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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1987
Page
2
An Air Force SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft diverted to Naval Air Station Belle Chasse due to engine trouble over the Gulf of Mexico. It landed on one engine and stayed for repairs before departing. The jet’s exact details remain highly classified.
Mayor Harold Washington announced a tentative two year agreement ending a four week Chicago teachers strike. The pact includes a 4 percent first year salary increase and smaller class sizes. Teachers return to work Monday for prep before students resume classes Tuesday. Nationwide about 32,000 teachers remain on strike in six states.
Merle C. Nash, 60, formerly of Forks, was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon after an explosion on a school bus injuring Ronald E. Bradley. Nash was arrested at SEA-TAC and arraigned with bail set at 250000 dollars. Beverly Bradley, wife of the injured man, had been Nash’s alleged infatuation.
Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko began an eight day U S tour in the United States cut short by Emperor Hirohito's illness. They traveled from Boston to Concord Fairhaven and will visit Washington and New York as part of their itinerary. In Concord they were greeted by a militia band and a crowd. The Fairhaven stop recalls the first Japanese resident brought to the United States by a Massachusetts whaler in 1841.
In Salt Lake City AP Ezra Taft Benson opened the 157th General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints telling followers that enlightened members would help save the U.S. Constitution. The opening sermon drew thousands to Temple Square with outdoor listeners enjoying 80 degree weather.
AP reports six dead and 19 police seriously injured after Tibetan protests in Lhasa. Officials barred reporters from Tibet news. traveler notes police pulled back from Johkang Temple square. Dalai Lama condemns deaths. exiles in India march and burn a Chinese flag.
A 15 minute fire in a turbine building at Fort St. Vrain nuclear plant near Denver caused no injuries or radiation release. Oil from a hydraulic system lit a hot pipe, damage limited to non nuclear wiring. plant was shut down and later repairs planned as engineers inspect the site. PSC activated the radiological emergency plan and canceled the alert at 8:15 a.m. Fort St. Vrain had been rebuilt and periodically shut for safety upgrades since 1984.
FBI director-designate William S. Sessions leaves George Washington University Medical Center after treatment for a bleeding ulcer and says he will be sworn in on Thursday. Doctors schedule rest before full duties begin and note a special diet.
Vice President George Bush returned from a nine day Europe trip as supporters in Michigan tried to blunt political damage from a remark unions call insulting. He said he did not mean to offend and apologized claiming it was meant as humor though controversial.
Nicaragua's Adolfo Calero says the cease-fire declared by his Contra group needs mutual acceptance and negotiation to work. A Tufts student disrupted his Harvard Law School talk, was arrested, and Calero canceled the appearance. Ortega will halt government forces in northern Nicaragua for a ceasefire from Oct 7 to Nov 7, under a regional peace plan.
Ownership and management details for Aiken Standard include Samuel A Cothran as president and editor and Scott B Hunter as general manager. Owners listed are Aiken Communications Inc and Evening Post Publishing Company. Circulation shows 15,200 copies printed with 14,636 total distribution and 964 leftovers.
Subscriptions and advertising details for the Aiken Standard. Phone numbers for subscriptions classifieds and news ideas are listed along with office hours and mailing address. Located at 124 Rutland Drive in Aiken South Carolina.
Emergency contact numbers listed by the Aiken Standard include Poison Control Center and local law enforcement and fire services. The notice provides numbers for S.C. Highway Patrol Salley Fire Salley Police Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Fire or Ambulance.
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