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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1984
Page
2
Supporters of Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson outnumber Mondale backers on the platform committee but say the draft is too general. Rep. Timothy Wirth said the panel refused 8-7 to endorse Hart's tax bill, hindering unity and clarity for voters.
Atlanta AP report notes U S Jaycees and U S Jaycee Women face a possible Supreme Court ruling on male-only membership. President Tom Bussa of the 275 000 member group says the organization will move forward regardless and that being the last all male president never occurred to him during the 64th annual meeting in Atlanta through June 21.
Denver officials say Alan Berg, a combative radio talk show host, was killed by multiple gunshot wounds when ambushed outside his downtown condominium. Police found 10 .45-caliber shell casings beside Berg’s body after the 10 p.m. shooting. neighbors reported hearing gunshots and a fleeing car.
Doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia report four month old Emily Lou and Claire Elizabeth Taylor are in critical but stable condition after an 18 hour procedure. The operation began at 6 am with Claire’s separation finishing at 10:15 pm and Emily’s major surgery ending at 12:15 am.
Washington AP report says the 1983-84 season ranks third worst for wind damage to farmland in the Great Plains since records began. The Soil Conservation Service pinpoints 12.3 million acres damaged across 10 states from November 1 to May 31, behind 1980-81 and 1954-55 records.
The Edison Electric Institute announced that utilities will donate at least 13.5 million by January 1, 1985 toward cleaning up the Three Mile Island plant. Directors voted to drop a funding formula delaying contributions to General Public Utilities Corp. and member utilities have pledged 81 million since January 1983.
State troopers on a rural Vermont road check trunks as they search for Linwood and James Briley who escaped from Mecklenburg Correctional Center with four others on May 31. Authorities doubt capture soon amid rugged terrain and vast area.
The Senate refused to curb Reagan’s authority to use U S troops in Nicaragua or El Salvador and rejected a sharp limit on CIA aid to contras. Votes followed Vietnam War anxieties as House-Democrat differences persisted on rebel funding and troop use, with final decisions pending a House-Senate committee. The administration provides millions in contra aid, about 28 million dollars next year, though exact figures are secret.
Fierce downbursts and floods plowed through Ohio and surrounding states killing a young girl and a construction worker while injuring dozens. The Missouri Valley area faced one million acres under water as thousands fled homes and outages affected tens of thousands. Weather officials described scattered, powerful storms across multiple states with gusts up to 70 mph in Cleveland and 56 mph near Youngstown.
Washington Post reports President Reagan may propose raising the $1,000 personal exemption in federal income tax, possibly this year or in 1985. White House officials cited say the exact amount is undecided and will be added to the indexing plan to offset inflation.
IRS data show taxpayers earning 100000 or more paid 17.4 percent of federal income taxes in 1982, up from 15.2 percent in 1981, while the number of high earners grew to about 740,206. The top group paid 7 of each 1000 returns as middle earners 15000 to 50000 saw their share fall to 56.3 percent. Lower earners 15000 and under paid 7.9 percent, down from 8.8 percent.
Washington AP House and Senate negotiators race to finish a broad deficit reduction package. They weigh tax increases and spending cuts to reach about 50 billion in new taxes by 1987, while another group tackles costs of federal health care programs. The effort targets a 600 billion deficit over three years. Tax issues pending include cigarettes liquor rich estates and tax exempt bonds.
Former Augusta mayor Edward M. McIntyre ends his appeal as prosecutors drop two more extortion charges in a deal aimed at letting him reorient his life. Judge Dudley H. Bowen Jr. approved the agreement noting it is not an admission of guilt. McIntyre, 52, faces up to 60 years and $30,000 fine on his April conviction for conspiring with Mary Holmes to extort from developers near city property along the Savannah River.
Frankie Valli 49 will wed 23 year old Randy Clohessy on July 7 at St Patrick's Cathedral New York. The Four Seasons star has sold over 105 million records as part of the group and solo. Christina DeLorean tours for her beauty book Style while her husband John Z DeLorean 59 faces cocaine conspiracy charges in Northern Ireland.
Subscriptions or news tips to Aiken Standard are directed to 648-2311. Classifieds and display ads use 648-2311 with office hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m at 124 Rutland Drive.
Aiken Community Hospital and local emergency services are listed with telephone numbers. The Aiken Standard provides contact lines for Volunteer Fire Departments, Aiken County Sheriff, and Emergency Medical Services.
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