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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1986
Page
2
Spaniards vote in a national referendum on NATO membership with polls showing a no majority. First results expected after polls close.
A survey for the U S Mint finds the typical American keeps about 1000 pennies at home and averages nearly ten dollars in pennies. Half of adults use pennies daily and 40 percent save them while over a third have more than ten dollars in pennies. Children save more, with about 60 percent under 18 reporting penny stashes and an average near eleven dollars.
The GAO criticizes Army testing of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle saying tests protected the $1.5 million troop carrier from damage. The report notes the vehicle's 25mm cannon and treads, with 870 more Bradleys sought in fiscal 1987. Critics urge more realistic testing to expose vulnerabilities.
Bill Cosby won multiple People's Choice Awards including favorite all around male entertainer and favorite television performer for The Cosby Show. Sylvester Stallone took favorite motion picture actor. Barbara Mandrell won eight prior People's Choice honors and co won all around female entertainer with Meryl Streep.
Researchers report tissue plasminogen activator or TPA used to dissolve dangerous clots blocking blood to the lungs. In a pilot study 19 patients were treated with TPA and all but one showed improvement, according to Dr. Samuel Z. Goldhaber of Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Space center chief astronaut John Young warned in a memo six days before the Columbia mission that Kennedy Space Center end-of-mission landings are unsafe due to weather, runway, and water conditions. ABC News later cited an NASA memo about a Jan. 6 oxygen dump that could have caused engine failure and an emergency landing abroad.
A Congressional Budget Office study projects a five year cost of about 5 billion dollars for a new shuttle and related steps to restore the space program after the Challenger disaster. CBO and testimony by William Graham signal debate over pace and scope of space policy.
The notice lists subscription and advertising contact numbers 649-5316 649-1555 and 648-2311 for news ideas and displays. It states customer service hours 5:30 to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays. Mailing address Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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