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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1988
Page
2
The IRS reports no guarantee that Reagan's proposed return-free tax system would cut paperwork. Congress ordered the study in 1986, but the agency found serious timing and accuracy problems and said large resources would be needed to ensure accurate timely returns.
GM engineers warned last year that throttles could jam open causing sudden acceleration in several cars but later withdrew a recall recommendation saying incidents were isolated and lacked pattern. Center for Auto Safety says 700000 GM cars may be affected including 1986 Delta 88s Buick LeSabres and 1987 88 Pontiacs. The probe of Lyn Nofziger ethics case proceeds with opening statements planned. An unarmed Minuteman ICBM test from Vandenberg succeeded flying 4200 miles to Kwajalein Atoll amid weather delays.
Phoenix officials say Gov. Evan Mecham may be called to testify before a 10 member impeachment inquiry panel. The committee plans an organizational meeting and Wednesday hearings on a report by House special counsel William French alleging concealment of a 350 000 loan, use of inauguration funds, and obstruction of an inquiry into a death threat. Also, 301 057 recall petition signatures have been certified statewide, well above the 216 746 needed for a recall vote.
Southwest China Airlines Flight 146 from Beijing to Chongqing crashed about five miles from Chongqing Airport in Sichuan province. 108 aboard were killed, including four passengers who were foreigners. An engine defect was cited by Xinhua News Agency as the cause.
In Manila area races President Aquino led those aligned with her coalition as votes were counted. Six more regional election deaths were reported by the military. Two relatives faced backlash losses, while armed incidents and ballot theft disrupted counting in Makati, Quezon City, and nearby districts with no injuries reported.
President Alfonsin announced Argentina secured democracy and put its house in order after Lt. Col. Aldo Rico surrendered to loyalist troops in Monte Caseros. About 150 backers laid down arms after hours of sporadic fighting, ending a wave of uprisings linked to Rico who had escaped house arrest days earlier.
British envoy Terry Waite, missing for a year since leaving a west Beirut hotel, is reportedly alive and held in southern Beirut. Officials say no solid information or deals with captors exist, while contacts with people tied to his kidnappers are noted but no group claims responsibility.
Opposition leaders in Port au Prince urged that the presidential results be thrown out and accused the junta of inflating turnout to legitimize the vote. They charged intimidation, state media disinformation, and a turnout around 2 percent while officials claimed higher participation. Canada refused to recognize the election, prompting notes of solidarity and a review of Haiti relations.
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