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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1986
Page
2
Three people were questioned after a fire at Motel 5 killed four and injured 31 in a U shaped two-wing complex. The blaze started near a lobby stairwell at 8 am. The building, north of downtown Las Vegas, had no sprinklers but did have smoke detectors.
Woody Allen said he was flattered that The Purple Rose of Cairo was named Best Film of 1985 at the British Academy Awards ceremony. The film also won Best Original Screenplay at the nationally televised event. Steven Spielberg received the Fellowship of the Academy. William Hurt won Best Actor for Kiss of the Spider Woman and Dame Peggy Ashcroft won Best Actress for A Passage to India.
Gene Kelly led a rain soaked St Patrick's parade in Beverly Hills riding in a covered antique car. The Emerald Mile parade included 15 floats 50 horses antique cars and bands. Kelly declined to perform Singing in the Rain despite prior comments from parade spokeswoman Gailblock.
New York AP reporting Shirley MacLaine on location in Peru for Out on a Limb suggested Peru's giant desert drawings were by visitors from outer space. She later tempered remarks in People magazine, affirming Peru's rich culture while leaving room to doubt extraterrestrial origin.
Louisville dentist Thomas Y. Carroll Jr. joins the Louisville Fire Department hazardous materials unit. He says extinguishing house fires earns gratitude from patients who are hard to please in the dental chair.
President Reagan sought to tie Nicaragua's leftist government to drug smuggling and the murder of four U S Marines as he pressed Congress to approve 100 million in military and nonlethal aid to the Contras. He urged public and congressional support while the House prepared a Thursday vote amid protests outside the White House.
The Congress debate on President Reagan’s plan to aid the Contras intensifies with a Thursday House vote looming. Support comes from Sen. Hollings and Thurmond, while Rep. Derrrick warns of broader U.S. involvement. The package envisions 30 million in nonlethal aid and 70 million for military aid, with a March 31 funding deadline and no current ban on training in the plan.
An ex NASA budget analyst alleges officials pressured him to deny the July memorandum on the shuttle O ring safety issue before the Challenger disaster. Richard C Cook writes in the Washington Post that he faced orders to conceal concerns and that NASA culture rewards only good news, prompting scrutiny of the agency’s handling of the booster seal risk.
Dallas AP reports a shift as backyard satellite dishes spur competition and new revenue for cable firms. Cox Cable vp Larry Lewis sells descramblers to retain HBO customers while Piedmont Cable’s Laughinghouse installs and leases dishes and rents tapes. Industry panels at the NTCA convention explore turning dish access into pay TV, with lawmakers considering impact on rural signal availability and potential legislation unlikely before further hearings in spring.
The Aiken Standard lists subscription and advertising phone lines 649-5316 649-1555 and 648-2311 and a news idea line 648-2311. Customer service hours are 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. Sunday. Offices are at 124 Rutland Drive with 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekday hours. Mailing address is Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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