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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1987
Page
2
Four black men were injured when a bar at the Village Main Hotel in downtown Johannesburg was struck by an explosion. Police reported a three by three yard hole in a ground level wall and dismissed a determined cause, with the area sealed off by authorities.
Comptroller Robert L. Clarke announced a two year extension for banks in farm and oil states to restore capital to required levels. The extended deadline pushes back to January 1, 1995 for troubled institutions even as temporary exemptions granted in 1986 remain in effect.
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a juror was improperly dismissed during deliberations in Warren Brown and eight followers case. Brown was sentenced in 1986 to 10 to 30 years for leading an international crime ring of stolen credit cards and airline tickets. The ruling could trigger a new trial. The first trial lasted 21 weeks. Separately, the Center for Science in the Public Interest says food makers are slowly cutting salt with more foods now decreasing sodium than increasing.
Authorities mobilized army troops and banned public gatherings in Punjab Haryana and New Delhi after Sikh terrorists killed 72 Hindu bus passengers over two days and warned of retaliation. Ha ryana reports scattered Hindu violence with arrests and border seals. Fatehabad near Chandigarh cited for killings on a bridge.
Delta Air Lines faces three near misses in three weeks with two diversions to wrong airports Frankfort Kentucky and Lexington and a Cincinnati bound jet dropping over 1000 feet after fuel was cut. Spokesman Jackie Pate calls it an incredible coincidence of bad luck while noting the airline operates frequent flights worldwide.
Reports from Nicosia say Islamic militants use hostage videos to pressure for demands in Lebanon. The tapes show captives alive and under duress, including American journalist Charles Glass and CIA agent William Buckley, with Buckley’s fate unclear and other tapes alleging executions of British journalist Alec Collett.
Rep. Jack Kemp's presidential bid, once $200000 in the red, is now about $150000 in the black after rapid fundraising including a 12000 per couple dinner. He plans to release early figures ahead of the FEC deadline with $3300000 raised since December 1, 1986, and about $600000 cash on hand against $450000 owed. The committee repaid a $50000 bank loan and hopes to collect $1800000 in federal matching funds on January 1, 1988.
The Aiken Standard provides a list of emergency and service numbers including Abused Persons Coalition Aiken Fire Aiken Police EMS HCA Aiken Regional Grief Support Group and nearby fire and police contacts for Ellenton New Holland North and North Augusta with local area lines and paging.
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