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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1987
Page
2
Authorities investigate a house fire that killed Venetia Brown aged 40 and Harry Robinson aged 41. The Sunday night blaze was reported at 10:17 p.m. by a Timmonsville fire department dispatcher. Cause undetermined. investigation ongoing.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir arrives in New York to start a 10 day tour with courtesy calls on Mayor Koch and Gov Kean. He heads to Washington for talks with President Reagan and top officials amid hopes of closer military ties and friction over Iran arms inquiries. A separate report notes a West German ship halted en route to Iran over alleged ammunition cargo with prosecutors asking neighboring states to assist search.
Former Cleveland autoworker John Demjanjuk faces charges of torturing and killing up to 850000 Jews at a World War II camp. He smiled in court as attorney Mark O Connor questioned Israeli jurisdiction and noted extradition from the United States in 1986. If convicted he faces the death penalty under Israel's Nazi and Nazi Collaborators Act.
John Lennon killer Mark David Chapman claims a celebrity hit list included Johnny Carson Jacqueline Onassis Elizabeth Taylor and others. The 1980 murder at the Dakota followed Chapman's teenage plan to target Paul McCartney first and his motive centered on personal notoriety and disdain for flaunting celebrities.
Convicted murderer Robert Blackmon, a life inmate at Avon Park, tricked guards by posing as a paraplegic then leaped from his wheelchair to seize a guard's gun. He, a medical technician, and another inmate fled to Fort Myers after a car crash, with two hostages.
Chicago AP reports scientists warn that SDI lasers could be used offensively to attack aircraft or ignite cities. Argonne physicist Caro line Herzenberg cautions the system may spark a new arms race, while Stanford’s Harvey Lynch doubts fire setting would be practical.
Westley California hosts a $41 million tire burning plant designed to consume over 500 tires a minute and run a turbine to generate electricity for about 14,000 homes annually. Oxford Energy touts unique technology while critics warn of emissions and call for independent environmental studies.
Rep. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, a Vietnam veteran, says he nearly walked out of Oliver Stone's Platoon over its portrayal of American soldiers. He emphasizes his own combat experience with the Americal Division and argues the film reflects Stone's view rather than his. Ridge notes the war's harsh realities but critiques the film's focus on internal conflict among U.S. troops.
Researchers at the University of Houston and the University of Alabama report superconductivity at 283 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, about 100 degrees warmer than prior records. The achievement, supported by the National Science Foundation, could enable distant power transmission, stronger electromagnets, levitated trains, advanced imaging, and faster computing technologies.
Aiken Standard provides phone numbers for subscriptions 649 5316, classified ads 649 1555, news ideas 648 2311, and display ads 648 2311. Office hours are 8 30 a.m. to 9 30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10 30 a.m. Sunday. Located at 124 Rutland Drive with mailing address Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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