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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1987
Page
1
The White House plans a Thursday night news conference with President Reagan, his first formal press session since November 19. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said a date was not final yet, but officials suggested Thursday. The four month gap marks the second longest hiatus since Reagan took office in January 1981.
A New York AP report notes college men increasingly avoid bragging about sexual conquests, while more female students seek virgins as partners. Sociologist Srully Blotnick credits disease fear and changing norms. 34 percent of men admit exaggeration versus 61 percent in 1977, and 22 percent of women now want a virgin partner.
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and cooler temperatures tonight and tomorrow. Tonight’s low will be in the upper 40s with a 20 percent chance of rain or thundershowers and tomorrow a 60 percent chance of rain or thundershowers with a high near 60.
Obituary notices list Anna Coleman Aiken Mamie Jenkins Aiken Mabel R Laursen North Augusta Blassie Meyers East Orange NJ Melvin E Patterson Johnston James Wells Wagener details on page 10A.
In Columbia AP report House leaders push a 3.1 billion 1988 budget through debates on day one. They eliminated automatic state employees dues deductions and refused to divert 21 million from a savings fund to local water and sewer projects. Speaker Sheheen expects full passage by week’s end.
The U S current account deficit rose to a record 140.57 billion dollars for 1986, widening the U S lead as the world s largest debtor. The quarterly figures show a 36.84 billion dollar deficit in Oct Dec and a 38.37 billion dollar merchandise gap for the same quarter. Foreign aid and transfer payments added 3.95 billion while net earnings on foreign investments totaled 5.48 billion.
Aiken County reports rising teen pregnancies over the past decade and adopts the 3R Project a reproductive health education program for seventh and eighth graders led by Dr. Joanne Fraser. The program aims to reduce fetal and infant mortality by delaying early sexual activity and limiting pregnancies, with 16 of South Carolina’s 46 counties participating nationwide.
The notice outlines three events at Aiken tracks on March 21 March 28 and April 4 with gates at 10 a.m. post times at 1 30 p.m 2 p.m and 1 p.m respectively. It lists sponsors The Aiken SERTOMA Club and Aiken Jaycees along with admission parking and ticket packages including Guarantor $175 Subscriber $60 and general admission $5 for adults $2 for children under 12. Proceeds benefit Camp Long and Jaycee projects.
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