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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1986
Page
2
Detroit AP reports Wayne State University biologist Robert Arking finds fruit fly studies link high metabolism to longer lifespan. He notes faster energy burn delays aging onset, with aged flies aging at the same rate but starting later, akin to hitting 35 and staying there for decades.
Kate Smith, famed for God Bless America, had her right leg amputated at Raleigh Community Hospital due to circulatory issues tied to diabetes. At 78, she remains in stable condition as doctors treated the leg to prevent further spread of infection and complications.
West Hollywood California police arrest veteran musician Ike Turner for cocaine possession after a traffic stop. Turner 56 posts $2500 bail and faces a March 19 preliminary hearing in Pasadena regarding a June 1985 arrest. A prior 1982 investigation found the white powder not cocaine.
Soviet dissident Yelena Bonner goes to Massachusetts General Hospital for heart bypass surgery. Relatives say she has not heard from her husband Andrei Sakharov in over two weeks and worries about his letters arriving.
In Johannesburg and Cape Town, Assistant Secretary of State Chester Crocker meets with President Botha and Foreign Minister Botha to urge compromise on apartheid and South-West Africa. His visit follows a brutal township slaying linked to rising black faction violence amid 16 months of anti-apartheid conflict.
Voices rise in prayer and song to honor Martin Luther King Jr as a national holiday on Jan 20. Rev Cameron Alexander cites King as living in spirit while Rev Jesse Jackson notes his drum major for justice role. King III plans a three day relay from Selma to Atlanta with Jimmy Carter joining final leg.
New York hosts the 48th International PEN Congress as Secretary of State George P. Shultz defends freedom of expression. Debates over his invitation sparked clashes with PEN board member E L Doctorow, while delegates from 55 countries engage in panels and readings on writer state relations amid security at the New York Public Library.
The first group of about 5 000 National Guardsmen arrives in Honduras for four months of drills and construction aimed at stabilizing the region and countering Nicaragua's Sandinista government. They will build roads and extend a 15 mile road previously begun by U.S. forces.
A U S cargo ship intercepted and searched by Iran in international waters arrived at Fujaira. U S warships were reported escorting other American vessels in nearby lanes. Ambassador George Lumsden visited the President Taylor to hear the captain report. Ship official Malcolm Stafford said all aboard are safe.
The notice lists subscription rates and contact numbers for the Aiken Standard along with office addresses and service hours. It notes payment to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription and provides mailing details and durations for 3, 6, and 12 month plans.
The Aiken Standard provides a service listing emergency contacts including Poison Control, S C Highway Patrol, Salley Fire and Police, the Sheriff’s Department, long distance dispatch, Wagener fire and police, Volunt Fire Departments, and Widowed Persons Association with local phone numbers. The paper notes its publishing details and address in Aiken South Carolina.
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