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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1987
Page
2
In Memphis eight residents aged 12 to 38 or 40 were found dead in a single apartment possibly from carbon monoxide from a faulty water heater. Police and fire officials described an odorless gas and noted the victims had not been seen since early Monday.
US Sprint will reduce its long distance charges by 4.25 percent for homes and small businesses starting Aug 1 to align with AT&T's 4.8 percent cut on July 1. MCI says it will match AT&T on Aug 1.
Sixteen Veterans Administration cardiac care units are placed on probation for underutilization or weak clinical records. VA officials will review the units in early next year. continued failure to meet standards could lead to shutdown. Units in Miami Lexington Ky West Haven Conn and others across Albuquerque Ann Arbor Augusta Columbia Denver Memphis New Orleans Oklahoma City Pittsburgh San Francisco San Juan Tampa and Tucson are listed.
The U S Court of Military Appeals overturned Cpl. Lindsey Scott's 30 year prison term for rape of a fellow Marine’s wife at Quantico Virginia. The panel found his civilian attorney failed to adequately represent him and set aside an $18 000 fine returning the case for possible rehearing.
Nancy Reagan's staff treated her to lunch for her birthday but did not discuss her age. Spokeswoman Elaine Crispen said there was no numerical decoration on the cake. Reagan’s records list July 6 1921, though acting records show 1923.
The United States urged a fair Panama investigation into alleged 1984 election rigging by military leaders and the 1985 murder of opposition figure Hugo Spadafora. State Department officials met with Aquilino Boyd to ease concerns about Gen. Manuel Noriega’s role.
Anti-government students at Yonsei University vow a nationwide funeral for slain Lee Han-yul and plan to parade his body from Seoul to Kwangju. Opponent Kim Young-sam hints at a presidential bid while reports say the Democratic Justice Party may replace military officials with civilians before fall elections.
A diesel barge carrying about 470 people overturned after hitting a sandbank on the Luapula River between Zaire and Zambia. Over 300 feared dead with 23 bodies recovered. coxswain detained as rescue teams search the crocodile-infested river.
In a videotape released from west Beirut, kidnapped American journalist Charles Glass says his main job was with the CIA and he used the press as cover. Glass, 36, of Los Angeles, was seized June 17 in south Beirut, with a group calling itself the Organization for the Free People's claiming custody. The U.S. Embassy in east Beirut declined to comment.
Philippine Daily Star and Independent quote unnamed sources that Ferdinand Marcos sent 7 million dollars to supporters to finance a new coup before Congress convenes. President Aquino summoned top military leaders to demand probes into four Manila bombings with American targets, part of a Marcos financed destabilization effort.
Aiken Standard lists subscription and advertising phone numbers and office hours. It provides office address 124 Rutland Drive and mailing address P.O. Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802. Customer service hours are 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
The Aiken Standard delivers emergency numbers as a community service. Established in 1867 the newspaper is published weekday afternoons and Sundays by Aiken Communications Inc with mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.
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