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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1987
Page
2
NTSB says no conclusive source for the New Year’s Eve DC-3 fire near the Nelson crash. Flames and smoke killed seven, not the impact. Drug use ruled out. some band members had cocaine but no flight involvement.
The Pentagon launches a look back program to identify transfusion recipients who later tested positive for AIDS exposure. It will review blood donation records before 1985 and contact recipients for testing. Reagan says Gramm Rudman deficit law caps the deficit though Congress could shift priorities.
Viratek Inc faced allegations at a House subcommittee hearing that it urged usage of ribavirin for AIDS despite lacking FDA approval. Viratek’s lawyer denied any encouragement to doctors to use the drug for AIDS, saying the company has not promoted off label use.
U S President Reagan’s domestic policy advisers urged states to routinely test hospital patients prisoners and marriage license seekers for AIDS. The plan favors routine testing in federal clinics VA hospitals and prisons but allows individuals to refuse the test.
Extended rainfall across Oklahoma and the Midwest triggered deaths and injuries, forced about 1,000 residents from homes, and caused up to 20 million dollars in damage. Officials warned of continuing rain with flood threats, while Iowa and Wisconsin faced dikes failures and lightning injuries.
About 300 Moscow residents watched a single engine plane circle Red Square land near the Kremlin wall. The pilot, claiming to be an engineer from West Germany, handed out autographs before arrest. Bonn said a missing private plane from Hamburg to Helsinki was not confirmed to be the same craft.
Aiken Standard provides phone numbers for subscriptions and classifieds and lists office hours and mailing address. It notes a 3 6 and 12 month subscription plan with all payments in advance to the PBM subscription.
A list of emergency and public safety numbers is provided by the Aiken Standard including Poison Control, S C Highway Patrol, Salley Fire and Police, the Sheriff’s Department, Wagener Fire and Police, and Widowed Persons SSN assistance. The notice cites publication details for The Aiken Standard established in 1867 and mailing addresses for Aiken Communications Inc.
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