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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1986

Page

2

Groom Fakes Joe Montana to Wed Woman in Kentucky

Pamela Jones learns her husband is an impostor claiming to be NFL star Joe Montana. The groom vanished after the marriage ceremony, and 49ers officials verify the real Montana is elsewhere. Separately, a 6.7 quake hits Caspian Sea near Baku with no reported damage.

Lexington Joe Montana San Francisco 49Ers Montana Indonesia Pamela Jones 49Ers Jerry Walker Joseph Charles Montana Fellon Southern Hills United Methodist Church Nelson NFL Miss Jones Joe Monongahela Redwood City Calif Walker Nashville Joey

France Tests First Long Range Submarine Missile

The Defense Ministry said France successfully fired the M-4 submarine missile with a new multiple nuclear warhead. The test traveled 3,730 miles from a submerged submarine off Brittany, with the target area kept secret.

Paris France Defense Ministry Brittany

Airmen Held in Cocaine Possession Probe at Vandenberg

Two airmen at Vandenberg Air Force Base were booked for investigation after police say they possessed a quarter ounce of cocaine with intent to sell to other enlisted men. The defendants are nontechnical administrative workers not linked to the base space shuttle project.

Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif Air Force Tom Connell

Specialty steel imports soar in January report

In January imports of specialty steel jumped 150 percent from a year earlier to 19 744 tons, a record rise cited by the Specialty Steel Industry of the United States. Carbon steel imports fell while stainless steel sheet and strip imports rose from 7 901 tons to 19 744 tons year over year.

Washington United States

Walter Lantz Honored With Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Cartoonist Walter Lantz creator of Woody Woodpecker received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in a ceremony outside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. More than 200 fans attended as a life size woodpecker character appeared during the dedication between Errol Flynn and Lily Pons. It marked the 1,823rd star on the Walk of Fame.

Los Angeles Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker Woodpecker Errol Flynn Lily Pons Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Hollywood and Vine

Johnson Sues Real Estate Broker Over Star Island Disclosure

Don Johnson sues broker Gerald Llorens of Wimbish Realty Inc. for 2 million alleging breach of an oral agreement not to reveal Johnson's Star Island property details. Johnson says the broker disclosed plans to build a home and that a Miami Herald front page article followed, compromising privacy and lifestyle.

Miami Don Johnson Miami Vice Star Island Gerald Liorens Wimbish Realty Inc Johnson Miami Beach Ae Johnson Llorens The Miami Herald

Rajneesh Expelled From Greece and Leaves for Spain

Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh is expelled from Greece and departs for Spain in his executive jet. This marks his fourth country since US ousting in November after pleading guilty to two immigration charges. He paid $400,000 in costs and fines and agreed to leave the United States.

Athens Greece Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Spain Rajneesh United States U.S India Nepal

Avalanche Kills 11 Norwegian Soldiers

An avalanche during NATO maneuvers near Narvik Norway crushed an army ski patrol from the 2nd platoon army engineer corps at Elvegaardsmoen base. At least 11 draftees were killed in what is described as Norway’s worst avalanche since World War II. No foreign troops were with the unit.

Oslo Norway NATO Army Engineer Corps Elvegaardsmoen Narvik

Reagan Loses Round In Contra Aid Fight

In Washington two House panels rejected Reagan's request for 100 million in aid to Contra guerrillas, with 9-7 and 8-5 votes along party lines. The full House and Senate will still decide, while Defense Secretary Weinberger defended the aid and warned against neglecting the Nicaragua threat. Reynolds motion replaced by studio move in Stockbridge, Mass.

Reagan Contra Aid Washington Congress Nicaragua House Latin America House Intelligence Committee Dan Daniel Virginia Western Hemisphere Senate White House Memors United States Defense Caspar Weinberger House Armed Services Committee U.S Nathaniel Ivory Great Barrington Mass Norman Rockwell Church Street Stockbridge Rockwell

Gorbachev Adds Dobrynin to Politburo as Brezhnev Holdovers Stay

In Moscow, Mikhail Gorbachev added Anatoly Dobrynin the long serving ambassador to Washington as a full Politburo member. He also dropped two Brezhnev era candidates Boris N. Ponomarev and Vasily Kuznetsov while Vladimir Shcherbitsky and Dinmukhamed Kunaev retained their full member status.

Moscow Mikhail S. Gorbachev Anatoly Dobrynin Soviet Union Washington Gorbachev Communist Party Presi Leonid I. Brezhnev Boris N. Ponomarev Vasily Kuznetsov Brezhnev Vladimir V. Shcherbitsky Kazakhstan Dinmukhamed A. Kunaev

Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Contact Info

Classified advertising and news tips contact numbers are listed for the Aiken Standard. Offices located at 124 Rutland Drive with hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and customer service 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays plus 8 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. Sunday. Mailing address Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Weekly and monthly print delivery rates shown for various terms with 12 month prepaid option at 58.80.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken, S.C PBM

Emergency numbers list from Aiken Standard service

A compiled section lists emergency and public safety numbers for Aiken County and nearby towns. Contacts include Aiken Fire and Police, EMS, hospitals, sheriff and state patrol, fire departments, and support groups with phone lines for residents seeking urgent assistance or resources.

S.C. Highway Patrol Salley Fire Salley Police Sheriff's Department Volun Wagener Fire Wagener Police

Senate approves emergency funding and farm policy tweaks

The Senate backed two bills to fund farm programs and modify the 1985 farm law, in a party line vote. The $5 billion CCC funding heads to a House Senate committee while farm policy changes go to the House for similar action.

Senate Washington House Reagan Tom Harkin Lowa Agriculture Richard Lyng Commodity Credit Corporation Agriculture Department CCC

Vega 1 Captures Halley Core View From Comet Flyby

Vega 1 transmitted live images of Halley's comet from 5 555 miles as it passed the nucleus at 10 20 a m EST. The shots showed a fiery red brown center with yellow gases and a blue background. The Soviet Institute for Space Research shared the footage with ABC News Nightline and scientists from around the world.

Moscow Moscow Space Center Soviet Institute For Space Research Space Institute ABC News Nightline Cornell University Carl Sagan

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