20 Dec 1987
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1987
Page
1
Washington dominated Tulane 24-12 Saturday night in the Independence Bowl as coach Phil Stickland earns Coach of the Year honors. South African boys and girls basketball teams reach finals in the SERTOMA Christmas Classic with wins Saturday. Denver and New York post victories Saturday as NFL playoff picture sharpens.
Business computers are a popular holiday item this season with shoppers flocking to stores. Page 1C likely offers more details on selections and deals.
The U S Senate approved a bill to rename Clarks Hill Lake dam and highway after Sen. Strom Thurmond. The House passed it Friday, Reagan must sign. Derrick estimated costs at about 42000 dollars with private funding preferred, disputing a 600000 dollar Corps figure.
Partly cloudy conditions and rising temperatures expected today and tomorrow. Highs will reach the low to mid 60s with overnight lows in the upper 40s. Page 10A has full details.
Death notices for Bessie H. Black of Anderson Texas and Margaret Mullins of Garland Texas and Annette Pope of Aiken announce their passings with funeral details to follow in local records.
A fragmented page lists sections such as Bridge, Cryptoquote, Obits, Opinions, Spofis, Wings, and National Mail. includes color comics and Sunday magazine with television listings and features. Names like Lewis Grizzard and Erma Bombeck appear among the features with a New York Times cross word puzzle cited.
Texaco Inc will pay Pennzoil 3 billion as part of a 5.5 billion restructuring to end their long feud. Pennzoil drops a 10.3 billion judgment that triggered Texaco's bankruptcy filing. The plan aims to maximize shareholder value and allow Texaco to emerge from Chapter 11.
The Danish flagged Karama Maersk was escorted out of the Persian Gulf by U S warships after two attacks by Iranian gunboats in 20 minutes. No casualties reported. the vessel carried Saudi oil bound for the United States and sustained minor damage. Pentagon denies policy change on escorting non U S flagged ships. Captain Henning Soerensen sent an emergency call for help as the attack began.
Kenyan evangelist David M S Kimweli continues preaching in Warrenville at Strong Tower Christian Center amid linked reports to upheaval involving seven American missionaries in Kenya. Advertisements show past appearances in Aiken and July and October. Kimweli denies authorship of a funding letter linked to Ku Klux Klan and South Africa tensions. He came to the U S in 1985 on a student visa and remains listed as a student in 1986.
The Senate passed an up to 4 billion dollar guarantee bailout for the Farm Credit System by a vote of 85 to 2. Proxmire and Gann opposed. President Reagan was expected to sign, with lawmakers framing the measure as aid to the Farm Belt still reeling from a six year crisis.
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