02 Jan 1985
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1985
Page
1
The Aiken Standard begins a two part series with John Naisbitt author of Megatrends who outlines 1985 trends in labor population technology and education. The piece notes Megatrends spent 66 weeks on the New York Times hardcover list and previews tomorrow's first part.
Planning commission will recommend amending zoning to allow satellite dishes only in back yards. City Council hearing set for February twenty fifth following a Second Circuit ruling by Judge Rodney Peeples that antennas in front yards aren’t defined as structures. Residents Ray Cole and Larry Lowe challenged removal after complaints over aesthetics and property values.
In Savannah Georgia a 13 year old babysitter was stabbed to death on New Year's Eve while three children slept in an adjoining room. The victim Laura Newman a seventh grader at St James Parochial School was found about 3 am.
Weather outlook shows a 50 percent chance of rain tonight and tomorrow with scattered showers through the weekend. Skies clear by Sunday as cooler air settles in with tonight's lows near 50 and high temperatures in the mid 50s, followed by 30s lows and 50s highs through Sunday.
A U S government Beech 200 and rescue teams spent over two hours searching the Andes near La Paz for Eastern Flight 980, with no wreckage found. Fog and high elevation hampered the effort as Bolivian air force planes joined the search and officials cautioned no passenger details could be confirmed.
A Media General AP poll of 1,476 adults found 61 percent would back a constitutional amendment to allow organized prayer in public schools, 50 percent oppose a broader abortion amendment, and 69 percent say they are sure God exists. Respondents varied in church attendance and opinions on religion, with a July court decision awaited.
In Pittsburgh AP two children spent a year without television and won a home computer in a wager with their father. Parents Peggy and Bruce Penning note the bet strained household routines as the kids gave up favorites like Where's the Beef and earned improved report cards before regaining TV access on the new year.
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