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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1987
Page
2
A car trunk bomb in Sin el-Fil explodes at 11 11 am injuring one pedestrian and burning the vehicle. The owner Elie Mousallem, a Christian, is arrested. Police say about two pounds of TNT were used and will release further details later.
Washington reports that after two months of fiscal 1988 the Defense Department has no appropriations bill and absorbs automatic Gramm Rudman cuts. Comptroller Robert W. Helm says he has a blindfold on and cannot predict exact effects without a budget. The chaos stems from long budget fights and the Gramm Rudman law plus the stock market crash.
A 1986 confirmation hearing for Douglas H. Ginsburg yielded little grilling on marijuana. The later disclosure of his past drug use by NPR raised concern that the judicial confirmation process relies on chance and incomplete questioning as hearings for Judge Anthony Kennedy loom.
AP reports Lord Duncan-Sandys former Churchill cabinet member and imperial dismantler dies in London at 79. Elected in 1935 he led Britain's WWII bombing program and, after the war, helped found the European Union precursor and guided 11 colonies to independence as chief minister between 1960 and 1964 before serving in the Lords as a maverick.
In San Francisco AP reports seasonal toys compete with Amtoy monster heads and Madballs Touchdown Terror footballs featuring exposed brains and mossy teeth. Squeeze Sammy Sneeze mimics a nose bleed and the Mad Scientist Monster Lab Playset costs 18.99. Candace Irving of Mattel says gross toys help children work through fears of the unknown.
Hampton officials report no decision has been reached on rebuilding the Cholineco Co. chemical plant after a Tuesday explosion. Six workers escaped seconds before the blast that destroyed the main building and production area at the Hampton County site.
Fremont California AP report details five siblings adopted apart in 1929 reuniting after 58 years. Ed Maddox 62 and Marie Peters son 67 share puzzles reading and gardening interests. Eleven siblings total with two dead, one Alzheimer’s patient, three missing, some in nursing homes.
Celebrities and politicians joined with the homeless and hungry as hostages were released in Oakdale Louisiana and other sites. The piece notes Thanksgiving dinners in Dallas and New York, Macy’s parade viewership, and a hostage situation at Atlanta’s prison, plus a fatal highway crash on Interstate 10.
Eight Latin American presidents arrived in Acapulco for formal talks on foreign debt. Alan Garcia of Peru urged action to resist a single world currency while Mexico hosts a private dinner and a two day summit with public statements and closed sessions ending Sunday.
The U S dollar weakened to near a record low in Europe amid thin trading with gold rising. Frankfurt traders linked the move to Bundesbank official remarks on currency target zones and lingering budget-cut uncertainty between the White House and Congress.
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