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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1985
Page
2
Washington AP The Commerce Department reports February personal consumption spending up 0.7 percent, with personal income up 0.3 percent. The gain, while smaller than prior months, supports a projected 4 percent economy growth for the first quarter.
The dollar moved erratically in early trading after its largest one day drop in 14 years. Gold surged over 35 dollars an ounce as currency markets remained unsettled by a run on Ohio savings and loan associations leading authorities to close about 70 institutions last Friday.
Authorities pursued a man after a highway patrol trooper was shot during a scuffle at a Westminster traffic stop. Trooper Gary L. Shaw, 37, underwent three hours of surgery for a knee wound and facial cut and remained in stable condition at Oconee Memorial Hospital.
Richmond County police seek Kenny L. Anderson 19 on warrants charging murder aggravated assault motor vehicle theft and burglary in a case where an elderly man was killed and his wife held in a bathroom for 11 days. Neighbors found Leona Harrington 71 and John Harrington 71 missing for days.
A continuing outdoor burning ban covers all 146 counties in North and South Carolina as wildfires scorch rain starved forests from the Atlantic plains to the mountains. S.C. forester Dean Carson calls the situation critical as more than 34,000 acres have burned in the two states since March 1, including 17,200 in the last week.
Chen Chi-li testified at the Taipei District Court that Vice Adm. Wong Shi-ling instructed him last August to kill Chinese American journalist Henry Liu for alleged double agent activity. Liu was killed in Daly City near San Francisco on October 15, with Chen and two others charged.
Aiken Standard advertises subscription and classified ad lines with phone numbers 648 2311 and 649 1555. Offices at 124 Rutland Drive in Aiken operate 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. Carrier route 90 is noted.
The Senate approved freeing 1.5 billion to resume MX missile production by 55 to 45, flagging Reagan's leverage in pursuing three additional votes. Critics warn about arms control, national security implications, and the fate of a 3.2 billion request for 48 more MX missiles in 1986. Next, the chamber will decide whether to appropriate last year’s impounded MX funds for 1985, with the House mirroring next week.
Argentina’s Raul Alfonsin warns President Reagan that peace in Central America must be guided by non intervention. He addresses a joint session of Congress after a private meeting with Reagan. Alfonsin urges dialogue to reach peace while noting U S support for rebels in Nicaragua.
A 15 year old boy abducted for 500000 dollars and his 70 year old grandmother slain were found with a gunshot wound to the leg after being tied and left in an abandoned house on U S Highway 178. Sheriff Knight said a suspect is being questioned and the grandmother was killed during the kidnapping. Police found a broken kitchen window and spent shotgun shells at the home.
Ohio lawmakers approve a bill to reopen 69 savings and loan associations closed by the governor and pay depositors 750 monthly until officials permit normal operations. Gov Celeste signed the measure after a three day bank holiday and plans a meeting with S&L leaders to carry out the plan.
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