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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1988
Page
1
North Augusta resident Roy Williams, whose son was killed by a 17 year old bus driver in 1986, will help lead a Charleston gathering Saturday at 2 p.m. at North Charleston City Hall. Donna Gaetano, mother of a child run over by a teen driver, will join a press conference.
Phillip Johnson, 23, of Sumter was charged with four murders tied to a 14 month period. Officials from the State Law Enforcement Division said they will not reveal exact connections but noted the deaths occurred in the same general area. Johnson was arrested Monday and held in the Sumter County jail awaiting a bond hearing.
A percent chance of rain is forecast for early this evening with mostly cloudy skies for the rest of the night. The low will be in the upper 40s. Partly cloudy tomorrow with a high in the upper 50s. Details on Page 15A.
Obituary notice lists Floyd J. Crain Clarks Hill Morse L Eargle Augusta Thurman Folden Columbia Earl M Gulledge Augusta Charlie Nipper North Augusta Alberta T Price Edgefield Leo J Strickland Clearwater. Details referenced on Page 154.
U.S. consumer prices rose 4.4 percent in 1987, the fastest 12 month pace in six years, led by energy costs and higher services prices. December CPI up 0.1 percent, marking the smallest monthly gain since July 1986, while gasoline and heating oil surged earlier in the year.
Contra leaders cautiously accepted Daniel Ortega's offer of face to face peace talks but called it a ploy to cut U S aid to rebels. Alfonso Robelo of the Nicaraguan Resistance warned Sandinistas act in bad faith yet said they would meet with the cease fire commission. In Nicaragua the government lifted a state of emergency abolished people s courts and freed five opposition leaders after hours of questioning about a recent Guatemala meeting with Contras.
A huge storm system swept into the Great Lakes after spawning tornadoes that killed five in the South and stranded motorists in the Plains. Snow up to 14 feet high driven by cold air and gusty winds caused widespread closures and at least 27 deaths this week.
A commuter airliner crashed near Durango Colorado killing eight of the 17 aboard while nine survivors were rushed to Mercy Medical Center. Two trapped passengers died in the wreckage later. Rescue crews tracked a walking survivor through three feet of snow as delays arose from circular footprints. The Denver to Durango flight had two crew members and 15 passengers on board. The twin engine turboprop went down about 7 30 p m ten miles east of Durango near Bayfield. Skies were overcast with fresh snowfall in a region already buried under heavy snow.
Opponents of renaming Clarks Hill Lake after Senator Thurmond urged preserving the current name and proposed renaming the dam and U.S. 221 instead. Representative Butler Derrick considered the alternative as a Citizens group pressed for public input, with local meetings in North Augusta, Aiken, and Jackson.
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