12 Jun 1986
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1986
Page
1
The Army announced a sweeping directive to ban smoking in offices bases and on all vehicles and aircraft with July 7 effective date. Local commanders may extend restrictions further and Fort Jackson already bans smoking for recruits in basic training.
PASADENA Calif AP a new machine decodes the structure of DNA quickly and cheaply boosting research into inherited diseases and cancer. Dr Leroy Hood and colleagues at Caltech outline the device in Nature with Erich Bloch hailing it as a major advance that could aid vaccine development and disease understanding. Dr James Brown calls it biology coming into the big time enabling large scale diagnosis and treatment advances.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies this evening with a 20 percent chance of showers and a low near 70. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a high in the low 90s and a 20 percent chance of rain. See details on Page 12B.
Death notices for Willie Glover Jr of Williston WW Griffin of Cartersville Ga Anna Hankinson of North Augusta Patricia Harris of Clearwater Melvin Johnson of Augusta Vader D McGowan of North Augusta Henry Morgan of Aiken. details on Page 2B.
South Africa imposed a nationwide state of emergency as hundreds of anti-apartheid activists were detained ahead of Soweto uprising anniversary. Police powers include arrests without warrants, curfews, property seizure, and forced area bans. President Botha to speak to Parliament amid escalating unrest and currency weakness.
The government reports May retail sales fell 0.1 percent, the third decline in four months, with auto sales up 0.6 percent and furniture gains at 2.8 percent. Total durable goods rose 0.2 percent while non durable goods slipped 0.3 percent amid weak consumer spending and reduced business investment plans.
In Columbia Lt. Gov. Mike Daniel and Phil Lader abandon rival campaigns and back Daniel for governor. Daniel led with 47 percent, Lader 27, with Eppes at 17 and Leatherman 9. They vow unity, avoiding a costly primary and plan statewide events next week.
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