05 Jan 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1988
Page
1
U S Rep Jack Kemp and U S Sen Robert Dole submitted 3000 checks and registration forms at South Carolina Republican Party headquarters as the March 5 primary filing period opened. The fee helps offset an estimated 100000 cost of running the presidential primary.
Fort Collins officials will reassess plans to tax Girl Scout cookies after nationwide protests. Mayor Larry Estrada announced after meetings with Girl Scouts and charities that existing 1967 ordinance would be amended to exempt charitable groups from food sales tax or allow two to three tax exempt fundraisers annually.
Fair skies and cold weather are forecast for tonight and tomorrow in the region. Lows near 20 degrees with tomorrow's high reaching the low 40s, according to weather officials. Page 7B details.
Obituary notices list Willie J. Patten of Edgefield Mamie E. Rogers of New Ellenton and Robert Sullivan of Bath. Details follow on page 78.
Dogwood Stable’s Inlander won the Thoroughbred Racing Association Eclipse Award for steeplechase horses in New York. The 7-year-old, purchased for $192,000, has earnings of $233,148 from 37 starts, with 10 wins including the Colonial Cup and Crown Royal Cup.
Thousands seek shelter as an arctic outbreak brings icy air and high winds across the Northeast and Midwest. Snow totals reach up to 14 inches in higher elevations of Oregon and California, while Atlantic states endure up to 8 inches before offshore conditions. Temperatures plunge below zero in multiple states with wind chills as severe as 70 below. At least four deaths are linked to the weather as forecasters warn of continued brutal cold and penetrating winds. The National Weather Service notes a large swath of arctic air moving south and east.
Aiken County residents should brace for cold air with clear skies. Tonight will be near freezing and tomorrow in the low 40s with a hard freeze possible. Clemson Extension expert Tom B Earle warns exposed pipes need insulation and suggests bringing pets and hoses indoors when needed.
From the upper reaches of North America to crowded city shelters in Chicago Detroit New York Dallas Des Moines Minneapolis and Indianapolis the homeless seek heat and shelter as makeshift roofs and heating grates fill with people.
The dollar rises in early European trading gaining from Bank of Japan intervention as global stock markets rally. The Dow Jones index climbs 49.74 to 2064.99, gold weakens with London prices around 477.30 dollars per ounce, silver at 6.49. Major currencies rise against the dollar including marks francs and lire.
The Ad Hoc Legislative Panel on AIDS recommends no broad mandatory testing. Emphasizes education, counseling, and increased health funding while supporting mandatory testing only for sex offenders. Notes 179 AIDS cases in the state since 1962 and about 1,250 HIV carriers.
State highway officials say 1987 was the second-worst year for traffic deaths with more than 1 060 killed, up from 944 in 1986 and only surpassed by 1 099 in a prior year. Officials cite possible factors like a higher rural speed limit but need more analysis. Holiday deaths in South Carolina fell to a five year low, attributed to public awareness and enforcement efforts to lower the toll.
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