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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1982
Page
10
An American registered tanker exploded Saturday as shown on this map released by Coast Guard officials. Sixteen crewmen were rescued by a Swedish merchant vessel. Nine other crewmen are believed dead. The AP Laserphoto caption notes the incident.
Archbishop Jozef Glemp urged Poles and the government to be reasonable and compromise. He echoed a bishops' call for a social accord among the government church and trade unions, saying progress requires give and take and avoiding all or nothing.
Nine fishing vessels blocked the Dow Chemical aluminum plant harbor in Hamburg to protest chlorinated hydrocarbon waste dumping into the Elbe River. The boats will stay for at least two weeks to stop freighters discharging bauxite. Heinz Oestmann, spokesman for the Elbe River fishermen, said the blockade targets pollution and cited state permission for six tons a day of discharge.
In Verona Italy sixteen alleged Red Brigades members go on trial for the kidnapping of U S Brig Gen James L Dozier. Defense asks a week to study a 1000 page indictment. One defendant claims torture and shows bruises as he cites electric shocks. Eight remain at large and are tried in absentia.
In Guatemala City thousands vote amid violence and boycotts as Gen. Angel Anibal Guevara leads partial returns with 2,191 votes. Other candidates include Mario Sandoval Alarcon with 1,470, Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre with 1,122, and Gustavo Anzueto Vielman with 527. 2.3 million voters eligible. turnout not yet known. Polls closed at 6 p.m. local time.
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