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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1986
Page
1
London AP reports Boy George, the well known flamboyant singer, pleaded guilty to possessing heroin. A London magistrate fined about 370 dollars. Police raids on his Hampstead home July 7 followed reports of addiction treatment. The star spoke briefly in monosyllables during the hearing at Marylebone Magistrate's Court.
The Coast Guard suspended James Carolyon a Jacksonville boater and impounded his 54-foot sailboat C L Lyon after rescuing him and four crew members near Florida. A Sunday distress call reported a sinking vessel and a disoriented captain. A computer check showed nine prior rescues tied to leaks and disorientation. The Point Charles cutter and another vessel towed and pumped out the boat pending investigation.
Weather outlook notes high daytime temperatures with a cool drop to about 70 at night. Isolated thunderstorms are forecast late afternoon and evening through Saturday with lows in the 70s and highs near 100. Details on Page 8B.
Death notices for Ulysses Baskett Inez J Edmond Frances Hallman Donald E Miller Larry H Mooneyham Jr Joe L Powell Madge S Shaffer and Pearline White referenced with details on page 8B. The notices name individuals and locations including Wagener Augusta Windsor Mullins Williston Columbia.
A 165 pound car bomb exploded beneath a Barbir bridge in Moslem west Beirut killing eight and wounding sixty. The blast damaged over twenty shops and 30 cars as hospitals urged blood donations. Authorities closed crossings between Christian east and Moslem west Beirut.
Hay from the Midwest will arrive in Columbia then Aiken to ease cattle feed shortages. About 45 farmers are on a signup list of up to 100 bales per allocation with an average cow consuming 1.8 bales weekly. A 2000 ton Indiana trainload heads to SC as officials warn shortages may last through next spring.
The South Carolina Water Resources Commission issues a severe drought alert for west central counties including Aiken Abbeville McCormick Greenwood Saluda Edgefield and Newberry. A 10 30 a m Thursday meeting in Greenwood will discuss relief measures and drought problem reports should be directed to state climatologist John Purvis at 734 9769 per Alfred H. Wang executive director.
Republican Carroll Campbell targets high South Carolina auto liability rates saying reform is needed if he becomes governor. He cites 1984 Best’s figures placing SC 14th nationwide and highest in the Southeast, with premiums far above Georgia and North Carolina. He favors a multi-rate system reflecting driving records and years of driving, while opponents push varying approaches.
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