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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1987

Page

8

Five Sailors Injured in USO Club Blast in Barcelona

Regional spokesman identifies five injured sailors after a 6 pm blast at the USO club and adjacent Irma bar in a four story building. Ronald Strong and Andrew Wayne were taken to Hospital del Mar in serious and minor injuries respectively. Daniel Powell's chest and buttocks wounds were reported as minor. Randy Corner received minor injuries. Two others were unnamed pending family notification. No group claimed responsibility. witnesses saw a suspect flee.

Busquet Randy Corner Hospital del Mar USO Irmna U.S. Service USO Club

Arab Leaders Begin Talks at Riyadh Summit

Gulf Cooperation Council leaders converge in Riyadh for urgent talks on the Iran Iraq war and Syria mediation. UAE President Sheik Zayed warns of sensitive times, while Bahrain's emir Isa bin Salman calls for decisive unity. Attendees include Oman’s Sultan Qaboos Kuwait’s Sheikh Jaber and Qatar’s Khalifa al-Thani.

United Arab Emirates Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan Bahrain Sheik Isa bin Salman al Khalifa Gulf Council Sultan Qaboos Oman Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah Kuwait Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani Qatar

Multiple Storewide Sales At Local Outlets

A district sale week features Farmers Furniture in Kalmia Plaza offering 50 percent off most items except appliances and electronics. Lamps and clocks discount at Lamps, Shades and Things, and Plum Pudding marks 20 percent storewide with up to 75 percent off on some items. Wal Mart clearance runs until stock is gone with half price on Christmas wrap ornaments and more.

Farmer’s Furniture Kalmia Plaza Wal-Mart

Flooding Destroys Road Access as Residents Evacuate

Water rose rapidly trapping 60 to 70 homes area residents who mostly escaped unaided. Authorities reported boats aiding drivers who ignored roadblocks while Jackson streets remained blocked and the South Forked Deer River rose. A separate snow ice event caused power outages in Oklahoma and Kansas.

Jackson Memphis Louis Pullerton Oklahoma Kansas

Reagan’s Seventh Year Casts Doubt on His Legacy

A Duke University scholar calls Reagan’s 1988 year the toughest yet amid Iran Contra fallout. The president’s vetoes failed, Supreme Court nominees faltered, aides faced legal troubles, and the stock market plunged on Black Monday.

Reagan James David Barber Duke University Congress Michael Deaver Edwin Meese Lyn Nofziger California White House

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