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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1983
Page
2
Treasury Secretary Donald Regan says a second round of world financial problems could occur if oil prices drop sharply or if industrialized economies slow to recover. An unnamed Treasury official notes oil prices have eased recently and could fall further without stronger demand.
In Santiago La Victoria residents protest army raids seen as political leverage against Gen. Augusto Pinochet rule. A taxi driver Andres Fuentes, 22, died when police fired during clashes with youths behind burning barricades, part of a nationwide day of demonstrations.
Republican Senate leaders plan private White House talks with President Reagan to resolve a two week budget deadlock. The dispute centers on reducing deficits via economic growth or by raising taxes in 1984 and 1985.
The Democratic Party sued in federal court to block conservative groups from spending millions to back Reagan. Republicans plan legislation to remove limits on party fundraising for candidates. NCPAC is preparing a campaign against public financing of House campaigns.
Erin Fleming says she is very relieved after Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Weiss voided a jury verdict that would have allowed $250,000 in punitive damages against her in Groucho Marx's estate dispute. The Bank of America had accused her of coercing Marx and called her a gold digger, while the judge praised her as a loving companion and ordered a new trial.
A self described Houston preacher told investigators he strangled his wife and fatally beat his infant son in what he called a demon cleansing in a twisted biblical ritual. Benny Hamilton faces two murder counts and is jailed without bond in Harris County Texas.
The two stage border ceremony signs a withdrawal agreement mediated by the United States. Syria threatens to block the pact and punish Lebanese officials who supported it.
Brentwood New York AP report on Robert Wickes a 24 year old man described as paranoid schizophrenic who dressed in Army fatigues and fired a .22 rifle during a nine hour siege at East Junior High He shot student and principal Stephen Howland before killing himself while hostages including 18 students were released amid radio requests and interviews Wickes had been fired as a substitute aide after a May 5 incident with a student and had been watched by the Secret Service for threats against the Reagan administration.
President Reagan warned a nuclear holocaust threatens all, urging Congress to approve the massive MX missile. He said deep reductions are needed to deter both superpowers and prevent a catastrophic war, while defending arms control as essential for future safety.
The United States begins a fresh round of arms talks with the Soviet Union in Geneva as Washington proposes equal limits on European nuclear warheads. Soviet leaders criticize the proposal, and analysts foresee no breakthrough before the December deployment of 12 U.S. ground launched cruise missiles in Britain and West Germany.
The Senate planned a likely overwhelming confirmation of William D. Ruckelshaus to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Supporters praised his integrity and ability to restore credibility after Anne Burford’s resignation amid investigations.
South Carolina agriculture officials estimate two thirds of the peach crop wiped out by last month's freezes. The 1983 peach crop is projected at about 140 million pounds, from 450 million pounds two years ago, with a $50 million dollar loss cited by Earle Bedenbaugh.
Actress Brooke Shields works as a student intern at the San Diego Zoo for a project on different kinds of work. She says animals have swiped at her but she is unfazed about her million dollar face and notes grins that scratches come with entry to an animal’s cage. Shields will turn 18 in May as her internship ends.
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