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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1986
Page
2
Washington AP The National Association of Realtors reports January affordability rose 0.8 to 101 as mortgage rates fall and prices rise modestly. A median income family of 28 054 could qualify for a 77 000 home and about 52 percent of existing homes sold fit that price level.
Swedish police reportedly have a drawing of Olof Palme’s killer by a lone witness, a 22 year old woman, seen briefly under a streetlight. Police would not comment on the radio report.
The Reagan administration sees the lifting of South Africa's state of emergency as a step toward a peaceful settlement with a target date for independence talks in Namibia. Critics fault the move as insufficient amid widespread black grievances and detentions. The decree lift is expected by Friday after more than 8,000 arrests since July. Mao poems controversy questions authorship of works published under Mao’s name.
Singer Co plans to lay off 200 production workers at its Anderson plant by month end due to a sharp drop in demand for floor care and power tool products. The firm will also suspend floor care assembly for two weeks, ending in early April, idling 600 workers without pay. Larry Barwood, VP of personnel, stated the decision Tuesday.
Cardinal Columbia Co officials weigh buying 300 acres along the Congaree River in Calhoun County for a chemical manufacturing plant. A news conference was planned to announce the purchase but was canceled with no comment.
Buck Owens announces quitting Hee Haw after 17 years as co host with Roy Clark. He will miss the cast but aims to expand broadcasting and newspaper interests including Owenses Bakersfield stations and a local publication.
A chlorine gas leak at the Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc plant in Kenosha Wisconsin sent 11 people to hospitals after workers dismantled old equipment in a bottling building. Four remained hospitalized with non life threatening conditions as a 50 pound cylinder began leaking at 845 am.
Richard Manuel, 42, pianist for The Band, was found hanged in a motel bathroom in Winter Park Florida. Police called the death a probable self-inflicted act and awaited autopsy results. Manuel had performed with bandmates at a restaurant near the motel the prior night, and his wife Arlie found him.
The Associated Press reports U S and Brent crudes fall below 12 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate closes at 11.98 for April on the NYMEX, Brent io 11.86 for May as prices slide from late 1970s highs. Analysts warn production cuts may be needed as prices stay depressed.
Attorney General Meese said universal federal job drug tests are reasonable and constitutional and that some government employees may be tested. He defended consent as a condition of applying and noted the Drug Enforcement Administration is developing procedures for such testing.
Greyhound announces elimination of six routes including Augusta to Columbia and Columbia to Charleston with plans to close or relocate nine depots by April 27. Petersburg station spokesman confirms Augusta to Columbia cut but says Aiken to Charleston and other routes remain in operation.
The Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions classifieds and news tips and provides hours, mailing address, and office location at 124 Rutland Drive with 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and Sunday service hours. Mailing address is Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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