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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1985
Page
2
NEW YORK AP reports travel to Europe and the Mediterranean slows in early year as terrorist attacks in Rome and Vienna raise American caution. U.S travel agents say bookings for southern Europe and the Middle East have fallen with several cancellations due to terrorism concerns.
In Palm Springs President Reagan vacationed with friends as his administration backed a targeted, measured retaliation plan against those behind the Rome and Vienna airport attacks. The White House urged a precise response after 18 deaths four of them terrorists.
Mexico's state oil monopoly PEMEX reduced crude prices by 90 cents a barrel retroactive to December 1, nullifying a previous price hike. The move aims to raise exports to about 1.5 million barrels per day amid volatile international markets.
The first senior State Department official to visit Hanoi will discuss locating American servicemen still unaccounted for in Vietnam. Deputy spokesman Redman said the trip by Assistant Secretary Paul Wolfowitz will focus on missing in action issues and not signal normalizing relations.
The FDA announced approval of amiodarone hydrochloride for potentially fatal and uncontrollable heart rhythm disorders. It is described as a drug of last resort for experts familiar with treating severe arrhythmias after other agents have failed.
In Seattle a member of The Order and nine others were found guilty by an all white jury of criminal conspiracy. The case spanned 1983 1984 and included two killings bank and armored car robberies exceeding 4 million dollars counterfeiting and arson. An exile proposal surfaced for the defendants.
Picketing by Seafarers International Union members blocks boat owners from auctioning catch as 750 active in the strike. In Fairhaven two captains attempting to cross the line were assaulted but not seriously hurt. Attorney Dave Barnet warned owners selling elsewhere may be needed if the strike lasts.
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions and classifieds and provides office hours, address, mailing info, and subscription rates. It specifies hours 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays and Sunday service times, with payment to Aiken Standard-PBM Subscription.
A list of emergency and service numbers provided by the Aiken Standard includes Poison Control, state patrol, fire and police departments, sheriff’s offices, and other public services. The notice notes the paper’s publishing details and mailing address in Aiken, South Carolina.
In Newport Kentucky ex convict Dennis Lucas held two teenage boys for 30 hours demanding tickets and cash. A police marksman killed Lucas as he slept in the rowhouse with the boys bound. one boy escaped and the other was released unharmed. Lucas had threatened to burn the hostages and claimed two murders.
A senior Christian militia official Assad Shaftari escaped an assassination attempt in east Beirut as his motorcade was hit by rocket propelled grenades. The Lebanese Forces militia said guards repelled the ambush with casualties among attackers and confirmed the cease fire in Beirut and central Lebanon as part of a Damascus agreement to end Lebanon’s civil war.
The Commerce Department reported a November trade deficit of 13.68 billion dollars, up 19.5 percent from October’s 11.45 billion. The year to date gap stands at 131.8 billion, exceeding all of 1984’s record, with economists predicting 1985 totals between 140 and 150 billion. The rise is attributed mainly to increased oil imports despite export gains.
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