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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1987
Page
1
The forecast shows a 70 percent chance of rain today and 20 percent tonight. Temperatures reach the mid 60s today and lower 50s tonight with warmer highs in the upper 60s tomorrow. Partly cloudy conditions expected tomorrow with Page 10A detailing.
Obituary notice lists deaths of Katie M. Cox in Easley Eva Dantzler of Denmark Ava A. Manly from Ninety Six Helen K. Padgett of Beech Island Angel D. Proctor of Gloverville Roy D. Sharpe of Columbia and Mary J. Shipman of Manning details continue on page 5A.
The Aiken Standard will switch its color comic section next Sunday after a reader survey. The lineup will still include favorites such as Blondie Beetle Bailey The Family Circus Peanuts Hagar The Horrible Doonesbury For Better Or For Worse Bloom County Garfield Frank And Ernest Born Loser The Wizard Of Id Dennis The Menace Andy Capp The Lockhorns Junior Whirl Ziggy B C Shoe Prince Valiant and Hi And Lois.
The sinking of the Toya Maru in 1954 remains the worst postwar ferry disaster with 1 172 dead. The sequence includes 270 dead on the Eshghabad in 1957, 259 on the Save in 1961, 236 on the Dara in 1962, 308 on the Namyong Ho in 1970, 250 on a Bangladeshi launch in 1974, about 100 on the Patria in 1976, 580 on the Tampanas in 1981, 357 on the Tenth of Rama in 1983, and 398 on the Admiral Nakhimov and Pyotr Vasyev collision in 1986.
Divers ended search at dusk as Belgian and British authorities investigate the capsizing of the British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise near Zeebrugge. 51 confirmed dead, 84 missing. 543 aboard. Survivors found in frigid North Sea air bubbles, conditions cited as deadly.
Health officials in several states argue about contacting heterosexual partners exposed to AIDS through past partners. Supporters say tracing helps test and warn, while critics cite stigma and discrimination. Public education is urged as an alternative to blanket contact tracing.
U.S. economists express optimism about a continuing expansion, with projections of a fifth or sixth anniversary. They cite favorable inflation and restrained rates, while warning the economy remains vulnerable to dislocation and noting the February jobs gain of 370,000.
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