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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1987

Page

2

West Babylon woman says Falwell used her for public punches

Jessica Hahn says PTL founder Jerry Falwell pretended to help her after her affair with Jim Bakker. She says he promised to counsel and meet but did not follow up and only used her name to attack Bakker. She insists she did not take sides.

West Babylon N.Y Jessica Hahn PTL Jerry Falwell Miss Hahn Jim Bakker Falwell Lynchburg

Titan 34 D Rocket Booster Test Clears Edwards

An often-delayed Titan 34 D solid-fuel booster test at Edwards Air Force Base succeeded after a five hour delay due to shifting winds. The two minute firing marks progress toward resuming military satellite launches after the April explosion at Vanderberg.

Edwards Air Force Base Calif Betty Ciotti Air Force Edwards Vanderberg Air Force Base

Former Marine Beane Faces Desertion Hearing in Australia Return

Douglas G. Beane, a former enlisted man who vanished from his Vietnam unit in 1970 and later lived in Australia for 17 years, faces a second desertion charge as a military magistrate prepares a hearing at Quantico Marine Base in Virginia.

Washington Marine Corps Douglas G. Beane Australia Vietnam Corps Beane Quantico

Soviets Open to Swap of Radio Programs with United States

USIA Chief says Soviets still weighing a program swap with the United States. Mutual Broadcasting indicated interest, with final volume tied to audience response. Pentagon IG commends Navy DDG 51 program planning and documentation as cost to build 29 ships at about 26 billion dollars.

Washington U.S. Information Agency Soviet Union Moscow U.S USIA Charles Z. Wick Cuba Mutual Broadcasting Pentagon Navy

Double murderer executed in Louisiana electric chair

Jimmy Wingo, 35, was put to death in the electric chair after declaring innocence and forgiving his accusers. He was the 11th execution in Louisiana since 1983 and faced another death tonight. Wingo had a criminal past including a 1982 escape leading to two homicides.

Angola Jimmy Wingo State Penitentiary Wingo Louisiana Jimmy Glass Newt Brown Erlene

West German teen pilot Mathias Rust visits in Moscow prison

Parents Karl-Heinz and Monika Rust visited their son Mathias Rust at Lefortovo Prison in Moscow amid reports he is undergoing psychiatric tests in connection with his May 28 cross border flight across the Soviet airspace and landing near Red Square. The visit followed his detention and reports of possible trial charges for violating Soviet airspace.

Moscow Red Square Bild Kremlin Karl-Heinz Monika Rust Mathias Rust Lefortovo Rust Stern Gerhard Enver Schroembgens Rusts West Germany Hamburg Helsinki Finland Politburo Mikhail S. Gorbachev Defense Sergei L. Sokolov Alexander I. Koldunov

Shultz warns bases could close if Philippines demands rent

Secretary of State George P. Shultz told Philippine lawmakers the United States would pull out of Clark Air Base and Subic Bay if Manila insists on rent for the bases. He described the rent dispute as a potential source of future Philippine American conflict and urged that payments be treated as aid.

Manila Philippines George P. Shultz United States Ramon Mitra Shultz Reagan Washington Mitra Clark Air Base Subic Bay Naval Base Corazon Aquino U.S Sen Leticia Ramos Shahani Shahani Armed Forces Fidel V. Ramos

Banks Face Worst Quarter in History as Reserves Rise

U S banks brace for a historically bad quarter as regulators say reserve allocations for developing country loan losses may wipe out profits. FDIC data show 12 000 of 14 000 banks profitable though cautions of a near zero net industry income.

Washington U.S Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Brazil John Quinn FDIC William Seidman Mississippi River

U.S. productivity leads foreign producers in 1986

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports U.S. manufacturing productivity rose 3.5 percent in 1986, more than twice the foreign average, with labor costs for U.S. manufacturers also rising less than rivals largely due to a weaker dollar. It marked the first year the U.S. outpaced all nine major foreign competitors in productivity.

Washington U.S United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau

Aiken Standard Classified Contact and Hours

Information for subscriptions classifieds and news tips with phone numbers and office hours. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays. Mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Subscription payments note.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive P.O Aiken S.C PBM

Emergency numbers and publication details list

The Aiken Standard announces emergency numbers as a public service. It notes the newspaper is published weekday afternoons and Sundays by Aiken Communications Inc. at 124 Rutland Drive in Aiken South Carolina 29802 with mail to P.O. Box 456.

Aiken Aiken Communications Inc P.O. Box Rutland Drive S.C

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