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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1987
Page
2
Federal health researchers urge stronger crash prevention as auto wrecks remain the top cause of early death. The CDC cites 91,513 unintentional injury deaths in 1984, with motor vehicle crashes causing 39,228 and costing about 2.3 million potential life years.
The Census Bureau reports preschoolers under age five rose by over 10 percent in the 1980s, led by Sun Belt states and Alaska. National growth from 1980 to July 1986 exceeded ten percent, while earlier seconds saw declining school-age numbers after 1964. Enrollment rebounds in early grades spur districts to expand space.
The FTC reports a U.S. district court in Arizona ordered a halt to claims that Federal Sterling Galleries offered original Salvador Dali works. The order freezes assets, appoints a receiver for Federal Sterling and Churchill Gallery, and names officers Robert Sweeney aka Robert Gannon and David Kadis aka Michael Marshall.
Federal safety officials broadened a probe into throttle-control problems affecting 800000 1986 87 General Motors cars. The letter, released by a consumers group, confirms an engineering analysis that could lead to a recall after an initial evaluation.
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The dollar extended its record fall in early European trade as oil prices dipped and gold rebounded after a Hong Kong decline. In initial European hours the currency edged near postwar lows versus the German mark, Japanese yen, and Swiss franc. The dollar ended in Tokyo at 126.45 yen, down from 126.55 on Thursday.
New York AP reports sentencing for Ivan F. Boesky in Manhattan federal court. Prosecutors say consider his cooperation and extensive criminal conduct in weighing penalties for the former financier who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make false statements to the SEC.
Israeli troops stormed a Gaza hospital to disperse stone throwing Palestinians, killing three Arabs. In Jerusalem riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators near Al Aqsa after Friday prayers. an elderly worshiper died, reportedly of a heart attack, amid clashes tied to 11 days of fighting in the West Bank and Gaza.
In Seoul protests erupted as police clashed with demonstrators accusing the government of cheating in the presidential vote. A neighborhood leader reportedly tried to burn himself after alleging party funds, while Roh Tae-woo led Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam in the election. Riot police dispersed crowds at a southern Seoul polling site, injuring 31 and burning 10 vehicles as 1,200+ were arrested.
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