault on PLO loyalists in Tripoli as Syrian backed opposition factions reach agreement in Damascus. Public Works Minister Khoury orders airport staff to resume work. U S Marines maintain peacekeeping duties at the airport while evacuation ships for Yasser Arafat await Greek flag and naval escorts.
A confidential Tyler report says Defense Minister Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova may have known about and helped cover up the 1980 killings of four U.S. churchwomen. It notes transfers, weapon exchanges, and two commissions, but finds no definite high official crime. Congress saw the document. sources declined to name themselves.
President's counselor Edwin Meese III revisits hunger comments comparing Scrooge to a less harsh boss. He argues Scrooge had faults but was not unfair, as critics say the remarks sparked bipartisan backlash. Reagan said the remarks were out of context, while noting even one hungry person is too many.
Legendary dancer Gene Kelly at 71 notes more fan mail as younger viewers discover his work through That's Entertainment II. He says college students study his dances and he is frequently asked to narrate dance documentaries. Kelly argues later films hinge on sex more than graceful motion.
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions classifieds and ideas 648 2311 and 649 1555. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday to Friday at 124 Rutland Drive.
Aiken Community Hospital and local emergency services list contact numbers for sheriff fire and ambulance. Includes 1 800 922 9709 for long distance emergencies and department lines 648 6811 and hospital code 649 7911.
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