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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1986
Page
2
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania the Inner Circle in top hats pulls Phil from the burrow at Gobbler's Knob to predict six more weeks of winter asserting the town’s annual tradition boosts local business. Groundhog Day lore remains intact despite forecasts.
The Soviet daily Sotsialisticheskaya Industriya reports two Venus craters will be named for Christa McAuliffe and Judy Resnik, American astronauts who died in the Challenger disaster. Cartographers had mapped Venus since 1975 and chose female names honoring the mythological Venus as the source.
Pope John Paul II lands in New Delhi for a peace pilgrimage to India amid sectarian tensions. He quotes Gandhi on love conquering hate as Hindu militants burn an effigy of the pope, are detained briefly, then released as the visit begins.
Er nest Riddle, 19, of Gaffney was sentenced to death by electric chair after a jury found him guilty of murder armed robbery and first degree burglary in the August death of 76 year old Abbie Sue Mullinax. His brother Jason pleaded guilty to similar charges.
Soviet dissident Yelena Bonner has permission to extend her stay in the United States for medical treatment. Her family said she spoke with husband Andrei Sakharov by phone for about 30 minutes and discussed recovery from heart surgery, withholding visa length until the exact stay is known. The original visa was valid for three months and would have expired by February’s end.
Companies including Centocor and Cambridge Bioscience develop a new generation of AIDS screening tests to detect exposure without the high rate of false alarms. Pamela Hicks says fewer people will be suspected unfairly, while Gary Buck notes growing public awareness of test problems.
Rescue workers in South Africa continued clearing two collided passenger trains near Durban. Officials said the death toll rose to 39 as a crane separated a mangled rail car about 18 hours after the Friday night crash. Gerald Mitchell, Natal Province railways director, noted ongoing recovery at the scene.
A congressional study finds researchers increasingly use computer driven methods to reduce animal use and pain. The Office of Technology Assessment spent over two years and 425000 dollars examining animal use in research product testing and education, but labs will still sacrifice millions of animals annually for cancer cosmetics and related studies.
Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitien see protests as Jean-Claude Duvalier declares a nationwide 30 day state of siege. Police use force, hospitals report casualties, and security forces patrolled major cities while the White House briefly misreported a government collapse.
Haiti, a Caribbean nation on the island of Hispaniola, faces ongoing political upheaval as factions clash and government control remains disputed, impacting stability and daily life across cities.
President Marcos claims a plot to assassinate him was uncovered during a campaign stop in Iloilo as voters head toward a Feb 7 election. Corazon Aquino warns of possible violence if she loses amid fraud charges. Clashes during pre election violence raise the death toll to 39 after a gunfire incident at a village dance near Legaspi.
Western diplomats and analysts say U.S. sanctions against Libya did not cripple Col. Khadafy. Oil prices and a global glut reduced Libya’s income by about 20 percent from last year, while oil shipments stayed near 1 million barrels daily. The 6th Fleet drills and media campaign boosted Khadafy’s domestic prestige.
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Readable emergency numbers for South Carolina services list Poison Control Center S C Highway Patrol Salley Fire Salley Police Sheriff's Department with phone lines. The Aiken Standard imprint notes publication by Aiken Communications Inc with address and post details.
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