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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1987
Page
1
A horse named Alysheba clinched victory in the Kentucky Derby held at Churchill Downs. The win marks a major American racing milestone with jockeys and trainers celebrated for the performance.
Preliminary evidence from a Kingston Ontario study indicates smoking may contribute to impotence by impairing penile blood flow. Among about 200 impotent men, 81 percent were current or former smokers versus 58 percent in the general population, says Dr Alvaro Morales of Queen's University.
One of the era’s most famous postal mistakes, a 1918 Curtiss Jenny inverted plane stamp, sold for 143000 dollars at auction in New York. An anonymous mail bidder bought it. 100 stamps were printed, 96 remain.
Warm temperatures increase chances for afternoon thundershowers with a 30 percent reveal today and tomorrow and 40 percent tonight. Highs reach upper 80s today and mid 80s tomorrow while tonight's low stays near 60. Details on Page 8A.
Obituary brief lists deaths of Fred D. Bridges Langley Lillie M Felder John W Gomillion Jr Joe C Martin Jr Lillie O McManus Christabelle H Weathers and notes readers should see Page 8A for full notices and details.
In Aiken, the Third Annual Lobster Race and Oyster Parade drew spectators to Newberry Street and Clark Field downtown. Lobsters served as mounts in a spoof race to benefit handicapped children in Aiken County, with festivities extending along the Oyster Parade route.
Snipers inside a mobile home opened fire on officers searching rugged terrain for three heavily armed fugitives, later dying in a subsequent blaze that engulfed the cabin. Authorities feared the two men found may be the escapees, with dental records possibly needed for positive ID. A dog survived. investigators will identify remains Sunday as FBI teams sweep nearby cabins.
Congressional investigators questioned former National Security Adviser John Poindexter under a secrecy agreement as public Iran Contra hearings near. Poindexter cooperates with limited immunity. session details remain undisclosed. Retired Gen Richard Secord, linked to Contra arms deals, is slated as lead-off witness for Tuesday.
In Fort Mill the Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker show was dropped from PTL cable, signaling a shift away from charismatic to steadier fundamentalist media. Jerry Falwell admits inheriting a messy, tarnished scene and says distrust toward religious leaders must be healed. Falwell’s Old Time Gospel Hour faces revenue losses as PTL disassociates the couple.
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