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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1986
Page
2
A 500 foot set of bleachers collapsed injuring at least 53 spectators as a traveling circus waited to begin at a shopping center. One infant suffered a fractured skull and five were hospitalized. officials cited muddy ground as a possible cause.
A government study shows state and federal prisons held 503,601 inmates at year end 1985, up 70 percent since 1977. About 18,600 inmates were released early across 19 states and 10,100 more were held in local jails due to prison space shortages. Overcrowding ran 6 to 21 percent above capacity depending on definition.
In Milwaukee a man fired into a playground crowd to prove his rifle was no toy, killing 18-year-old David Alexander and wounding four others. A 22-year-old suspect was arrested near Auer Street, with a 13-year-old questioned. Witnesses described 10 plus shots and a rapid police investigation underway.
Riley was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole by U.S. District Judge Falcon Hawkins after pleading guilty to nine drug counts from the Operation Jackpot probe. The case involved charges across two continents and included a continuing criminal enterprise count. The judge noted the lengthy process and delivered the ruling despite parental pleas for mercy.
Contact numbers for subscriptions, classified ads, ideas, and displays are listed. Customer service hours and office hours are provided. Mailing address is Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken, S.C., 29802. Office location is 124 Rutland Drive.
The Aiken Standard provides emergency numbers as a public service. The paper notes its establishment in 1867 and lists contact information associated with Aven Communications Inc in Aiken, South Carolina.
President Reagan told Afghan guerrillas that recognition is premature and a settlement must include Soviet troop withdrawal and Afghan self rule. Rebels vow to form a government in liberated areas and seek anti aircraft weapons to defend them as they press for more aid.
Reports from multiple centers note Jesse Dean Sepulveda in Loma Linda is being weaned from oxygen and listed serious but stable. In Louisville, Robert Dean Cardin shows kidney improvement after a donor moment. A Pittsburgh man and a Tucson woman await suitable hearts while a woman with a temporary artificial heart progresses after pancreat es surgery. Edmund McDermott in Scranton remains stable after receiving a Jarvik-7 pump.
In Fort Lauderdale, defense lawyers argued that two ESM Government Securities Inc. officials, Nicholas B. Wallace and Stanley Wolfe, knew nothing of a fraud scheme alleged in a 44 count federal indictment. Wallace faces 41 counts and Wolfe 26 as the case seeks to explain a collapse that harmed 69 investors including municipalities.
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