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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1987
Page
10
Frigid conditions expected across most regions tomorrow. The Pacific Northwest will see rain while higher elevations face snowfall. Travelers should prepare for icy mornings and slowed commutes as cold air pushes in.
A trough of cold air brings a chilly night with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph and partly cloudy skies. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a high near 40, followed by a three day outlook of mostly sunny midweek and a chance of rain Friday.
Winter weather disrupts the East with up to 17 inches in Roanoke and 9 inches in North Carolina. Nashville and Charlotte airports shut as ice halts travel. President Reagan returns to the White House by car amid treacherous conditions.
Lawton Chiles and William H Gray III urge bipartisan will to tackle deficit and spending. Reagan faults Congress for wasteful spending while seeking budget process reform and 1985 Gramm-Rudman provisions, tied to a 1991 deficit elimination deadline.
The CSRA Correctional Association hosts a panel on January 27 at USC Aiken to review changes in South Carolina criminal statutes under the 1986 Omnibus Crime Bill. Moderator is Dr. Trudy Henson. session runs 6 p.m. in Classroom Building room 107. admission is free.
Forsyth County leaders fret about damage to image as white supremacists threaten political action after a civil rights march through Cumming. The SCLC seeks federal probes into housing and employment discrimination, while authorities report clashes, arrests, and a tense show of police and National Guard presence.
Time magazine poll finds 92 percent of blacks and 87 percent of whites believe racial prejudice remains in the United States. Whites show fear in all black neighborhoods, while blacks report frequent insults. The Yankelovich Clancy Shulman survey interviewed 871 whites and 93 blacks with a 3 point margin.
Channahon Mayor Wayne Chesson criticizes Chem-Nuclear Systems for withholding notice of a low-level radioactive waste plant being built about 1,000 feet from the town. Officials say the site will crush 55 gallon drums for disposal in Nevada or Washington, potentially drawing waste from multiple states. The project has sparked safety concerns and claims of an oversight by the company.
The City of Aiken Public Safety and Public Works will flow hydrants Wednesday and Thursday to improve fire fighting capacity and water quality. Work covers S C 19 from Reynolds Road to the S C 118 bypass and nearby subdivisions. Residents with discolored water should avoid using it.
Retired General Westmoreland launches The Johnny Cash Freedom Train tour a 16-car event to travel from Memphis to Baltimore with speeches, concerts and veteran tributes across 10 cities including Charleston, Birmingham, Atlanta and Washington. Cash plans to ride much of the trip with organizer W S Holland noting a yet unsettled speaker lineup.
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