06 May 1987
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1987
Page
1
The report notes Jackets and Aiken post a soccer victory on the page. Details are limited but indicate a win by the Jackets with Aiken contributing to the result in a local sports brief.
The body of 48 year old Dorothy Lopez Mixon was found floating in a pool behind her Church Road home in Beech Island. Sheriff Carrol G. Heath said two gunshot wounds were present and the body was taken to Newberry for an autopsy. The investigation continues.
Robert Nichols Turner, born to Angela and Jeff Turner of North Augusta, underwent Georgia's first in‑utero catheterization to drain a severely swollen bladder at 17 weeks. Doctors say the condition can harm kidneys and lungs or be fatal if untreated. the infant is now 6 weeks old and doing well after a first surgery at four months gestation.
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight with a low near 50. Tomorrow brings partly cloudy skies and a 20 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers with highs in the low 80s. Details on Page 13A.
Death notices announce Larry C. Frazier Aiken James W. Garvin II Maude R. Kearse Aiken Linton R. Reese Thomson and Robert C. Williams North Augusta. Memorial details not provided.
Aiken fire officials report four adults killed in a rear Chesterfield Street residence fire at 3 20 AM. Two others, Eula and Norman Johnson, escaped with severe burns and smoke inhalation and are in ICU in satisfactory condition. Autopsies pending identity confirmation. The blaze is described as the city’s worst house fire.
One victim died after possibly helping two survivors escape before returning inside to save others, according to Busbee. The home occupants were asleep when the blaze started and one woke the others. Fire units took about 15 minutes to extinguish the fire, and the S C Arson Control Team joined ADPS for a cooperative investigation.
William J. Casey former wartime spymaster and CIA director died at a Glen Cove hospital at age 74 He passed away at 1 15 a m from pneumonia with brain tumor listed as second cause His resignation came Feb 2 after brain seizures and surgery in December at Georgetown University Hospital for malignant tumor He had a home near Glen Cove and had been readmitted for re evaluation in March
Retired Maj. Gen. Richard V. Secord testifies at joint House and Senate Iran Contra hearings about a private resupply operation for the Contras and arms sales to Iran. He says he met with Casey and worked with CIA and diplomatic officials, noting administration awareness and approval of his actions. He cites about 3.5 million dollars from arms sales channeled to the Contras and 2 million in private contributions.
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