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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1986
Page
2
U.S. industry operated at 80.8 percent of capacity in January, a slight rise from December. The Fed reported a 0.1 point increase, continuing a string of monthly gains but still below the year earlier level of 81.1 percent.
Myrtle Beach may face a halt or severe restriction on sand hauling as state Highway Department officials impose new weight limits on a deteriorating road used to transport sand for renourishment.
Two defendants Connie Hess and Curtis Harbert face dismissal of murder indictments after cooperating in prosecuting Richard Johnson. Randolph Murdaugh Jr. announced the decision citing the cooperation as the basis for dropping charges.
Emanuel County Sheriff Tyson Stephens urged residents to inspect Gerber baby food after glass pieces were found in at least two jars. A Swainsboro woman reported glass in a jar while feeding her 9 month old daughter, but her identity was not released.
Paris reports France is sending a dissuasion force of 500 soldiers and 12 jet fighters to Chad to aid the government against Libyan backed rebels who hold the north.
An astronomer said a fireball, moon bright, streaked across southwestern British Columbia and northern Washington around 9 p.m. Tuesday and exploded overhead. Washington State Patrol in the Bellingham Everett region received several calls from people who thought they had seen a UFO.
The Army fell short of its quarterly recruiting target for the three months ending December 31, enlisting 31,900 personnel, 98 percent of the 32,500 goal. Pentagon officials call the shortfall insignificant despite the 600-person gap.
Alan Jay Lerner author of My Fair Lady Camelot and Gigi is named in a federal suit filed in U S District Court seeking about 1.4 million dollars in taxes and penalties for 1977 78 80 and 81. The government claims royalties and other assets may be liable while Lerner who lives in London says only royalties are at stake and the exact share is disputed.
The Farm Credit System, a $70 billion cooperative, reports a 1985 defic it of 2.69 billion the first annual loss since the downturn began. Severe declines in commodity and land prices hit 37 regional banks and related units, with a nine month loss of 426.3 million already announced.
The House Ways and Means Committee lifted a 2 percent budget cut on higher education, restoring 7.4 million dollars to South Carolina colleges in the 1986-87 appropriations bill. The panel also approved 108.4 million for the Department of Corrections and 603 new prison jobs, with funds shifted to a capital improvements bond bill.
Sen. Strom Thurmond introduced a bill to urge US representatives of international financial bodies to oppose foreign aid used to export textiles to America. If funds are approved despite objections, the American share would be withheld to cut the deficit.
NASA officials who approved the Challenger launch were not told of a 7 to 9 degree surface reading on the shuttle's right booster before liftoff. Senatorial hearing details show Moore saying he would have asked more questions if informed. The reading may indicate potential O ring issues, though causes and communications flaws are under review.
In Alexandra township near Johannesburg Bishop Desmond Tutu urged tens of thousands to halt a march on a police station as four days of riots leave at least 19 dead. Authorities report varying tallies. wounded possibly in the hundreds.
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