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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1987
Page
1
An Air France passenger plane carrying about 20 passengers and crew crashed today near Bordeaux France. Officials said the Brazilian made twin engine Imbra air plane was en route from Brussels when it went down in uninhabited woods in Eysines suburb. No cause is yet known.
The Lundberg Survey reports nationwide gasoline prices averaging 99.39 cents per gallon on December 18 1987 including all grades and taxes. Self service prices were 90.83 cents regular unleaded 86.92 cents regular leaded and 105.61 cents premium unleaded while full service prices were 119.44 cents regular unleaded 115.56 cents regular leaded and 129.64 cents premium unleaded. Regular unleaded accounted for 48 percent of the market.
The forecast prompts more rain with overnight lows mid 40s and Tuesday's cooler, cloudy skies with a 40 percent rain chance. Details appear on Page 5A.
Notices list several individuals with last names Gibson Jenkins Jones Mullins Parker Preston Pridgen Slater Smith and others across Georgia Texas and Philadelphia. Readers are directed to Page 7B for full death details and obituaries.
Nearly 1,500 people were missing and feared drowned after the passenger ship Dona Paz collided with the MT Victor and sank after a massive blaze off Mindoro island. The tanker also sank. survivors were few as rescuers combed shark-infested waters.
Washington AP Congress edges toward final budget package to fund federal agencies for 1988 amid disputes over Nicaragua Contra aid. Bills would cut $22.6 billion from this year’s deficit and extend spending authority through Tuesday. The Contra deal allows a future request for more aid, facing liberal opposition.
Supreme Court nominee Anthony Kennedy faced questions on abortion privacy and school prayer but earned early backing from Biden Leahy and other lawmakers who praised his open mind. Supporters include Byrd Specter Heflin with Kennedy seen as headed for swift confirmation next year.
In Nicaragua, Sandinista forces repelled an early pre-dawn assault by about 7,000 Contra rebels targeting Simna, Rosita, and Bonanza mining villages. Officials reported 100 Sandinista casualties with 10 Contra losses, while Contra claims of villages overrun contrast with radio reports. The mining region underpins the economy with gold exports aimed at rising from 23 million to 35 million dollars in 1988.
A private survey ranks state Medicaid programs with Minnesota as the best and Mississippi the worst. It warns even top-ranked Minnesota falls short and calls for federal takeover of funding and nationwide eligibility and benefits. The report criticizes Medicaid as a shaky edifice and inequitable for the poor across states.
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