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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1984
Page
2
Georgetown shrimpers report below average catches and lower prices due to foreign competition and a cold winter. Daily yields run 150 to 200 pounds, down from 1983, with officials noting prices fell up to 75 cents a pound.
Air Florida grounded all planes and laid off about 1200 workers after filing for Chapter 11 protection. A spokeswoman said the airline is developing a definitive plan that could allow operations to resume soon, as hundreds of passengers faced travel disruptions.
Rebels of the Shining Path killed 40 peasants accused of aiding the government in San Francisco and Santa Rosa near Ayacucho. The killings occurred Sunday and Monday, 100 miles northeast of Ayacucho during heightened guerrilla activity. In Los Angeles, Agness Underwood, famed journalist and first woman city editor of a major U.S. daily, died at 82 in Colorado.
Marjorie Hoffman White of Wantagh New York accuses Lionel Richie of copying her unrecorded song I'm Not Ready to Go in his hit Hello seeking royalties in a Manhattan federal case. Her attorney said the song was distributed widely as she tried to sell it. The case was filed Tuesday in U S District Court in Manhattan.
Gatlinburg Tennessee marked Independence Day with a four mile parade drawing about 40 000 attendees from a town of 3 500. The celebration echoed nationwide with events in New York Boston Washington Day tona Beach and across the country as President Reagan campaigns in the South.
Riot police beat back anti American demonstrators outside the U S Embassy in Manila as they rallied for an end to U S Marcos dictatorship. The embassy closed for the holiday and police reported no arrests after the brief clash.
Mondale returns to selecting a running mate as he interviews San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros after a two hour meeting with Jesse Jackson. Jackson offered a list of black and Hispanic women and said Hart could be the strongest VP choice.
Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Classified, display ads, and subscription lines include phone numbers 648 2311 649 1555 and 48 2311. Community numbers list hospital and emergency services with local departments.
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