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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1986
Page
2
In 11U De Janeiro the air force dispatched four jets after small multicolored objects saturated Sao Paulo radar and disrupted air traffic. Pilots reported ping pong ball sized crafts traveling at high speed, with one pilot noting 13 objects near his jet.
Soviet sources say the Soviet Union will provide equipment and experts to assist in a gas pipeline across Iraq. An agreement was signed by Soviet and Iraqi officials on Tuesday, alongside a five year cooperation pact covering oil irrigation exchange of experts technicians and scientists and deals in health sports and culture.
In London AP reports guards removed three women from the public gallery of the House of Commons as one woman threw white powder and earlets into the chamber during a debate on dumping nuclear waste. The powder drifted onto the carpet but did not hit lawmakers. The scene occurred as William Waldegrave defended the government's plan to let the Nuclear Industry Waste Executive test four sites for underground low level radioactive waste dumps.
TV host David Letterman, living in New Canaan, paid a 40 dollar fine after being stopped May 12 for possessing a radar detector. NBC spokesman Peter Spivey said Letterman, not speeding, opted to pay by mail rather than appear in Norwalk Superior Court.
New York AP reports Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis now lives independently as a book editor. Working three days weekly for Doubleday in Manhattan, she splits weekends between New Jersey hunt country and Martha’s Vineyard. Cosmopolitan cites Jane Lee recalling Onassis saying she feels like a free woman with no one to tell her what to do.
In Bridgeport, Cheryl Tiegs filed a May 15 lawsuit over an alleged failed sale of a Westport house. Wayne and Lynne Rogers deny any agreement, valuing the home at about 3 million dollars, while Tiegs seeks 2.8 million. Rogers says they feel pressured as the dispute proceeds with no trial date yet set.
AT&T asks the FCC to raise its total long distance price reduction to 2 billion dollars, adding 450 million in consumer savings. The plan would lower the average residential bill for out of state calls by about 1.02 dollars monthly, with the new rates set to take effect June 1 unless rejected. Public and consumer voices note the shift favors residential users over businesses due to larger daytime and evening discounts.
Personal income rose 1.2 percent in April led by government subsidyPayments to farmers. Commerce Department noted 0.3 percent rise in consumer spending while durable goods purchases jumped 13.6 billion, offsetting declines in non durable goods.
A GAO survey of 54 utilities shows 81 percent could handle part of fuel rod processing and 69 percent could package used fuel for shipment without a centralized depot. Only 70 percent expect a repository by 1998, with many lacking confidence in DOE readiness.
A House Interior Committee panel approved a compromise nuclear accident insurance bill extending the Price-Anderson act. The plan raises the insurance ceiling from 660 million to 6.5 billion, sparking mixed reactions from industry lobbyists, lawmakers, and critics who warn of higher costs or potential energy losses. Some lawmakers and lobbyists fear the measure remains too low, while others say it is the best possible outcome to move toward a final bill.
Aiken Standard offers subscriptions and classified advertising with phone lines 649-5316 649-1555 and news ideas 648-2311. Office hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Location 124 Rutland Drive mailing address Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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