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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1986
Page
2
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole endorses Packwood's tax overhaul as a good start but with several items needing resolution before full support. Packwood says the bill has majority committee backing and Dole remains solidly behind reform efforts.
CBS News Cronkite and Walter Cronkite among 16 regional nominees for a space journalism project. The group includes editors, columnists, a newspaper director, and reporters from ABC News NYT NPR. Southeast and Northeast semifinalists are named. eight others were chosen previously.
John Walker testifies at the Jerry Whitworth espionage trial denying remorse. He criticizes relatives and alleged associates, accusing his ex wife Barbara of instability and drinking, and says marital troubles led him to spy in 1968. His brother Arthur is labeled an incompetent informant and jailed for life.
Douglas B. Thomas, 29, of Tulsa Oklahoma, surrendered after slashing his wrists during a hijacking attempt on Horizon Air Flight 2318 from Medford to Portland. He is jailed without bail in Washington County on hijacking charges. All 11 passengers and 2 crew unharmed. no weapons found. Flight landed at Hillsboro Airport near Portland around 10:30 p.m. Friday.
An anonymous witness reports riot police fired tear gas into Apostolic Church in Zwide near Port Elizabeth during a funeral for eight riot victims. Police then shot mourners as they fled, with at least three bodies seen, and ambulances removing the wounded. Some mourners vow not to work on Monday in protest.
Lt. Gov. Mike Daniel urges studies on whether SRP reactors should have containment domes and fall under NRC jurisdiction. He asks senators to back the investigations while noting the proposed new reactor would include a dome and current SRP reactors lack one.
Leaders of seven industrialized democracies meet in Tokyo to discuss oil driven growth while terrorism and the Cher nobyl accident weigh on the talks. President Reagan seeks unity on fighting terrorism and Libyan issues amid a broad economic agenda with Germany Japan and others.
An explosion on an AirLanka L 1011 at Colombo airport as passengers boarded killed 21 and injured 24 to 40. Authorities blamed Tamil militants though no group claimed responsibility. Police and officials described it as terrorism with a timetable tied to a mediation visit.
The Aiken Standard lists subscription and classified ad phone numbers 649 5316 649 1555 and asks readers to call 648 2311 for news or feature ideas or display ads. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday and 8 to 10 30 am Sunday. Office address is 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29802.
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