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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1983
Page
2
Moscow AP Andropov suffering kidney and heart problems keeping him from office for over a week. Soviet informants say he is hospitalized though no official confirmation or state press statement. One source cites chronic kidney ailment plus heart issues developing two weeks ago.
Moscow reports that Soviet troops have faced Moslem rebels in Afghanistan for over three years while state media begins broader coverage. Yuri V. Andropov, rising to party chief after Brezhnev’s death on November 10, ordered expanded reporting to inform citizens.
A early morning blaze at the Palms Motel in downtown Jacksonville killed at least five people and injured several others. The fire started shortly after midnight and was under control by about 2 15 a m. The three story brick building housed 30 to 35 residents.
In Nicaragua near Matagalpa 110 miles north of Managua heavy fighting erupts between Sandinista troops and Nicaraguan exiles from Honduras. The Sandinista government sends 300 militiamen to reinforce units in El Dorado Chachagua and Palo Prieto hills as tensions verge toward war with Honduras.
Washington AP reports a House subcommittee heard shift workers and researchers describe the toll of clock misalignment. They urged keeping workers on one schedule long enough to adapt, preferably moving gradually from earlier to later shifts rather than reversals.
President Reagan urged scientists to join a research program aiming to eliminate the threat from strategic nuclear missiles. He described a shift from offensive retaliation to a defense based on advanced technology and asked the public to back the expanded budget.
President Reagan asks Americans to pressure lawmakers as Congress weighs key votes on military policy. He frames his plan for a missile defense system as deterrence beyond retaliation and notes strong public support while Capitol Hill opposition grows.
President Reagan faces sharp opposition in Congress to a major Pentagon buildup and a missile defense system. Senator Hatfield calls the plan terrifying while Senator Kennedy accuses it of red scare tactics and reckless Star Wars schemes. House leaders back a slower Pentagon rise, aiming for about four to five percent after inflation.
Former quiz show host Bob Barker and actress Joan Van Ark will host the Miss USA pageant in Knoxville on May 12, with Barker linked to the pageant since 1967 and Van Ark returning as co host after last year.
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