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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1987
Page
2
The Supreme Court upholds antitrust rulings forcing Hospital Corp. of America to sell two Chattanooga area hospitals from a $700 million 1981 82 deal. The decision also keeps a ban on a Polar Bar wrapper resembling Klondike packaging.
Paul Butterfield, famed harmonica player who worked with Bob Dylan and helped bring blues to rock audiences in the 1960s, died in Los Angeles at age 44. He formed the Butterfield Blues Band with Elvin Bishop and Mike Bloomfield after meeting in Chicago, and their Elektra albums aided the rise of British blues influence in late 1960s rock.
Vice President George Bush notes rising willingness of other nations to join U S efforts against narcotics traffickers. He cites Bolivia operation Blast Furnace and Bahamas Operation Bat as examples of international cooperation in law enforcement. Senate committees study a $12 million upgrade to the underground Capitol shuttle system to cut travel times for lawmakers and tourists.
The International Planned Parenthood Federation announced a 2.7 million global campaign to fight AIDS. It will establish an AIDS prevention unit at its London headquarters with affiliates in 23 nations and run a pilot program in Africa funding health education and blood-screening equipment.
Thousands of black workers and students in Durban and Johannesburg stayed away from work as protests against whites only Parliament elections escalated. Dozens of buses were torched or blocked while explosions near Messina, Johannesburg, and Cape Town caused damage but no major injuries. Police blamed the ANC for bombings as apartheid's racially segregated system persists.
Arthur Liman and John Nields, veteran counsels for the Iran Contra inquiries, leave private practice to head public investigation. Both have past high profile probes in New York and Washington and will question witnesses from near the chairmen as hearings begin.
The amnesty program begins today for an estimated 3 million illegal immigrants, offering a year long path to temporary residence and eventual citizenship. INS official Al Giugni unveils a 7 foot brass Statue of Liberty at the legalization center as a symbol of the program.
Aiken Standard offers subscription information and contact numbers for classifieds news tips and display ads. Offices are at 124 Rutland Drive with weekday hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday service 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
The Aiken Standard publishes emergency numbers as a service. The paper notes its establishment in 1867 and operating details with postal address and contact information for address changes.
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