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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1986
Page
2
Eastern Airlines faces a Wednesday pilots strike deadline and a March 1 default on 2.5 billion dollars in loans from over 60 creditors. Analysts warn discount carriers may prey on a weakened carrier while unions resist wage cuts, risking bankruptcy protection to reorganize.
Congress Watch reports traveling members of Congress and aides spent at least 9.28 million dollars in 1984 85 with 4.96 million on overseas trips in 1984 up 36 percent from 1982 totals Europe was a popular destination for winter travel and warmer climates drew House members.
First lady Nancy Reagan backs the 11 hour anti drug concert to be broadcast live to more than 150 countries. The Concert That Counts is planned for April 26 in Pasadena with acts like the Pointer Sisters and Toto. Reagan will record a message for the telecast. The Soviet Union joined many nations agreeing to participate.
Halley's comet, hidden by sun glare since late January, has been sighted again by professional astronomers. Officials say it is far enough from the sun for viewing with the right methods, though the general public may have to wait several days. Reports from the Halley’s comet bulletin board indicate naked eye, binocular, and telescope sightings since February 15.
Coroner says internal organs of Joseph Kly III were replaced after autopsy and before burial at a nursing home run by Walter Pestinikas. Pestinikas and his wife Helen face first degree murder charges. Body was exhumed and reexamined by pathologists and a defense doctor.
Governors from Tennessee to California denounce President Reagan's budget as a one way street that shifts costs to states without funding. The National Governors Association report urges deficit reduction as a top priority and opposes welfare shifts while defense cuts and tax increases are discussed.
President Reagan says Americans must learn the Grenada lesson and back rebels in Nicaragua with aid, not troops, to counter Cuban and Soviet influence. He expects a $100 million package as part of a national security focus. Sen. Bill Bradley faults U.S. stance on the Philippines and Marcos amid regional instability.
Moscow reports the 27th Communist Party Congress opening to ratify a major Central Committee shakeup. Gorbachev has rejuvenated the Politburo, shuffled ministers, and spurred debate on privilege and elections as he eyes a turnover of around half the Central Committee members.
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union holds all political power with about 18 million members in a 278.7 million population. The Party Congress, about 5,000 delegates, meets roughly every five years to approve long term policies and elect the Central Committee. The Central Committee, over 300 members, chooses between Congress sessions to set policy and elect the Politburo and secretariat. The Politburo, led by Mikhail Gorbachev, has 11 voting members plus seven nonvoting members and meets weekly.
South Africa faces mounting deadlines as apartheid foes push for rapid concessions. Boycotts and protests loom. demands include troop withdrawal from townships and release of jailed activists. A new black trade union threatens pass burning if laws persist, while Bishop Desmond Tutu warns of Western sanctions and a potential debt crisis.
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Aiken Standard provides a directory of emergency and support numbers including fire police EMS poison control and medical centers. The list covers Abused Persons Coalition Grief Support and Widowed Persons groups along with county departments and fire departments in Aiken Salley Wagener and North Augusta.
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