27 May 1986
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1986
Page
1
Actress Tatum O Neal has given birth to a boy by tennis star John McEnroe at St John s Hospital Santa Monica. Both mother and baby returned home in good health, with the name not disclosed.
The National Weather Service forecasts a 30 percent chance of thundershowers tonight and tomorrow with partly cloudy skies. Lows around 60 tonight and highs in the upper 80s tomorrow. Details on page 7B.
The notice lists several deceased individuals including Annie M. Brock Anderson Leon Finklin Peter Goodwin Billy R. Hunnicutt Marie Johnson Dwight G. Johnston The Rev William M. Jones Michael A. Nash Paul V. Shea Verbee W. Thomas with associated towns North Augusta New York Brooklyn Whitmire Blackville Clinton Aiken Edgefield and indicates more details on Page 3A.
The South Carolina Senate adjourned at 3:25 a.m. after a marathon session over the 1987 state appropriations bill, with $14.1 million to raise. Lawmakers planned to return at 3 p.m. to identify revisions, possibly delaying state employee hires and raises and cutting agency budgets.
At the American Society of Transplant Physicians and American Society of Transplant Surgeons meetings in Chicago, leaders press a national organ procurement network to cure a donor shortage seen as root of ethical and legal fights. Proposals cover funding for transplants and drugs, foreign organ limits, and mandatory donor discussions, amid cases like Alex Girard.
An anonymous caller claiming to speak for Islamic Jihad threatened to kill all American hostages and four Frenchmen plus a Briton in Beirut. The Voice of Lebanon questioned the claim’s authenticity as police searched for bodies in west Beirut and identified the Briton as Alec Collett.
Allen Bayles of the Clemson University Extension Service called the late rain in Aiken County extremely beneficial. Up to one inch fell in parts with half an inch on the south side and trace at White Pond. He noted corn and cotton would benefit, but longer soil wetting is needed and more rain is anticipated tonight and tomorrow with a 30 percent thunderstorm chance.
A boat-shaped formation about 14 miles south of Mount Ararat in Agri province draws interest from American explorers who hope it may be Noahs Ark. The feature was spotted by Turkish air force pilots in 1957 amid searches surrounding the biblical flood site.
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