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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1983
Page
2
In Sidon Lebanon six bombs exploded within ten minutes around midnight causing shrapnel injuries to six residents. Israeli troops sealed off the affected neighborhoods and made several arrests according to state radio.
San Francisco AP reports a rebound in the computer industry lifting California’s economy. Demand has created overtime work at Seagate Technology plants in Santa Cruz with twelve hour shifts, as workers rush to meet back orders.
USIA Director Charles Wick says he stopped tapping telephone conversations after staff concerns. He acknowledges recording a small percentage of his own calls with commercially available equipment to ensure accuracy and facilitate follow through on discussed topics.
Riverside cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouvin seeks an injunction to prevent discharge from Riverside General Hospital. ACLU argues she intends to starve herself to die with dignity. Chief Justice Rose Bird sends emergency plea to the 4th District Court of Appeal after bypass ruling.
The federal government negotiates with Martha Jenks Mims to sell land holdings posted as 1981 bond for Swiss boat captain Hans Peter Albrecht, who fled during his drug smuggling trial in Columbia. Properties are being sold piecemeal. home and Beech Mountain resort remain unsold.
Moscow AP report notes President Yuri Andropov missing from the Supreme Soviet biannual session and a Central Committee plenary as he battles kidney and heart problems. Despite officials denying serious illness, his absence marks a troubling decline in the ailing leader's public appearances.
White House officials say President Reagan will not withdraw Marines from Lebanon despite the Oct. 23 blast that killed 241. He accepts responsibility and reviews deployment options while opposing forces in Congress plan political tactics in an election year.
Jesse Jackson says he may cancel his planned Syria visit to press for Navy Lt. Robert Goodman Jr. release if President Reagan asks him to. Reagan warned the private effort could be counter productive while noting he wants to understand Jackson’s plans better. The dispute adds racial and diplomatic tones to a previously quiet U.S. effort amid accusations of insufficient action for Goodman.
The Americans for Democratic Action places Rep. Butler Derrick at 75 and Rep. Robin Tallon tied as the most liberal SC members in a House tally showing eight years of rising liberal voting. Other SC Democrats Spratt 65, Tallon 15. Republicans Campbell 0, Hartnett 5, Spence 0. The study covers 20 key votes on policy areas from budget to civil rights.
The Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscription 648-2311 and classified advertising 649-1555. It notes news ideas 648-2311 and display ads 648-2311, with offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and options for 3, 6, or 12 month subscriptions.
Aiken Standard offers an emergency numbers service listing key contact lines for police fire medical help and local agencies. The compilation includes telephone numbers for critical city departments and emergency responders to aid residents and visitors in urgent situations.
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