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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1987
Page
2
A rush hour collision near Paris between a passenger train and an empty train derailed three cars at Issy Plaine station. Authorities report varying casualty figures with at least one dead and 26 to 33 injured, including ten seriously. The incident occurred about 8 45 a.m. local time on the southwest outskirts of Paris.
A federal task force recommends a two year $500000 project to develop less fire prone cigarettes. The Interagency Committee on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety says smaller cigarettes lower density tobacco and changes in paper could reduce mattress fires and save lives with billions in avoided damages.
A 15 year study of more than 45 000 Swedish soldiers found men who used marijuana on over 50 occasions were six times as likely to develop schizophrenia as non users. Authors caution the link does not prove causation and note many cases were not connected to cannabis.
US intelligence reassesses Soviet missiles after Moscow data show DIA estimates of SS-20s about 300 higher than Soviet figures. CIA estimates align closer to Soviet numbers while DIA and lawmakers weigh impacts on INF treaty ratification and on-site verification plans.
Coast guard says the Dona Paz captain and two mates turned control to an apprentice before a collision with the oil tanker Victor. Survivors reported officers were not at duty. 1,630 people were missing or presumed dead. Rescue operations pressure Mindoro waters. 242 bodies recovered.
A 15 year old boy hijacked KLM flight 343 from Amsterdam to Milan, diverting to Rome. After a four hour standoff authorities tricked him into leaving the jet and he was captured unarmed. No one aboard was harmed and most passengers were Dutch or Italian.
In Nicaragua a two day Christmas truce begins amid disputes over peace talks and a major Contra offensive. Rebels raid mining towns near Limna Rosita and Bonanza while reporting gains. government claims repelling attacks with casualties cited by both sides. Congress approves 8.1 million for humanitarian aid and weapons. 270 million request is postponed. President Ortega accuses supporters of blood on their hands.
In Brigham City Utah NASA hailed a flawless second full scale test firing of the redesigned space shuttle booster. Engineers reported deficiencies from Challenger design corrected and expressed optimism for a June launch as snow and cold weather tested operations.
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