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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1984

Page

2

Overturned Spanish Cruise Ship Traps 50 Crewmembers at Norfolk Drydock

In Norfolk Virginia the Vera Cruz a Spanish cruise ship with about 150 crew aboard overturned in drydock trapping about 50 people. 25 injured four seriously all aboard accounted for by coast guard and rescue teams.

Norfolk Coast Guard Caroline Sullivan Norfolk Police Department Donner Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Don Haupt Haupt Guard Tom Armstrong Vera Cruz Armstrong Thomas Forrest Norfolk Paramedical Rescue Vernon Covington

Egypt sentences 107 in largest modern subversion trial

In Cairo a state security court sentenced 107 Moslem extremists to prison for rioting to topple the government after President Sadat's assassination. Sentences ranged from two years to life, while 174 of 302 defendants were acquitted and 19 never apprehended.

Cairo Egypt Anwar Sadat

Vitamin A shortages linked to blindness and child deaths

Johns Hopkins expert Dr. Alfred Sommer says mild vitamin A deficiency raises eye disease and death rates in developing countries. A study in Indonesia shows adequate vitamin A may prevent about 25 percent of childhood deaths and prevent up to 10 million deaths annually, with 250000 children blinded each year.

Washington Alfred Sommer Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health Baltimore Indonesia Sommer

Coal Miners Strike Amid Contract Talks Across Mines

In Charleston, miners struck at least one independent coal company while a last minute contract avert ed a walkout at a second company. The United Mine Workers targeted a third supplier, with no settlement yet, and about 225 miners at five Massey Coal Group mines in eastern Kentucky did not start shifts at 11 p.m. Sunday per UMW Local 1440 president Charles Dixon.

Charleston W.va United Mine Workers Massey Coal Group Kentucky Charles Dixon UMW Pike County

Rajneesh Followers Stir County Elections in Oregon

Residents fear that Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh followers plan to influence Wasco County voting by mobilizing nearly 2,000 homeless people from their central Oregon commune. The group calls their campaign a share-a home experiment not tied to the election.

Rajneeshpuram Are Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Oregon Wasco

Boy dies after yellow jacket attack in Florida

In Orlando a year old boy and his collie were killed and severely stung after disturbing a yellow jacket underground nest. Neighbors said the boy and dog were covered with wasps, tangled leash preventing escape, with jackets in his mouth eyes and ears.

Orlando, Fla Mike Markham Barbara Williams Orlando Sentinel Chris Smith

Shultz Sees Reasonable Chance for Constructive Talks With Moscow

Secretary of State George P. Shultz said the odds of productive negotiations with the Soviet Union are reasonably good though last week’s talks were not described as very positive. National Security Adviser McFarlane cautioned it may take months for the Soviets to respond to Reagan proposals for high level contacts.

Washington George P. Shultz United States Moscow Shultz Reagan Andrei Gromyko Abc-Tv David Brinkley Robert C. McFarlane Rea-gan McFarlane CBS Gromyko Soviet Union

Hussein Opens Jordan Parliament as Arab Unity Call Lifts Ties

King Hussein opened Jordan's first regular Parliament session in 10 years urging Arab unity after restoring ties with Egypt. He defended the move and criticized U S hesitancy in Middle East policy while Syria warned that Jordanian leaders may face danger, referencing Sadat's 1981 assassination.

Amman Joram Hussein Jordan Egypt United States Middle East Syria Libya

Mondale Says Reagan Meeting Debacle Signals Weak Leadership

Mondale, trailing in polls, calls Reagan’s meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and the Beirut embassy bombing signs of inadequate leadership. He criticizes the president as not in charge or detail minded, as campaigns shift toward next Sunday’s Louisville debate.

Washington Walter F. Mondale Reagan Lebanon Mondale Andrei Gromyko U.S Beirut New Jersey Arkansas Louisville Michigan Mississippi Texas

Phones: Future emergency alerts may dial warnings automatically

Southern Bell officials discuss a two technology approach to automatic emergency notifications for events like a nuclear meltdown. A central office system could place 1700 calls per minute with prerecorded messages, or a derived channel subnetwork could deliver two way messages via a home black box.

Charlotte N.C Eugene McKinney Southern Bell Catawba Here Bob Freedman Freedman McKinney Duke Power Co Power Company

Ownership and Circulation Statement for Aiken Standard

Certification by Samuel A Cothran president that the September 21 1964 Aiken Standard issue had a total press run of 14908 copies with 13365 distributed to paid and free channels 138 distributed as office use or spoiled and 196 via subscription prepared by Aiken Communications Inc under ownership of Aiken Publicity firm and Charleston Publishing Co with address 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC and 134 Columbus Street Charleston SC.

Ake Ana Tata Rie Alen Imate Towing Sateen Orship and Manag Samuel A. Cothran Rutland Drive Aiken Bt Frenne Pot Pulahing Company Columbus Street Chareson Set Samuel 4 Cothran

Freedom Costs Reagan Urges New Citizens To Enrich America

President Reagan returning from foreign affairs urged 1,548 new U S citizens at a Detroit naturalization ceremony to enrich America with their culture while preserving heritage. He said the nation is the least exclusive club with the highest dues.

Detroit Economic Club Biloxi Miss Texas Houston George Bush Parma Ohio Cleveland Athens Reagan America

Aiken Standard Classified and Advertising Contact

The notice lists phone numbers for subscription and classified advertising at Aiken Standard. It also provides office hours and the address 124 Rutland Drive, with phones 648-2311 and 649-1555 for different inquiries.

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