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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1986
Page
4
Advertising department personnel listed include A. B. Cubbedge as Advertising Director retail advertisement manager Charles Grice as Classified Advertising Manager Sharye Whisenant as Advertising Manager and Jill Eddins as Bookkeeping.
Haitian turmoil grows as a weak divided army and the Tontons Macoutes threaten stability. Analysts foresee a power vacuum with little civilian options and mass exodus of refugees to the United States. The Reagan administration is urged to monitor events and press for reforms.
Iran’s navy stopped the freighter President Taylor in international waters and searched for arms to Iraq. No injuries occurred and the ship proceeded to the United Arab Emirates after finding no weapons. The incident evokes memories of the 1979 embassy siege and the hostage crisis.
In a Chicago Tribune column from Fort Hood Texas the writer jokes about replacing Jeeps with a Hummer while praising the rugged CJ-7 Jeep. The piece satirically mocks Pentagon brass and notes civilian Jeep owners and the image shift toward a larger foreign Mercedes influenced vehicle.
A sobering analysis argues that a severe shortage of eligible black men heightens risks for black families and children. Hortense Canady cites ratios showing few single employed men, urging proactive reforms in education, community protection, and role-model leadership to avert a cycle of poverty and early pregnancy.
A witty exchange on proverbs gives way to a grave warning from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about daminozide, a chemical sprayed on fruit for decades. The article notes potential cancer risks and mentions its use on apples cherries and peanuts. Knight Ridder Newspapers.
The New York Daily News argues Jonas Savimbi’s shift to democracy is suspect, as liberals and conservatives clash over backing Angola’s UNITA against a Cuban-backed government. It notes U.S. aid history, South Africa’s role, and the oil revenue pipeline financing the war, urging a policy pairing aid with shutting Gulf oil ties.
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