This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1987
Page
2
A bomb blast at 5 40 p m near a Colombo police station and bus stop in Maradana kills over 50 with many injured. Rescue workers report seven ambulances and cars damaged as troops disperse crowds. toll could rise to 70. Police give no official figure.
Ten aliens awaiting deportation remain at large after chipping an iron grate and crawling through a 3 by 5 foot window at Krome Avenue Detention Center. Twenty detainees were recaptured as a second group of 35 to 40 inmates tried to force a gate. Three guards alerted the breakout at 10:30 p.m. authorities said.
Senator Edward M Kennedy celebrated his 25th year in the U S Senate saying his choice not to run for president in 1988 has sharpened his focus and made the last two years more effective. He noted he will serve Massachusetts as long as voters want him.
Outgoing Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger says the United States must maintain military strength to deter a Soviet attack after an arms control accord. He cautions verifiability and the need to ensure the Soviets cannot attack successfully. The context is a December summit where Gorbachev and Reagan are expected to sign a pact on intermediate range missiles.
The Army rejects a Knight Ridder report that electromagnetic interference from microwave towers, radio antennae, and radar caused UH-60 Black Hawk crashes. Army spokesman Maj. Phil Soucy says EMI has not been tied to any crash despite millions spent on studying the phenomenon.
At Armstrong Ellis Elementary 23 fourth and fifth graders agreed to a month without television except three hours in emergencies. Two students dropped out citing Ghostbusters and holiday cartoons as too hard. Teacher Terry Bosley expects 15 to 18 to complete the challenge and will award a pizza party on December 1.
At Amman the Arab League summit began with calls to press for a UN cease fire in the Iran Iraq war and to bar Iran from the U N if it rejects the plan. Reports of Saddam Assad talks surfaced as Iran boasted missiles aimed at Baghdad.
Edouard Saouma of Lebanon won an unprecedented third six year term as FAO director general defeating Moise Mensah of Benin 94 to 59 in a secret ballot at the FAO biennial conference. The vote set no abstentions with a simple majority required.
An Iranian missile fatally wounded at least 11 people in Baghdad amid Arab League talks in Jordan on possible Iran sanctions. Iran claimed retaliation for Iraqi raids, with reports of widespread destruction as the summit opened and Tehran vowed to resist pressure.
Walid Khaled of Abu Nidal announces eight captives including three women and two children were seized from a boat off the Gaza Strip. An Israeli official disputes they are Israelis. He warns lives hang on Israeli response as warplanes strike Palestinian camps in Lebanon.
The Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscription and classified ads and provides office hours and location. It notes the mailing address and USPS details and outlines subscription rates and payment instructions.
Aiken Standard provides emergency numbers as a public service. The paper serves the Aiken, South Carolina area with weekday and Sunday editions published by Aiken Communications Inc.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.