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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1986
Page
1
A Washington poll funded by blood bank officials finds more than one third of Americans fear acquiring AIDS from donating blood. More than half worry about AIDS from transfusions, and 81 percent prefer blood from family or friends. The report urges a national information campaign to correct these unfounded fears.
Polaroid Corp regains its U S monopoly as the only domestic instant camera maker, but Kodak faces a potential damage award of about 1 billion dollars after losing appeals in a 9 year legal battle. The court denied Kodak motions to stay production while appealing the October ruling in Polaroid's favor.
An ABC News poll taken after President Reagan’s news conference shows 63 percent agreeing Khadafy played a major role in the Dec 27 Rome and Vienna airport attacks. Twenty percent say minor role, 3 percent no role, 15 percent no opinion. 526 people were surveyed with a five point margin of error.
Death notices for Floyd V. Aiken Jr Belvedere George G. Biddle Aiken Ernest W. Russell Augusta Harold C. Jones Jr Saluda Arix Miles Aurora Colo John H. Phillips Jr Wagener and Frederick West North Augusta reference page 2B for full details.
James Terry Roach faces execution by electric chair for the murders of Tommy Taylor and Carlotta Hartness in 1977, a crime he says he did not commit. He contends co-defendant Joseph Shaw was the triggerman while Roach accepts guilt due to misleading defense promises.
Opponents say capital punishment may fade as South Carolina proceeds with its second scheduled execution in a year. Bruce Pearson of the SC Coalition Against the Death Penalty predicts the Roach case will prompt troubling questions and challenge the system. Monsignor Thomas Duffy expresses faith that public opinion may shift against executions.
The Census Bureau reports nursery school enrollment rose from 2.03 million in 1980 to 2.35 million in 1984 while kindergarten rose from 3.27 million to 3.48 million. Public kindergarten enrollment climbed to 2.95 million, private nurseries gained, and overall kindergarten and nursery gains offset a continued elementary decline.
Gov. Dick Riley rejected Mother Teresa's plea to halt the Friday 5 a.m. execution of James Terry Roach who pleaded guilty to murder of two teenagers aged 17 and 14. Roach, 25, faces appeals in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court after a district court refused a stay.
Aiken saw no snow yesterday but a chance of frozen precipitation remains before the weekend. Clouds rise tonight with a 60 percent rain chance and a slight risk of frozen rain. low around 30. Tomorrow's rain chance climbs to 80 percent with highs in the 40s. The outlook calls for fair skies Saturday through Monday with highs in the upper 50s and lows around 30.
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