South Carolina candidates weigh lieutenant governor bids
James R Barber III plans to announce his candidacy statewide including at Aiken Municipal Airport. Other Democrats Nick Theodore Carey Crantford and Greenwood Mayor Thomas Wingard weigh runs. Homer F Gamble exits race. In New York Staten Island lottery winner Patrick Consalvo awaits press conference on $30 million Lotto 48 prize. 21 annual payments of $1.14 million after taxes.
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James R. Barber III
Aiken
Barber
Richland County
Nick Theodore
Greenville
Carey Crantford
Greenwood
Thomas Wingard
State Water Resources Commission
Homer F. Gamble
New York
North America
Staten Island
Patrick Consalvo
Ammonia Leak Near Huntingburg Plant Evacuates Hundreds
A 6,000 gallon anhydrous ammonia tank leaked near the Farthest Foods plant triggering a 45 minute evacuation of about 500 to 800 residents. One worker injured as winds carried the toxic cloud southeast over Huntingburg. Fire officials warned rupturing the tank would have caused a disaster.
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Huntingburg
Ind
Marvin Boeglin
Eastern Airlines talks break down amid vow of all-out war
Eastern Airlines and its flight attendants failed to reach a contract agreement. Union officials warned of all-out war as the company pushes proposed pay cuts and reduced benefits. Eastern owes about 2.5 billion to 60 lenders and posted 67.3 million in losses last quarter. The airline seeks up to 32 percent salary reductions for 7200 attendants and higher workloads.
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Miami
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
Evacuated Savannah Place residents face costly repairs
Savannah Place residents must still pay for their empty homes built on a former Richmond County landfill that is decomposing. Methane gas leaks prompted electricity and gas shutdowns as the subdivision’s residents are relocated.
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Augusta
Savannah Place
Richmond County
Pam Smith
Richmond County Emergency Management Agency
Plane Crashes Into Frozen Lake Near Fremont
A six seat Cessna 210 crashed into a frozen lake at a state recreation area near Fremont Nebraska shortly after takeoff from Fremont Municipal Airport. All four aboard died. Divers recovered one man and three women from 12 to 15 feet of murky water three miles west of Fremont. The flight was en route to California.
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Fremont
Neb
Dodge County
Dean Skokan
California
Dodge County Water Rescue Unit
PACs See Decline in Numbers Amid Rising Spending in 1985
The Federal Election Commission reports 3,992 PACs as of December 31, 1985, down from 4,000 in July, the second drop after a peak of 4,009 in 1984. PACs funded House and Senate campaigns with a record 105 million dollars, 26.5 percent of all funds raised. Rep. Les Aspin criticizes Gramm Rudman as creating a hollow military by delaying manpower and repair funds.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
FEC
House
Senate
Gramm-Rudman
Les Aspin
House Armed Services Committee
Wisconsin Democrat
Thurmond Signals Support for Tax Increase to Preserve Defense
Senator Strom Thurmond says a tax hike could be necessary as a last resort to sustain Reagan's defense buildup, opposing deep cuts to the military while deficit reduction measures and Gramm-Rudman-Hollings rules loom. He champions a balanced budget amendment as a better fix than the act.
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USS
Len Strom Thurmond
S.C
Reagan
Thurmond
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
America
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
Springsteen Appears At Jersey Benefit For 3M Plant Workers
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band surprised 500 fans at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park as part of a benefit for 450 Freehold 3M plant workers facing layoffs. Springsteen urged memory of community ties, performed three songs including My Hometown, and urged the plant's future in a somber, call-to-action performance.
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Asbury Park
N.J
Bruce Springsteen
E Street
Stone Pony
Jersey Shore
Springsteen
Freehold
Clarence Clemons
Max Weinberg
Patti Scialfa
Garry Tallent
Dan Federici
Pat Mackin
U.S.A
Rumson
Fannie Mae Eases Mortgage Guidelines After Backlash
Fannie Mae announced immediate relaxations to its recent tighter standards after consultations with industry groups. The changes allow seller contributions on ARMs with small down payments, raise outside contribution limits for larger down payments, waive cash down payment via family gifts, and redefine long term debt to exclude short term obligations. Maxwell pledged further discussion with builders and lenders.
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Dallas
AAS
Federal National Mortgage Association
David O. Maxwell
Fannie Mae
National Association of Home Builders
Maxwell
Mortgage Bankers Association
The
National Association of Realtors
Builders
Amtrak Coast Starlight Derails Near Seattle Injuring Dozens
An Amtrak Coast Starlight train with about 192 passengers and 16 crew derailed after a washout on a rain-weakened track 45 miles south of Seattle. At least 28 people, mostly neck and head injuries, were treated at area hospitals. a 92-year-old Canadian woman remained hospitalized with back injuries.
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DU Pont
Wash
Amtrak
Waltraud Veltman
Glendora
Calif
Los Angeles
Seattle
Burlington Northern
Howard Kallie
Sue Martin
Washington, D.C
British Columbia
David Coble
St. Peter Hospital
Olympia
Aiken Standard Office and Contact Details
The Aiken Standard lists its offices at 124 Rutland Drive with hours from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday and a mailing address at Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 Subscription rates are quoted as 1 14 4 90 14 70 29 40 98 80.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Emergency Numbers from The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard provides emergency numbers as a public service. The paper is published weekday afternoons by Aiken Communications Inc. in Aiken South Carolina with mailing details and postal information.
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