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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1988
Page
2
A military court ruled that three men suspected in the 1985 San Salvador cafe massacre, which killed 13 people including six Americans, must be freed under an amnesty. The ruling labeled the act political and subject to the Central American peace plan, with options to appeal to higher courts.
Managua Nicaragua authorities say under a Central American peace plan three newspapers and three magazines can resume publishing for the first time in six years. Seven radio news programs will return while 17 remain shut until amnesty and compliance.
The Senate opens debate on Sen. Symms plan to repeal the cross-ownership rule limiting ownership of a daily newspaper and TV station in one city. Rupert Murdoch's waivers allow New York Post and WNYW TV in New York and Boston Herald with WFXT TV in Boston.
London AP reports delegates at the first global AIDS summit aim to turn grim forecasts into action. Health ministers from 114 countries and officials from 32 others heard AIDS cases could rise from 150000 to over 1 million by 1991. The opening day focused on turning theory into practice and the disease impact on women, prostitutes, homosexuals, and youths.
Unidentified gunmen in three cars kidnapped a man believed to be a West German in Moslem west Beirut at 11 05 a m The victim identified as Rolf Strauss was grabbed as he crossed a side street off Hamra street The West German Embassy could not be reached due to a power outage The police said some kidnappers wore police uniforms The case intersects with the trial of Abbas Ali Hamadi and the disappearance of Rudolf Cordes and Alfred Schmidt in Beirut in January 1987.
In Las Esperanzas Coahuila, gas fumes and rising water slow the effort to recover seven missing miners after an explosion and fire at Mine 442 operated by Companhia Hullera Mexicana. Thirty dead, seventeen injured, with officials forming an independent panel to probe the cause.
Max Kampelman told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that amending the US Soviet Intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty to add conditions or require parity would delay or derail the agreement. He warned a withdrawal trigger and troop parity would be highly unfortunate and keep the pact from taking effect for years.
The Treasury reports that October through December produced an 80.4 billion deficit, 25 percent higher than the same period a year earlier. December alone showed a 23.9 billion shortfall, highlighting the challenge for Reagan officials and Congress as they seek deficit reduction amid mixed forecasts.
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