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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1985
Page
2
Commerce Department data show U S firms plan a 1 percent cut in expansion and modernization spending for 1986 after inflation adjustment, contrasting with a 5.6 percent rise in 1985 and signaling weaker growth for the economy. Domestic manufacturers face foreign competition and slower investment.
Relatives say former Democratic Party legislator Francis Kasuura and lawyer Joshua Bwanika were killed by men in army uniforms in Kampala after a peace treaty signing. A businessman in Bwanika's car was seriously wounded. In Wakiso residents report soldiers robbing townspeople since Nairobi accord.
Congress plans 90 days of housing aid for dependents of 248 Army personnel killed in the Gander Newfoundland jetliner crash. The package would raise life insurance death benefits from 35,000 to 50,000.
Pravda editorial says the Soviet Union would consider on site verification only if the United States extends its unilateral five month moratorium on nuclear testing which expires Jan 1. Soviet officials note the ban is one sided as Washington accuses Moscow of finishing tests.
Jeremy Ghiloni, 9, died in Columbus after spending 45 minutes under water in an icy Newark pond and being placed in a barbiturate coma. He was rescued by Licking County paramedics and treated at Children’s Hospital, where doctors noted his case was the first immersion-related hypothermia they had seen.
Listings show phone numbers for subscriptions classified ads and news tips plus office hours and address. Provides hours 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays and 8 to 10:30 Sunday and mailing address in Aiken South Carolina. Subscription rates listed as 1.14 4.90 14.70 29.40 98.80.
The Aiken Standard publishes emergency numbers as a service. It is a weekday afternoon paper established in 1867 by Aiken Communications Inc. and mailed from Aiken South Carolina.
Congress aimed to close fiscal gaps before holidays but faces a $368 billion omnibus for Pentagon and agencies. A $52 billion farm bill cleared the House 325-96 and Senate 55-38, with expectations of Reagan signature. A $70 billion Farm Credit rescue was sent to the White House, also likely to be signed. Conference negotiators trimmed Pentagon funding by 1.3 billion to 281.2 billion while preserving pay and procurement cost rules and a 7,510 pay raise cap, heightening next year budget pressure.
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