22 Dec 1986
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1986
Page
1
The Aiken Standard will be closed on Christmas Day but a newspaper will publish. Classified ads are due tomorrow at 10 a.m. for Christmas Eve, tomorrow at 5 p.m. for Christmas Day, and Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Friday. Display ads are due tomorrow at noon for Friday and Christmas Eve at noon for Sunday. Regular schedules resume Friday.
The Census Bureau projects four births per second in 1985 rising to four and a half per second by 2000. Net gains of 2 to 3 people per second occur even with deaths. Global population could hit 6.2 billion by 2000, up 1.3 billion since 1985.
A cold wet spell arrives tomorrow with a high near 50 and a low in the upper 30s. Skies remain cloudy tonight as rain taps off by Christmas Day.
Deaths are reported for Frank O Byrd Gracewood Frances C Cox Anderson Edward H Drew Walter H Ford Robert P Gardner Bertha J Holley Cleo N Mitchell Marie W Nabritt Laura B Rauch and Bessie R Stone with locations including Gracewood Anderson North Augusta Gloverville Aiken Dalton Arlington Rock Hill Summerville See details on Page 3B.
Voyager aims to finish its non stop unrefueled global flight as head winds threaten fuel reserves. Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager pilot the craft toward Edwards Air Force Base with 2 400 miles to go and fuel-flow uncertainties discussed by Burt Rutan and the technical team.
Lancaster ap report notes Flat Earth Society founder Charles K. Johnson claims Voyager’s non stop flight is a hoax. He argues the earth is flat and that Rutan and Yeager merely circle a magnetic north, casting doubt on the globe around-the-world claim.
Lava from Mount Kilauea slowed to a near stop near Kalapana as 28 homes have been destroyed since late last month. Evacuation orders may be lifted while residents, aided by Mass at Star of the Sea Church, offer prayers to Pele the volcano goddess and await further civil defense updates.
The summer drought halved the states marijuana harvest and some growers turn to cocaine to recoup losses. Officials report far fewer seizures and higher prices, with Spartanburg noting slight production and Richland County down 90 percent. Authorities say drought, not enforcement, drove the drop.
The Pattis family endures a bitter Christmas as their son Jon Pattis remains detained in Iran since June. An electrical engineer for Cosmos Engineers, he was arrested after an Iraqi air strike and charged with espionage while using a false Italian passport. His mother and sister describe ongoing uncertainty and limited contact, hoping for news and a sign he is alive.
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