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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1987
Page
10
Hot weather continues with fair skies tonight and sunny tomorrow. Lows near 60 and highs near 90. Partly cloudy through Wednesday to Saturday with widely scattered thunderstorms and highs in the 80s and 90s. Coastal and inland areas show mid 60s to mids 90s.
Forecasters tracked the first tropical depression of the 1987 Atlantic season east of the Bahamas. Winds near 35 mph, slow strengthening expected, with Air Force reconnaissance to investigate. The system formed from a low near Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and may not become strong due to cool May waters.
The story reports efforts by U S officials to interview the Iraqi pilot believed to have attacked in the Persian Gulf. Defense Secretary Weinberger pressed for access, while Iraqi cooperation and next steps were awaited after talks at the U S Embassy and a downtown hotel. A Washington Post analysis questioned the pilot’s competence based on radar tapes and suggestions of near-crash events.
An embassy source described a 7:15 a.m. attack in Maadi that wounded diplomats and prompted police roadblocks by 7:30. State Department declined to provide details while previous Maadi shootings in 1984 85 and 86 were claimed by Egypt's Revolution asserting U.S. mediated peace accord conspiracies.
In Trenton New Jersey producer Arnold Shapiro reports the Scared Straight sequel hosts Whoopi Goldberg with wide station reach while prior inmates show limited long term reform. Lifers program overseer Lt Alan August notes 24726 youths passed through since 1976 with uneven parole results and ongoing challenges.
The South Carolina Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism approved 1.2 million dollars in the Tourism Funds Sharing Program for projects in Aiken Allendale Bamberg Barnwell Edgefield and Ridge Spring. Recipients include Stroh’s Lobster Race and Oyster Parade nine thousand dollar media campaign for the Aiken County Economic Development Board and ten thousand for Thoroughbred Country Tourism Commission brochures and promotions.
The Entertainers, the spring program of the S C Ballet Theater, performs tonight at 8 p m in USC Aiken Etherredge Center. Tickets cost 5 and 10 dollars and go on sale May 4 at the box office or from Aiken Junior Women's Club members. Information available from the Etherredge Center box office or Stan Ashley. The Aiken Community Playhouse auditions for its Garden Theater Festival are tonight and tomorrow at 7 p m on Two Notch Road.
The 17th annual Ridge Peach Festival will be held in Trenton on June 20 with a parade. Parade entries are open, deadline June 13. Contact Barbara Whitlock, parade chair, at 275-4653 or 275-4307 after 6 p.m.
The 1987 National Bank of South Carolina Oil Painters Invitational at the Aiken County Historical Museum features five local artists. Al Beyer placed third for Untitled and Glenn Tjon Kie Sim earned an honorable mention for Mott Place. other works include Five O Clock Shadow by Philip Per mar, The Limited by Mary Toole, and Revolving Door by Tjon Kie Sim. The museum hours are Tuesday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the first Sunday of each month 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Group tours require advance arrangements.
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