23 Mar 1986
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1986
Page
1
Louisville defeated Auburn 84 to 76 in college basketball as LSU led Kentucky 59 57 and upcoming games featured Duke against Navy and Kansas versus N C State cas TV coverage noted.
Officials at Johnson Space Center and Rockwell believe the orbiter would be the safest, cleanest spacecraft yet built. Congress has not approved a new orbiter but estimates place cost at 2.8 billion dollars and a three year build time. A proposed name is Challenger II.
In New York City protesters block Macy’s Herald Square over fur sales. Shoppers break through locked doors during an hour of confrontation. Police issue 58 summonses for disorderly conduct and arrest one for resisting arrest.
Obituaries note the deaths of William Vito Colangelo Aiken Emma Gantt Wagoner Robert Key Detroit Rosemary P Willing Aiken John H Bates Warrenville Carrie M Childs Philadelphia William Henry Moore Granite.
James Lawrence, 19, from Marshall Virginia rode Retador to a three length victory over Double Wrapped in 4 25 to win the winner s share of the 15000 purse in the Coors Imperial Cup steeplechase the main event of the Aiken Hunt Meet at Clark Field Sunny but cool weather greeted yesterday s crowd as the Aiken Triple Crown opened The trainer W B Cocks hailed Lawrence as a rising star and noted this was the rider s first time over these fences The race kicked off a circuit that includes the Aiken Trials and Aiken Sulky Races with the next Chase Cup event scheduled for Camden next week
The United States detonated a nuclear device named Glencoe at Yucca Flat in a 20 to 150 kiloton yield test 2000 feet underground despite a Soviet bid for a joint ban. Officials cited wind delays and verified the blast at 8 15 a m PST with a 5.3 quake reading.
A 10 month strike at Nuclear Fuel Services near Erwin Tennessee halts uranium processing and leaves the Navy scrambling for fuel for its nuclear submarines. Adm Kinaird McKee warns inventories dwindle and urges accelerating Savannah River Plant production to ensure supply.
Monetta and Johnston area peach growers reported Friday night frost was milder than feared due to strong winds. Lows were forecast in the 20s to mid 30s with today's high in the mid 50s. North Carolina losses were noted as heavier. Edgefield County officials cautioned damage totals await days of assessment.
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