02 Feb 1987
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1987
Page
1
Census Bureau data show 60 percent of males aged 18 to 24 and 48 percent of females in that group lived at home or in college dorms in 1985, up from 1980 and 1970 levels. Martha Farnsworth Riche notes the image of independence contrasts with reality.
West Boylston Massachusetts AP notes Alicia Witt now 11 who spoke at 1 month and acted in Dune at 7 years old plays piano on weekends to fund her budding concert career. She performs Mozart sonatas and Broadway tunes before diners, her long red hair trailing the bench as she sits with rigid posture.
The forecast predicts clearing skies tonight and sunny conditions tomorrow with a high around 65. A 20 percent chance of rain tonight and rain again by Wednesday night is possible, with lows near 40s and mild daytime highs.
Death notices recall J. J. Boyd Jr. in North Augusta Herman Chavis of Cleveland Heights Ohio Allen B Duches of Hilda Johnnie Holloway of Baltimore Md Marie C Ott of North Augusta H T Price of Aiken and Florede K Smith of Clearwater.
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania on the 44th day of winter crowds gather as Groundhog Day lore centers on Punxsutawney Phil. His handlers claim accuracy while rival charlatans from Greensboro Quarryville West Virginia Marion Sun Prairie Dunkirk Tacoma Wiarton New Jersey appear, and replacements are noted for Millie.
Archbishop Robert Runcie seeks aid from Iran's Rafsanjani to locate missing envoy Terry Waite who disappeared in Beirut on January 20. Lebanese Shiite leader Nabih Berri says Islamic Jihad has arrested Waite as U S hostages face threats. British Foreign Office offers no new details.
Wall Street Journal reporter Gerald F. Seib was detained in Tehran during a journalist tour with foreign peers. The Journal seeks his immediate release, with Norman Pearlstine noting no reason for detention and calling for diplomatic clarity. An Iranian agency previously claimed a disguised journalist spy was arrested.
Hollywood celebrities led by Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart gathered at the Roosevelt Hotel to place a 5 by 5 foot acrylic time capsule with mementos for Hollywood’s 100th anniversary. Natalie Wood honored with a star on the Walk of Fame. remarks by City Councilman Michael Woo.
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