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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1987
Page
12
Forecasts call for rain tomorrow across the Pacific Northwest with wet conditions spreading to the central Atlantic region where rain and snow are expected. The system may affect travel and outdoor plans in both areas.
The forecast calls for lingering clouds and light rain tonight with a low in the mid 30s. Tomorrow brings mostly cloudy skies with a higher 30 percent rain chance and highs in the upper 40s. Coastal and mountain areas expect rain chances and windy conditions at times through Friday.
Severe weather swept the central Gulf Coast and Midwest with tornadoes and floods. A mobile home park near Sulphur Louisiana suffered fatalities and injuries. other Louisiana communities reported damage and fatalities. Mississippi and Michigan faced more flood and crash impacts, while ice breakers aided shoreline protection. Chicago crews fought Lake Michigan flooding with sandbags and barriers.
A Gallup Newsweek on Campus poll of 516 college students on 100 campuses finds 27 percent call relations close and harmonious, 56 percent friendly but not close, 13 percent cooperative but not friendly, and 4 percent aloof or hostile. Whites and minorities differ on minority faculty recruitment, with whites favoring greater effort by 17 percent and minorities by 51 percent.
Freezing rain moved through northern South Carolina causing scattered power outages and radio problems. Several incidents affected utilities in Darlington and transmission stations in Florence Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach. A travel advisory urged caution on slick roads as officials noted past brush fire hazards from dry ground and wind.
North Augusta 27 year old Robert Marvin McLendon was charged with driving too fast for conditions after a Coca Cola Truck collided with a Aiken County Sheriff's Department vehicle on Saturday around 1 45 p m on SC bypass 25 in North Augusta. Sheriff carol Heath said details were limited as officials delayed comment and the highway patrol handled the wreck. The officer involved was treated and released from University Hospital.
CHICAGO RP The 300 babies born to women living within 18 miles of the Chernobyl plant after its explosion last year show normal development but face a 50 percent higher risk of mental retardation. Dr Robert Gale of UCLA cites potential radiation effects after visiting the plant where trees appear brown.
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