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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1987
Page
2
A Sarasota couple loses a 16 month legal battle over a toddler known as Baby C as the Florida Supreme Court refuses a stay on a court ordered custody switch. The girl, bewildered, faces a return to her biological mother amid a packed courtroom decision.
Sen. Dennis DeConcini reports the Reagan administration proposes halving airborne drug interdiction funding from 170.9 million to 86.2 million and eliminating 2,000 Customs jobs. The budget would trim the fiscal 1987 personnel budget to 803.1 million and drop personnel cap from 15,037 to 13,039 by 1988. Von Raab says hiring at current levels would continue despite the proposal.
A new Pentagon report shows the U S military expanded to 2,169,112 personnel in fiscal 1986, up 18,080 from 1985. About 525,304 service members were abroad, 24.22 percent of the total force, versus 515,367 overseas in 1985.
Former Senator Gary Hart of Colorado will announce his candidacy on April 13 in Denver. Hart is seen by many polls as the leading Democratic presidential hopeful after stepping down from the Senate last year to pursue the White House. He previously surprised observers in 1984 by finishing second to Mondale in the nomination race.
AP reports dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and other defectors are urged to take Soviet offers for short appearances with the Bolshoi but warned against long stays. Yuri Orlov cautions about possible concentration camp risk. In London, Prince Philip letters trigger palace denouncement amid Edward’s Marines decision. Brazilian Cuban direct line inaugurated with Castro and Sarney saying it strengthens friendship.
West Germany grapples with the fate of two missing men in Lebanon as witnesses report possible foreign victims in West Beirut. Officials say they do not know if Rudolf Cordes or Alfred Schmidt are alive, and no confirmation on a radio claim of Cordes’s health was given.
Military says troops overreacted when they opened fire on 10 000 strong militant farmers marching toward the palace in Manila. Casualties ranged with 12 dead and 94 wounded, while authorities cite varying death tallies and hospital counts.
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions, classifieds, news ideas, and ads. It notes customer service hours 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, plus office address at 124 Rutland Drive and mailing box 456 in Aiken South Carolina 29802.
Washington AP Two energy experts warn Congress that secret U S weapon sales to Iran risk deepening U S dependence on foreign oil if Iran wins its war with Iraq. James Akins and James Schlesinger urge Reagan Shultz to repeat U S neutrality and deter arms shipments to Iran. They warn Iran’s victory could shift power among Arab states and threaten Saudi influence.
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