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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1984

Page

2

Home electrical safety room by room checklist

The U S Consumer Product Safety Commission warns electrocution risk is present in almost every room from misuse of appliances and worn wiring. A room by room checklist covers bathroom living room kitchen and outdoor areas with concrete tips and cautions.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Commission Ularly Consumer Inforation Center Pueblo Colo U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA

Four Lotto Winners Yet to Claim $22.1 Million Share

Officials reported four first prize Lotto winners from Saturday's draw have not claimed their $5,525,000 each. Tickets were purchased in the Bronx Nassau County Long Island and Monroe Ulster counties. The prize total is $22.1 million with annual installments of 263,095 before a 20 percent tax deduction.

New York Lottery George Yamin Bronx Nassau Long Island Monroe Ulster Counties Yamin

Crime Impact On Households Drops Dramatically in 1983

The Justice Department Bureau of Justice Statistics reports 7 percent fewer U.S. households were touched by crime in 1983. About 23.6 million of 86.1 million households experienced one or more crimes, with robbery assault and burglary down.

Washington U.S Justice Department Department Bureau of Justice Statistics

Poison Coca Cola Death Sparks Bottle Recall in Manitowoc

Police hunt source after a man dies from cyanide poisoned Coca Cola. Stores pull 16 ounce bottles with serial number C-30-D after the cyanide contaminated bottle was found beside Thomas Dresser when his wife Shelley discovered him unresponsive. Authorities continue the probe into the toxin’s origin.

Manitowoc Wis LeRoy Strauss Thomas Dresser Shelley

Principal to address Franklin K. Lane after park fire deaths

New York AP reports principal Morton Damesek will meet with 4 200 Franklin K. Lane High School students in Brooklyn after four classmates died in a amusement park fire during a field trip. He said there is nothing he can tell the students to ease the grief.

New York Morton Damesek Franklin K. Lane High School Brooklyn

Reagan Pushes Plan for Simplified Tax Form and Flat Rates

President Reagan jokes about a two line tax form while pushing a 1984 campaign pledge to overhaul the tax system for fairness and greater incentives to work save and invest The administration weighs flat rate and consumed income tax ideas to cut exemptions and loopholes and reduce complex calculations while warning of evasion risks.

Washington Reagan

Mr T visits hospital in Iowa to cheer terminally ill boy

A team star Mr T visited Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs meeting 11 year old David Craft Jr. The hourlong visit drew about 30 onlookers including family and hospital staff as the A Team actor offered support and gentler moments away from his usual bluster.

MR. T Council Bluffs Iowa Jennie Edmundson Hospital David Craft Jr David

Aiken Standard Office Hours

Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive are open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive

Emergency Numbers Aiken Police Fire Crisis Line Coalition

Aiken officials announce a coordinated emergency numbers service provided by the Aiken Police and Aiken Fire departments along with the Crisis Line Coalition To Assist Abused Persons for residents seeking help and resources.

Aiken Police Aiken Fire Crisis Line Coalition To Aiken Community Jackson Graniteville Aiken County New Ellenton North Augusta S.C. Highway Patrol Wagener Fire Wagener Police Salley Fire Salley Police

Kidnappers Say They Will Free Captured Couple

The abductors of an American couple in Sri Lanka reportedly agreed to release the newlyweds after initially threatening to kill them for a $2 million gold ransom. Officials cited calls from Tamil Nadu authorities and said the couple from Columbus, Ohio, had been in Jaffna working on USAID water projects.

Colombo Sri Lanka Roy L. Whitaker U.S Madras India Tamil Nadu Stanley Allen Mary Elizabeth CIA Jaffna K. Mohandas Crime and Intelligence K. Chockalingam Mohandas People’s Liberation Army Columbus Ohio U.S. Agency For International Development

Relatives: No News Yet

Relatives of Stanley Bryson Allen and Mary Elizabeth, newlyweds held by Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka, report no confirmation of a ransom or release. The kidnappers had demanded 2 million dollars in gold and freedom for 20 jailed separatists by noon, with officials yet to respond. Pat Dayman, Mary Elizabeth’s sister, spoke from Stow and urged cautious optimism pending State Department news.

Stow Ohio Sri Lanka Stanley Bryson Allen Columbus Mary Elizabeth Pat Dayman State Department

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