23 Dec 1987
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1987
Page
1
The IRS admits errors in the new W-4 forms and cancels penalties for underwithholding this year. After a year of urging taxpayers to use the revised forms, the agency announces an $86 million Christmas present by waiving withholding penalties.
Beverly Hills in the sunlit Hollywood fantasy world, celebrities like Madonna Imelda Marcos Zsa Zsa Gabor Cher Valerie Harper Burt Bacharach Monty Hall Jessica Tandy Hume Cronyn Charles Bronson Jill Ireland and Jackie Onassis reveal their Christmas wishes to Brady White as they whisper champagne dreams to the Santa to the Stars.
Weather outlook says clear to fair skies tonight with a low around 38. Tomorrow brings increasing cloudiness with a high near 65.
Obituary notices for Mary C. Cooper Augusta Alees Corbett Salley Rufus A. Davis John H. Jennings James E. McCormick Wallace Oliphant Brenda E. Olson Laura W. Wells are listed by location Augusta Aiken Poway Roswell with page reference 2B for full details.
A legislative screening committee split 4 4 on whether Circuit Judge Rodney Peeples is qualified for South Carolina Supreme Court amid ethics accusations from an Orangeburg attorney. The four voting for and against Peeples reflected a party and branch split as the General Assembly prepares to elect the justice.
New York retailers enter the final Christmas week with cautious optimism. Analysts predict overall gains despite mixed results among stores and variable early performance. Last-minute shoppers and markdowns shape a season that may be OK rather than dismal.
Dozens of arrests reported overnight as troops raided Rafah Khan Younis and Gaza City. Rabin told Parliament that military authorities may detain without trial and deport rioters, justifying force to protect soldiers. Washington criticized Israel's use of live fire during protests. United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Israel’s actions amid eight days of debate. Rabin cited 21 Arabs killed and 58 wounded in December disturbances.
President Reagan signed two measures raising taxes and trimming spending in a White House ceremony. The tax bill nets 23 billion over two years with cuts to Medicare and farm support, while the spending bill allocates 600 billion for agencies but trims 7.6 billion in projected cost increases.
In Beirut eight Americans held hostage in Lebanon receive letters from their families. One asks captors for mercy, another wishes them a Merry Christmas as newspapers An-Nahar and As-Safir publish and translate the English messages on front and back pages respectively.
The Group of Seven industrial democracies pledge to cooperate on exchange markets to halt further dollar declines after a U S budget deal. Analysts remain skeptical whether the Louvre accord like statement will stabilize the battered U S currency despite renewed efforts by the United States Japan West Germany Britain France Italy and Canada.
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