28 Nov 1985
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1985
Page
1
William F. Keough who called himself one of the first casualties of terrorism died of Lou Gehrig's disease at 55 in his Washington home. His wife Kathyrn said he wished to die at home and that the Iran hostage ordeal profoundly affected him though he tried to move past it.
Cape Canaveral prepares for a Thanksgiving Day launch featuring RCA Satcom K-2 satellite deployment aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. Astronauts Jerry Ross and Sherwood Spring will perform two six hour spacewalks to rehearse assembly techniques for a potential space station while crew adjust to a late schedule.
Robert Baker, 47, a Clemson University professor, will rely on an insanity defense. A judge ordered up to 30 days at the State Hospital to determine competency for trial in the fatal shootings of Rosalind Allen Baker and Stanley Kohn as they returned from a party.
Deaths listed include Tommie Mosley Trenton Mrs Mary J Johnson Aiken Melvin Timmerman Aiken Mrs Jean C Harling Saluda Lindsey L Cooper Langley Oscar Nicholson Aiken and George B Mitchell Augusta Details on Page 2B include further information and funeral arrangements
Floods forced hundreds from their homes in West Virginia for a second time this month as heavy rain drenched areas from Arkansas to the upper Ohio Valley. Record cold froze the northern plains, while warm Southeast temperatures broke records. Authorities reported 28 deaths linked to weather, including a deadly I-30 crash near Little Rock amid flash flooding and mudslides.
Government forecasters project a split winter with the West likely colder than normal and the Southeast milder. A stationary North Pacific high could push Arctic air into the Plains and West while a Florida offshore high may bring warmth northward to the Southeast.
Millions head home for Thanksgiving as volunteers feed the hungry and parades unfold in New York and Detroit. West Virginia flood victims receive aid while Chicago charities report slower donations. Betty Boop stars in Macy’s parade as Hare Krishna groups feed the poor.
The sermon urges keeping thanksgiving beyond a yearly holiday and into daily life. It contrasts Christlike gratitude with consumerist excess, cites Biblical examples, and defines real thanks as obedience driven by God’s nature and actions rather than material gain.
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