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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1984
Page
2
CIA helicopter crews reportedly fired on Nicaraguan government forces twice this year in defensive actions, according to U.S. officials. Congress is reviewing whether the January 6 clash at Potosi was an offensive strike on a Nicaraguan arms storage facility.
Washington AP report says the Reagan administration will withdraw the United States from UNESCO citing endemic hostility to the West extraneous politicization and inefficient management. The move aims to warn other international bodies that mismanagement and anti-Western policies could jeopardize American support.
In VA Switzerland AP report says 13 OPEC ministers held a second day of closed talks on a pricing plan aimed at small hikes for cheap crude and minor cuts for expensive grades to defend a $29 benchmark for Arabian Light.
The National Transportation Safety Board said federal rules classify toxic MIC gas no more strictly than gasoline, arguing the Transportation Department fails to account for all dangers in the Bhopal incident context. This stance questions adequacy of current transport safety classifications and safeguards.
The British Library faces budget woes and may begin charging readers for access to its vast literary collections. Library chairman Sir Frederick Dainton announced this possibility during a news conference presenting the annual report.
Consumer prices show a 0.2 percent gain in November led by modest food and gasoline shifts. Gasoline up 0.4 percent, food 0.2 percent, with seasonals dampening usual patterns as analysts project 1984 inflation around 4 percent. Commerce Dept notes slower business spending next year.
The Jane’s All The World’s Aircraft yearbook notes Soviet advances with the MiG-29 Su-27 and MiG-31 threatening NATO air superiority. U S ATF efforts like F 16 and Grumman X 29A aim for front line dominance by 2025 with voice recognition systems to free pilots for combat functions.
The Defense Department condemned a Washington Post story about a space shuttle mission carrying a spy satellite over the Soviet Union. Caspar Weinberger blamed journalistic irresponsibility while praising networks that honored requests not to publish. The leak, fate of secrecy, and who leaked remain unclear as White House support steady.
A study led by Dr. Prem Kumar finds mold in car A C vents linked to impaired breathing for some allergy and asthma patients. Among 224 surveyed, 18 percent reported worse symptoms with the air conditioner on. tests in cars showed breathing impairment and mold presence. The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, notes broader underestimation and ongoing decontamination efforts.
Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive are open 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. Rates for carriers and options include 90 and 3 90 11 70 23 40 and 416 80.
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