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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1987
Page
2
The remains of a U.S. soldier likely from the Korean War were found in Chinju 175 miles southeast of Seoul while graves were being moved. Personal items, including an identity tag reading Jack Walker, were recovered and reported to the U.S. military in Seoul.
The Fort Mitchell Regional Veterans Cemetery will be dedicated near the Alabama Georgia line on Memorial Day weekend after a 20 year effort by local citizens and Rep Bill Nichols to honor veterans from seven states. Nichols and former Rep Jack Brinkley helped persuade Veterans Administration officials to establish the Fort Mitchell site, one of ten regional cemeteries created to relieve Arlington National Cemetery's space shortage.
A 16 year old from Forestville Maryland died in a crash on Interstate 95 near the North Carolina border in Dillon County South Carolina. The collision occurred at 4 50 a m resulting in death at 6 10 a m as the Memorial Day weekend traffic death toll starts 6 a m Friday and ends Monday midnight.
The U S Department of Energy ordered Savannah River Plant subcontractor B F Shaw Co to rehire Roger D Wensil with back pay after he claimed he was fired for reporting drug use at the plant The ruling cited discriminatory conduct by Shaw during a review of another former employee.
Gilroy California women protest a Rotary newsletter line inviting women with a plea to keep men in command. Brad Smith, club president, apologizes and says the club welcomes women, noting local officials among its members. London politics shift as Labour gains edge Thatcher's Conservatives in opening week of campaign.
Three Wendy's employees were shot to death before opening time at a Fort Lauderdale store. A 15 year old girl arriving for lunch found the scene after police were alerted around noon. Investigators have few details and no suspects as forensic teams processed the site.
The USS Stark missile strike by an Iraqi plane lifts U S service member fatalities in hostile actions since 1981 to 309. The tally includes 241 Beirut blast deaths, 18 in Grenada, 4 in Lebanon, 6 in El Salvador, and other incidents, with Reagan attending multiple memorials.
The Soviet Union says it has voluntarily ended commercial whaling and will bring its last whaling ships back to port in Odessa Ukraine. Greenpeace applauded the move saying it aligns with the 1985 IWC moratorium and a step toward whale conservation.
A new white water raft ride at Hersheypark flipped Saturday, injuring six riders. Two rafts wedged against a rock outcrop, sending a raft’s riders into two feet of water. Six riders aged 5 to 10 suffered scrapes, bruises, and a broken nose. all treated and released. The ride is closed for investigation and possible modifications by Intamin AG and park officials.
The notice lists subscription rates and contact numbers for Aiken Standard including advertising and news tips. It provides office hours, address at 124 Rutland Drive, mailing address P O Box 456, and payment instruction noting monthly rates and advance payments to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
Aiken Standard lists emergency contacts for North Augusta Fire and Police, Deaf Emergency services, Poison Control, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Salley Fire and Police, and the Sheriff’s Department with Sheriff Long mentioned.
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