23 Nov 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1988
Page
1
Dearborn police pursued a drug kingpin after four pounds of suspected cocaine were found at Fairlane Town Center. Officers later learned the white powder was flour, and two men aged 24 and 69 were released after testing.
Skies will clear tonight with a low in the mid 40s. Tomorrow expect sunny skies and a high in the upper 80s. See details on Page 10A.
Notice of local deaths lists Raymond W. Eubanks Margarite J. Gunn Coy Lee Lowman Joseph E. Rhoden Charles A. Shafer Minnie M. Shumate William Storms Abraham Wolf Lois K. Wolf. Details appear on page 6A.
The Ai ken Standard will close its offices at noon on Thursday and Friday to allow staff to spend the holiday with families. The daily paper will be delivered as usual and regular hours resume on Monday.
Aiken Standard schedules a Thursday feature devoted to agriculture. The special section emphasizes farming activity, food production, economic impact, and job opportunities in the county.
Civic figures in Aiken area express disappointment that the Department of Energy plans to locate Savannah River Plant engineering offices within the plant bounds. DOE seeks 11 million dollars to fund an engineering services complex, with Bechtel Savannah River Co. as main tenant under Westinghouse SRP contract.
Thousands gathered at Dealey Plaza in Dallas to honor John F. Kennedy. They prayed, cried, and dropped flowers Kennedy half dollars at the assassination site, with participants traveling long distances for the anniversary.
Westinghouse Savannah River Co. will operate the Savannah River Plant under a DOE contract worth up to 17 million dollars per year. The deal starts April 1 and runs 5.5 years with a $6.7 billion total spend, a cost-plus award fee plan, and a base fee of 1.25 million.
Storms lash the West and Southeast as Thanksgiving travel peaks. Newark airport crews add staff to handle busy departures while storms from Oregon to Florida disrupt flights and commuter traffic. Tropical Storm Keith hits Florida's west coast with strong winds and heavy rain.
The National Safety Council warned of 450 to 550 traffic deaths over the Thanksgiving period from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday local time. It noted about 390 deaths in a typical four day non-holiday period, and recalled 494 highway deaths last Thanksgiving. The peak year was 1968 with 764 deaths.
Rioters in Azerbaijan killed three Soviet soldiers and injured 126 as unrest over the Nagorno Karabakh dispute spread through Nakhichevan and Kirovabad. Emergency declared. Interor troops landed to restore order amid mass protests in Baku and Yerevan.
Washington Reagan administration forecasts a larger federal deficit for fiscal 1990 and outlines about 15 billion in benefit cuts to be paired with other reductions and asset sales. Social Security remain untouched and defense may rise modestly.
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