09 Feb 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1988
Page
1
A 75 pound 1863 Navy model cannonball with live fuse was found by a Knoxville family and handed to the police bomb squad. Technicians say it could explode if the fuse is triggered and warn against disturbing it.
CHARLESTON AI Lollnge president Lightsey meets with the fraternity accused of pressuring a pledge to drink heavily. He notes past underage drinking arrests but no initiation links. Robert Babson Jr. narrowly survived after a Saturday night incident. his mother recalls a close call and hospital treatment.
A cold night gives way to partly cloudy skies tomorrow with a high in the upper 50s. Readers are directed to page 6A for full details.
Obituary brief lists six individuals including Rev. W H Hightower of Trenton Frances Hollis of Waynesboro Georgia J Monroe Johnson of Aiken Winnie D Kennedy of North Augusta Louise W Pittman of Great Falls and Adel W Poole of Salley Readers are directed to Page 6A for full details and distinctive ages and surviving relations.
Rep. Richard Gephardt tops fellow Democrats with a close finish in Iowa as Gary Hart exits and Pat Robertson reshapes the race. Dole, Bush, and Simon trail in a contest that sets the tone for New Hampshire and beyond.
Vienna based international commission concludes Kurt Waldheim knew of Nazi atrocities and aided them by not objecting while in the German army. It found no proof he directly committed war crimes though his claim of ignorance on fate of Greek deportees was not believable and noted Balkans killings and deportations.
Bill Kaspar will replace Robert L. Morgan as manager of the Savannah River Plant DOE office upon Morgan’s retirement in April. Kaspar, former acting deputy assistant secretary for operations in defense programs, has held key DOE posts at Oak Ridge and San Francisco and earned degrees from Drexel and Stanford. Morgan, who has led the SRP since 1980, announced plans for retirement and will remain in the area with his wife.
The movement for non-smoker protections grows nationwide with city and state actions. Spartanburg bans smoking in assembled city buildings while Greenville enacts broader ordinances. federal rules phase out smoking in most two hour or shorter flights.
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