17 May 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1988
Page
1
A rapid test may detect the AIDS virus before antibodies form, enabling quicker counseling on transmission. City of Hope National Medical Center announced the development, estimating market readiness in two years and potential to curb tainted blood transfusion risks.
Sen. Hatfield says GAO found the Energy Department suppressed data on iodine 129 contamination in groundwater at the Hanford reservation. He said the pattern of activity discouraged sharing information inside and outside the agency and may have kept the data from public release.
A warm, partly cloudy night with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and low around 60. Wednesday brings partly sunny skies and warm conditions with highs in the mid 80s. Details on Page 10A.
Obituary notices list Levi Branham Ridgeway Carolyn J. Dudley Langley Charlie M. Head Lillian M. Holmes Margie W. Rogers Rev Lansing Tinsley Thomas L. Todd and Katie Mae Yelton with locations in Georgia and South Carolina. Details follow on Page 3B.
The Senate moves to debate and ratify the U S Soviet intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty within 12 days before President Reagan meets Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow. Byrd aims to begin floor action as committees confirm Geneva provisions on on site inspections and bans on advanced particle beam devices.
U S exports rise 23 percent to a record 28.97 billion while imports grow 3.6 percent to 38.72 billion The March deficit drops to 9.7 billion the smallest since March 1985 and signals economic strength ahead Analysts expect market rallies as the gap narrows and the dollar stabilizes The report notes manufacturing gains and job growth linked to the improved trade balance
Defense reveals Robert C. McFarlane listed as unindicted co conspirator in the North Poindexter Iran Contra indictment. The document cites illicit arms profits diversion to Nicaraguan rebels and a secret Swiss bank network. Also named are Fawn Hall Robert Earl Joe Fernandez as cooperators under immunity.
Investigators said the church bus fuel tank failed federal safety standards after a head on collision with a northbound truck on I 71 near Cincinnati. Driver Larry Mahoney faces 27 murder counts with death penalty consideration as 27 died and 42 were injured. Seventeen remain hospitalized in critical or serious condition.
Westinghouse Electric Corp files a 2 million proposal to operate the Savannah River Plant in Aiken County with Bechtel National in a joint venture. Competing bids include Martin Marietta EG&G and United Engineers Stearns Catalytic Division seeking DOE contract amid a Friday deadline. Du Pont previously operated SRP since the 1950s and leaves when the federal agreement ends September 30, 1989.
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