29 Nov 1985
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1985
Page
1
A 21-year-old from Aiken was arrested in connection with last night’s armed robbery at the Golden Pantry in Gloverville. Danny Ray Bell was charged with armed robbery after deputies received a 10:40 p m call. About $75 was stolen and no injuries were reported.
In Tokyo subways and trains a saboteur group attacked a station and cut rail cables, halting commuter lines and disrupting travel for up to ten million travelers. Other vandalism incidents occurred in Osaka Kyoto and Hiroshima with lesser rail impact per Japan National Railways and National Police Agency reports.
Jerry Pepper panicked after a $271,261.91 bill from GTE Sprint listed calls to Egypt and Hong Kong. Company says the bill is fraudulent and he will not be held responsible. The 646 page statement lists calls from New York Baltimore Dallas and many other places.
Doctors began transplanting the heart and lungs of an unidentified donor into 32 year old Terry May after a television alert appeared on his screen. Nina Trasoff of the University of Arizona Medical Center said the message aimed to locate May in Tempe after contact attempts failed and the beeper did not respond.
Death notices list Mrs Nellie Jackson of New Ellenton Miss Myrtice Honeycutt of Augusta Oscar Nicholson of Aiken Morris C McMackin of Charlotte North Carolina Lindsey L Cooper of Langley and Melvin Timmerman of Aiken with details on Page 2B.
A new western snowstorm looms with watches in Utah Colorado Wyoming Nebraska and northern Arizona as frigid air spreads east across the Plains. Travel advisories extend to the Sierra Nevada and areas of Oregon Idaho Wyoming and Colorado amid record or near record lows and heavy snows.
South Carolina retailers anticipate a modest rise in Christmas sales despite a cooler seasonal start. Merchants cite a healthy economy and survey data showing many shoppers plan to spend more, while early decorating and adjusted hours aim to offset fewer selling days this year.
Israeli internal inquiry reportedly found Jonathan Pollard volunteered in 1984 to provide classified information and links to a senior official tied to the prime minister's terrorism adviser office oversaw his work. FBI would interview two recalled diplomats in Israel as a goodwill gesture.
Phylicia Ayers-Allen of The Cosby Show accepted Ahmad Rashad proposal during NBC pre game show before Lions Jets game in Pontiac Michigan. Rashad said Cosby’s OK and would give the bride away but a date was not announced. Ayers-Allen was in New York hosting NBC Macy's parade telecast.
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