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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1985
Page
2
Brussels officials probe a deadly riot at Heysel Stadium during a European match. An estimated 38 people died and more than 250 were injured as fans surged and a wall collapsed. Italian victims among the dead, witnesses describe chaos and trapped revelers.
President Reagan campaigns for his tax overhaul plan in Colonial Williamsburg Virginia Oshkosh Wisconsin and Malvern Pennsylvania. White House describes the Great Valley Corporate Center as a 650 acre planned corporate community designed as the work place of the future.
In the Rose Garden Reagan notes King Hussein says the PLO is ready to accept Israel’s rights under UN resolutions. Officials remain skeptical of a broad conference with the United States, Soviet Union, China, Britain, and France but show interest based on Hussein’s assurances.
Stanford psychologist Albert Bandura reports self efficacy boosts quitting smoking and heart attack recovery. He organized a symposium at the AAAS meeting noting health rests in people’s hands and their ability to change habits and environments to improve well being.
In Scotch Plains New Jersey 17 year old Jason Findley who recently passed West Point physical exams was found unconscious on a telephone call after a click gasp and TV sound He died at Muhlenberg Hospital where he worked as an aide A detective called the death a mystery with autopsy findings non conclusive. In Monterey California Loren Ryder a pioneer of motion picture sound and five time Academy Award winner died after a long illness at 85 He led Paramount sound work on major films and served as sound director and chief engineer from 1936 to 1957.
Greenwich, Conn. Actress Catherine Hibben 80 died from injuries after a Monday automobile crash. Hibben played Kate Martin on All My Children for 15 years and began in Chicago radio in 1935 with roles on Helen Trent Backstage Wife Ma Perkins and Front Page Farrell. Her TV credits included Guiding Light and Edge of Night, and she hosted The Armstrong Circle Theatre from 1950 to 1954.
Hundreds of protesters blocked the gates at Three Mile Island in Middletown, Pennsylvania, as the NRC allowed Unit 1 to resume operation. About 82 people were arrested after refusing to leave the gate area. Leaders vow to continue opposition despite safety assurances and a plan for gradual startup.
A concise chronology tracks Unit 1 from commercial start on Sept 2, 1974, through key regulatory actions, license transfers, exams and safety reviews, to the May 29 1985 NRC restart approval and ensuing protests. The record lists dates, actions, and involved organizations.
President Reagan proposes tax cuts that would reduce the tax burden for a four member family earning about 26 000 a year by roughly 500 while raising taxes for a childless 45 000 income couple. The main change is raising personal exemptions to 8000 for two earners and increasing the standard deduction to 4000.
The article notes that a two-child family would owe $4,275 under Reagan's $8,000 exemption proposal, down about 3.7 percent from $4,980, while a childless couple would see a 6 percent rise. Under current law, taxable income is $31,660 with $4,980 in tax. With two exemptions, Reagan's plan raises to $5,275.
A prosecutor says Turkish defendant testimony sheds light on the alleged plot to kill Pope John Paul II and he is studying whether new charges should be issued. Seven men three Bulgarians and four Turks are on trial for conspiring with Mehmet Ali Agca to assassinate the pope four years ago. Two Bulgarians are former Bulgarian Embassy officials and the third is the Rome station chief of the Bulgarian airline.
Coral Gables Florida AP forecasters warn the coming hurricane season may be the most dangerous since 1935. More people live on vulnerable coasts making evacuations harder even as radar satellites and planes enhance tracking.
The Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive operate 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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