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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1986
Page
14
The forecast advertises a slight chance of afternoon thundershowers to ease humidity. Tonight will be clear with 60s lows, and tomorrow brings sunny skies and near 90s highs. Regional details include mountains, midlands, coast, beaches, and several cities with fair, mild, or warm conditions and 60s to 90s temperatures.
President Reagan faces a reshaped high court as Chief Justice Warren Burger retires after 18 years. Scalia and Rehnquist are the focus of opposition from Democrats including Riegle and Schroeder who fear conservatism. Burger, 78, announced retirement May 27 to lead the bicentennial commission.
The GNP rose 2.9 percent in May with 212000 more unemployed as analysts expect slow first half growth. Corporate profits after tax fell 6.6 percent, the largest drop in four years, with revisions from 4.9 to 6.6 percent. Trade data show a higher annual deficit and slower imports, while inventory buildup hints at reduced production in Q2.
Reporters in Soweto rode mesh-protected police buses amid a state of emergency with bans on township reporting and violence coverage. The government counted 42 deaths since the emergency declaration, amid a May riot toll highest since 1984. Wim de Vos, CBS cameraman, deportation upheld and executed after a court ruling.
In Genoa, 14 men go on trial for hijacking the Achille Lauro, killing Leon Klinghoffer, and holding 493 aboard. Four in custody, others tried in absentia. Abul Abbas linked mastermind. Security and protests mark opening as defense argues they are Palestinian fighters, not terrorists.
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