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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1987
Page
2
The Bonn government signals possible concessions on Pershing 1A missiles if Warsaw Pact forces are reduced, while Moscow pushes for elimination of 72 missiles with U.S.-nuclear warheads. The Defense Ministry insists the Pershing 1A must stay.
Jackson urged Democrats not to abandon women's rights or the South Africa struggle as he sought the presidency. He spoke at the Southern National Democratic Committee conference and accused the Reagan administration of violating the law while urging party unity and healing.
The Sudanese government led by Prime Minister Sadek el Mahdi announces a nationwide state of emergency citing a deteriorating economy. The move, endorsed by the five member sovereign council, follows a four year civil war era context. Officials had no immediate comment due to late hours.
Mowffaq Said Gandura, 38, linked to the Achille Lauro hijacking case, fell from a fifth floor window in Rome after learning he would be extradited to Syria for a swindling charge. Police call it self inflicted. a Rome prosecutor probes the death amid ongoing extradition plans. He had been convicted in Genoa for false testimony in the 1985 hijacking inquiry.
A small submarine and robot Robin started the first dive to 2 1/2 miles down to the Titanic wreck area 350 miles off Newfoundland. Taurus International spokesman Yves Cornet said weather finally allowed a general site survey before artifact recovery. DETROIT AP The countdown to Sept 14 contract expirations at GM and Ford starts with UAW bargaining after a ceremonial kickoff.
North Carolina farmer Earl Roundtree contends with an extreme heat wave that endangered both people and livestock as it persisted across the eastern third of the nation.
Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige died after a horse fell on him while steer roping at a rural Brentwood ranch. He was 64 and succumbed to massive internal injuries during surgery at John Muir Hospital after the accident reported near 1:15 p.m. Baldrige had served in Reagan's cabinet since 1981 and was a Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee.
Divers examined a listing Kuwaiti supertanker the Bridgeton after hitting a mine as U S warships escorted it through the Persian Gulf. Pentagon officials seek Kuwait and Saudi help with mine sweeping to protect future convoys while navies monitor the area near Bahrain and Kuwait.
President Reagan charged the House plan for catastrophic illness insurance would bankrupt the elderly and risk a $20 billion Medicare trust fund deficit in about 15 years. He criticized financing as taxing the elderly, urged a cheaper alternative with modest monthly premiums and limited out-of-pocket costs.
Hussein Musawi head of the Islamic Amal militia said Shiite kidnappers might act against Western hostages to support Iran against the United States and France. The remark appeared in Nouveau Magazine and did not specify what action would occur.
Call numbers listed for subscriptions and ads. Offices located at 124 Rutland Drive open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Subscription rates shown with 3 6 and 12 month options and advance payment to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
A list of emergency and support contacts is published by the Aiken Standard. It includes local police and fire departments, EMS, hospitals, poison control, sheriff, and grief and widowed persons resources with phone numbers for Aiken and nearby towns.
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