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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1983
Page
2
Col. John D. Waghelstein, top U.S. adviser, says Salvadoran forces can defeat guerrillas in two years with continued aid and force expansion. He notes progress despite human rights concerns as a rocket attack and attempted kidnapping shake the capital amid ongoing violence linked to ultra-rightist leaders.
After a two year investigation the National Academy of Sciences releases findings on causes damage and remedies for acid rain. Environmentalists say the report links sulfur dioxide emissions to lake deaths in the Northeast and Canada while coal industry officials dispute a definitive connection citing insufficient knowledge to predict regional effects.
President Reagan uses a Fourth of July swing through Louisville and Shawnee Mission en route to Los Angeles to highlight an education program. He visits a vocational skills expo in Kentucky and addresses the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America and the National Association of Student Councils to press improvements without new federal spending.
The Senate rejected an anti abortion constitutional amendment 50 to 49 in a closely watched vote. Paul Brown of Life Amendment Political Action Committee criticized the move blaming National Right to Life Committee and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops for pushing the measure to the floor.
A map highlights a rock formation area as suitable for nuclear waste disposal. An AP Laser photo accompanies the report noting the studied region and its geological suitability.
The U.S. Department of Energy studies thirteen North Carolina sites for potential high level nuclear waste disposal. Locations include Cherryville High Shoals Mooresville Mount Mourne Landis Churchland Henderson Gneiss Butterwood Creek Castalia Raybon Rocky Mount Rolesville Toxaway and Wise, at depths 2000 to 4000 feet.
President Reagan says he does not know who provided Carter briefing papers for the 1980 debate or if their acquisition was improper. Rep. Donald Albosta says there are unanswered questions and a probe will continue. Reagan rejects plans to punish staff and notes upward revision of growth estimates to 5.5 percent.
Greenwich AP report details a predawn interstate crash on I 95 near Greenwich where two jackknifed trucks caused a 100 foot bridge section to plunge 60 feet into the Mianus River. Three people died and three were injured as spectators recalled moans and near misses. The Knoxville graduate student William Anderson and Shannon Kelly escaped after stopping ten feet from the gap. Anderson aided a trapped driver via CB radio and the couple waited hours to regain composure.
Eight women aged 20 to 30 have been attacked since May 5 in a Drake University area neighborhood. Police say one or two suspects used window entries to enter homes and cover victims with sheets, with six incidents involving two assailants. Residents and law enforcement seek answers amid fear and rumors.
Sissy Spacek will headline with Mel Gibson in The River to be filmed in Hawkins and Sullivan counties Tennessee. Directed by Mark Rydell for Universal the $20 million project centers on a family battling natural disasters and big business to save its farm. Filming begins in September.
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