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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1987
Page
2
Federal approval allows 52 National Cancer Institute centers to use interleukin 2 alone or with lymphokine activated killer cells in advanced kidney and skin cancer patients. Effectiveness of the therapies remains unproven and will take time to assess.
Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Thomas Roberts says he will cooperate with congressional investigators but requests time to prepare. He announced a leave of absence to prepare for questioning by a Senate subcommittee after he refused to answer questions and invoked his right to consult an attorney.
Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger says U S forces are ready to assist Korea in protecting the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games from North Korean terrorism. The pledge comes in a joint statement from the 19th annual security talks and cites the 1983 bombing that killed 19 in Burma during a South Korean presidential visit.
A thunderstorm in San Juan cracked the dome of the Capitol building and sent legislators from the chamber. Water flooded the chamber several hallways and an elevator as workers mopped up the rain and began roof repairs.
Jurors sentenced Jerry William Plemmons to death for the 1983 killing of his grandmother Pearl Plemmons. He had been previously condemned after a 1984 murder conviction, but the state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing trial to consider prison life adaptability before the renewed verdict.
Governor Campbell expresses confidence the House will pass his automobile liability insurance reform bill stalled in a subcommittee before adjournment. The Senate already approved the measure, which aims to curb premiums by making bad drivers share costs.
General Richard Secord told Iran-Contra hearings that U.S. intelligence on Iran remains largely inadequate. He cited the 1979 Tehran embassy hostage crisis and the failed 1980 hostage rescue as proof the United States relied on Iran’s secret police and suffered from a weak intelligence base. He warned that until Washington improves Iran knowledge, better relations or hostage deals are unlikely.
Columbia AP President James Holderman says two multi million dollar USC structures near the Columbia Coliseum will cost the state little, but legislators call the funding plan a shell game. Sen Vern Smith backs changes to ensure accountability for public and private money used in the Roger Center for the Arts and Swearingen Engineering Center.
Canada moves toward selecting British or French designed nuclear submarines to modernize the navy and assert Arctic sovereignty. Officials say eight to twelve subs could cost up to 3.75 billion dollars with two thirds of contracts directed to Canadian firms. An official white paper on military priorities is due next month.
The notice provides phone numbers for subscriptions and classifieds, customer service hours, and addresses. It lists the Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive and the mailing address P O Box 456 in Aiken South Carolina with operating hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday and weekend hours 8 a m to 10 30 a m Sunday.
Emergency numbers provided by the Aiken Standard include contacts for North Augusta Fire and Police, Poison Control, SC Highway Patrol, Salley Fire and Police, the Sheriff’s Department, and a long distance sheriff service. The notice notes the paper’s long history since 1867 and lists mailing addresses in Aiken South Carolina.
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