03 Jul 1986
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1986
Page
1
Seasonal data show a percentage of the workforce currently unemployed as adjustments reflect typical fluctuations. Analysts note the rate aligns with historical seasonal patterns and monitor ongoing job market signals.
The nation’s unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent in June, erasing May’s gain. Civilian unemployment declined by 111,000 to 8.44 million, while total employment rose by 563,000 to 109,673,000, per the Labor Department household survey.
EXETER England AP Princess Diana says she could eat anything and never gain weight though she has no time for meals. The tabloids speculate about her diet with theories ranging from strict dieting to anorexia, a notion dismissed by Buckingham Palace.
The Fourth of July weekend will bring hot and fair weather. Tonight will be fair with temperatures down in the mid 60s. Tomorrow is expected to be sunny with highs in the 90s. Details continue on Page 8B.
Death notices list Curtis L Bryant M R Drinkard Gayle Drinkard William E Frost Charles D Gelisse Catherine E Hammonds James D Holloway Harriet F Key Lonnie B Miller Cassidy Minor Albert F Stanford with references to details on Page 6B. The list covers residents from Aiken North Augusta Blythewood Neeses Langley and Columbia.
TV coverage spans 8:30 p.m. relighting of the Statue of Liberty with Presidents Reagan and Mitterrand on Governors Island. Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Gregory Peck, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Elizabeth Taylor perform. On Ellis Island, Chief Justice Burger administers citizenship to 250. 12,500 more sworn in via satellite. Final fireworks and laser finale mark 11 p.m. and ABC, CBS, NBC share live telecasts.
The United States and France will illuminate the Statue of Liberty with a laser light show at 8 30 p m as part of a four day Liberty Weekend honoring immigrant dreams. President Reagan and Francois Mitterrand will preside with medals of liberty to foreign born Americans, and Chief Justice Warren Burger will administer citizenship by satellite to new Americans. The event features performances by Neil Diamond and Debbie Allen along with history segments about the statue and Ellis Island.
Television plans show ABC and NBC sharing morning and evening slots for the Harbor Festival events with NBC Today origin from Governor's Island. ABC schedules 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday night with a Central Park concert by the New York Philharmonic. Sunday features ABC exclusive coverage with a 7 p.m. International Sports Salute at Byrne Arena and 8 p.m. closing ceremonies at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey.
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