27 May 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1988
Page
1
A 3 year old boy, Stephen M. Pritchard Jr., died 90 minutes into a Disney World visit from a congenital heart defect after several surgeries. His parents say he was happy at Disney World and grateful he did not suffer pain.
Dick Ferry, a 61 year old professor in Decatur, falls in love with a Scottish bank teller’s machine voice. Sally Masterson, a British radio talk show host, will move to Decatur after accepting a job at a local station. The pair hope the move preserves the fairy tale charm without losing magic in daily life.
Weather today is sunny and warm with highs in the 80s. Tonight will be fair with lows in the 60s. Memorial Day weekend will be sunny and warm with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s and 60s. Page 10A has details.
Obituary brief reports the deaths of Glen H. Adrian Augusta John L. Burnett Tarpon Springs Ruth K. Culbreath Trenton Lizzie Holmes Edgefield Lizzie P. Ivey Augusta Trudel Kirkland Bath R A McEimurray Hephzibah Ga Joseph C. Roper Aiken Coley Sims Aiken Brace T Spears Aiken with a note to see Page 7A for details.
The House approved a 1.1 trillion dollar federal budget for fiscal 1989 by a 201 to 181 vote after negotiators reached a compromise. Senate quick approval is anticipated after Memorial Day recess. The plan meets Gramm Rudman deficit targets and follows budget summit ceilings amid election year pressures.
President Reagan urged Gorbachev to embrace Western values under the Helsinki accord and pressed for more liberty and openness. He highlighted dissident releases but noted ongoing emigration limits and religious freedom challenges as he prepared for talks in Moscow. Jewish groups urged Soviet concessions while arms negotiators in Geneva faced stalled progress and accusations of treaty violations in Afghanistan.
The House approved a 1989 budget totaling 1.222 trillion in authority with 1.099 trillion in outlays and 964 billion in revenues. It projects a 135 billion deficit under Gramm Rudman limits, with automatic cuts possible if exceeded. Major categories include Defense 299.5B, Medicare 103.7B, Social Security 278.1B, and Education 37.2B.
The Senate moved toward final approval of a U S Soviet medium range missile treaty after adopting strong interpretive language. Senate Republican leader Bob Dole said they were within striking distance as Democrats warned of delays. Byrd threatened to stall if Republicans pushed harmful amendments ahead of Reagan and Gorbachev talks.
The South Carolina House gave preliminary approval to a bill requiring magistrates to meet education standards and outlining pay scales, term limits, and screening procedures. The measure would raise salaries by county size, expand civil jurisdiction to 2500, and mandate higher qualifications within two years for current magistrates.
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