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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1987
Page
2
In San Pedro, 20 miles south of Manila, five New People’s Army guerrillas attacked the police station at 5 30 a m killing two patrolmen and wounding a third. They fled with two M 16 rifles and three pistols.
UAW officials notify Mack Trucks Inc. they are ready to begin negotiations on a new master contract despite an April verbal agreement dispute. Judge Cahn set jury selection for Aug 31 in Philadelphia for Mack’s enforcement suit, with a Sept 1 Allentown trial. In Newport, Rhode Island, blind sailor Jim Dickson plans to sail solo to England aboard The Eye-Opener, departing next week for a 2,800 mile voyage.
Leslie Van Houten 37 and a 1969 Tate LaBianca killer loses her seventh parole bid. The parole board will not reconsider release for three years saying she would be an unreasonable risk to society. She was part of the Manson group that killed Sharon Tate and the LaBiancas. Tex Watson was convicted separately.
Senate education chair Sen. Claiborne Pell proposes a tax free government trust for parents to save for college. Earnings would not be taxed and withdrawals for tuition or college expenses would also be untaxed, unlike an IRA.
A car bomb hidden under the back seat of a white Peugeot exploded around midnight in west Beirut. Police say three passengers died and a fourth was wounded. The device weighed 11 pounds.
U S Navy searches the Persian Gulf for three men missing after a Sea King helicopter crashed near the USS La Salle during a routine flight. Five were rescued and one death reported as weather delayed tanker Bridgeton loading at Sea Island terminal.
Pro abortion groups promise legal challenges to block President Reagan’s bid to bar Title X funds from programs that counsel or refer for abortion. Planned Parenthood president Faye Wattleton says groups will pursue hearts, minds, and the courts. Reagan orders health secretary to draft rules to ensure funds do not aid abortion advocacy, with programs required to separate abortion services from Title X funded activities.
The American Federation of Teachers reports a 7.1 percent rise in starting teacher salaries to 17 800, with six states paying over 19 000. Average teacher pay for 1986 87 is 26 698, above NEA figures, and inflation adjusted it remains a record high. States with starting salaries over 19 000 include Alaska California Connecticut New Jersey New York and Texas.
Two crewmen Billy Cossett Jr. and William Rector were charged with piracy and assault on the high seas after allegedly throwing their captain Phil Roush overboard and forcing the first mate to jump in. The mate was rescued after 12 hours amid sharks. the captain remained missing as the FBI pursued murder charges. Maria Barnes, 18, was freed.
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