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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1987

Page

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Number 6 000 For Cordero

The page notes the milestone of 6 000 for Cordero, highlighting the achievement and its significance within the event or context referenced on the page ITA.

Cordero

Parrot Picks Lottery Numbers To Near Jackpot

In Oceanside California Roscoe the African Gray parrot helped his owners Georgeann and Carl Sawyer win a $257525 score using six chips from 1 to 49 for a Lotto 649 entry The parrot selected five of six winning numbers missing the big jackpot by one number The Sawyers hope Roscoe will say I’m famous when he learns to speak it.

Oceanside Calif Roscoe the Roscoe Georgeann Sawyer Sawyer

Grandma completes 50-state solo motorcycle tour in Alaska

Hazel Kolb nicknamed Granma finishes a 30 000 mile three year journey by riding to the Alaska Capitol to mark the end of her 50 state capitol tour. The 61 year old retired school bus driver from Hannibal Missouri started in Florida on March 16 1985 and previously rode around the continental U S. including Hawaii and the 48 state perimeter.

Juneau Alaska Hazel Kolb Alaska Capitol Hannibal Kolb Granma Tallahassee Fla Hawaii Steve Cowper

Weather churns with more rain and storms possible

A weather update notes more rain and a chance of thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Otherwise skies stay fair with lows in the 70s and highs in the mid 90s. Details on page 8A.

Tomorow

Deaths Lillie N Scott Windsor Annie Mae R Simmons Williston

Obituary notices list Lillie N Scott of Windsor and Annie Mae R Simmons of Williston with details to follow on Page 6A of the edition.

Lillie N. Scott Windsor Annie Mae R. Simmons Williston

Questioning Meese Faces Tougher Inquiries In Iran Contra Probe

Attorney General Edwin Meese III resisted claims of awareness about Iran Contra depth as congressional investigators press him on actions, with debate over whether his probe was competent. Lawmakers criticize delays and questions arise about records handling and staff appointments amid related human rights findings on the Contras.

Washington Edwin Meese III Jack Brooks D-Texas House Reagan Meese Commerce Malcolm Baldrige Associated Press Patrick Leahy D-Vt Senate Intelligence Committee Leahy George Mitchell Maine Oliver L. North Edwin Meese

Six Officials Convicted in Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

Six former Chernobyl power plant officials and technicians were convicted and jailed for up to 10 years in the world’s worst nuclear accident case. The April 1986 blast at reactor No. 4 caused a major radiation leak and evacuations of about 135000 people.

Chernobyl U.S.S.R Chernobyl Power Plant Viktor P. Bruykhanov Nikolai M. Fomin Fomin Anatoly S. Dyatlov Kiev Ukraine Byelorussia

Bridgeton Docks in Kuwait to Load Oil Amid Gulf Escort

The supertanker Bridgeton docked at a Kuwaiti terminal to take on about 240000 tons of crude before resuming its perilous gulf voyage under American warship escorts. A second tanker Gas Prince and convoy escorts were expected to depart by the weekend as mine clearance advances were reported.

Kuwait Persian Gulf Sea Island Mina al-Ahmadi Pentagon Washington Saudi Arabia Iran Farsi Island

Wage gains surge yet cost of living outpaces rise

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports first year wage increases in major labor contracts averaging 2.6 percent, with 4.1 percent for two thirds of 732,000 workers covered. Inflation runs 5.4 percent, and unemployment sits at 6.1 percent, signals of emerging wage acceleration amid price pressures.

Washington Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS

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