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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1986
Page
1
A Newsweek poll shows 54 percent approve of Ford's 1974 pardon of Nixon, highest in three polls. Seventy one percent still say Nixon’s Watergate conduct warranted resignation, with about four in ten favor Nixon returning to public life as an ambassador or adviser.
North Riverside police say a 500-pound headstone toppled from a grave and killed 4-year-old Brandon Schwartz during a Mother's Day cemetery visit with his parents Marvin and Rose Schwartz of Chicago. The marker fell as the family walked among headstones at Jewish Waldheim Cemetery, authorities noted.
A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight signals relief from dry conditions. Scattered showers are forecast for afternoons and evenings through Wednesday, with mostly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. Lows near 60s and highs in the 80s. Details on Page 8B.
Obituary notice lists deaths including Mary C. Sullivan Aiken Maggie M Byrd Belvedere Cora L Bowers Warrenville Michael Leonard Williston Willie J Thomas North Augusta Evelyn Peirano Augusta Essie C Dubose Clearwater Wallace E Price Greenwood Carl Hutto Gloverville Joseph Wright Warrenville Noray Robinson Aiken Heyward Workman Clearwater More details appear on Page 2B
Roberto Hernandez belted three homers as USC Aiken routed Francis Marion 13-8 to win District 6 and sweep the tournament. The 47-9 Pacers advance to the regional in Bluefield WVa to face Georgetown Ky and Elon NC in a Thursday opener, with the winner advancing toward Lewiston Idaho. Games are at the Bluefield stadium used by the Bluefield Orioles.
A week-old coastal North Carolina forest blaze, blamed for one heart attack death and evacuations of about 5 000 people, burned 70 000 acres with crews attempting backfires and aerial drops. Officials reported thousands of workers and volunteers, while property losses remained limited to a hunting cabin and an outbuilding. Governor Jim Martin visited the command post and praised the firefighting effort.
AP reports mixed views on a potential AIDS vaccine with trials on chimpanzees to test protection. NIH and FDA officials project possible human testing by 1988 or later, but experts warn the virus’s variability may impede progress. Researchers describe vaccine approaches and historical vaccine logic.
The South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation received location and design approval from the Federal Highway Administration to widen Silver Bluff Road in Aiken. The plan realigns the intersection with C 178 and S C 302, extending about two miles from Houndslake Drive to beyond S C 478 toward S C 19, adding curb and gutter, a 16 foot median, and left turn lanes where needed.
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