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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1986
Page
2
Indonesian Oil Minister Subroto said most OPEC members seem ready to renew the temporary production accord to lift oil prices from about 14 to 20 dollars a barrel by year end. The 13 members resume talks on quotas and unified pricing with a permanent allocation unlikely this week.
A 141 page Senate panel report finds Soviet agents could read sensitive U S diplomatic correspondence in Moscow for years via bugs installed in embassy typewriters. It cites two prior instances since 1978 when Soviet agents obtained typewriters during shipment to the U S Embassy.
Pravda editor Viktor Afanasyev says the Reagan Gorbachev summit in Reykjavik could melt Cold War ice and improve U.S.-Soviet relations focusing on arms control. He criticizes Washington for space weapons research and nuclear testing and for possible treaty limits resistance unless Soviet cheating ends.
President Corazon Aquino confronts internal strain as potential rivals press for new elections ahead of upcoming local polls. Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile grows harsher on peace talks with insurgents and allied Rene Espina backs calls for a fresh national vote to legitimize Aquino's leadership after the February people power revolution.
The EPA imposes an immediate ban on the dinoseb herbicide citing danger of birth defects and sterility among farmworkers. About 25,400 workers could be exposed during hearings, with 1,300 female. Annual exposure expected for about 45,000 workers handling 7 to 11 million pounds. No hazard from food treated with the chemical, per Lee M. Thomas.
President Reagan designated the rose as the national flower in a ceremony attended by a rose queen, a senator and his wife, and the chairman of the House census subcommittee. The act, passed by the House last year and the Senate weeks ago, joins the bald eagle the Star-Spangled Banner and In God We Trust as official U S symbols.
The Census Bureau reports total government employees increased by 254,000 last year to 16,690,000 as of October, with the federal government posting the largest gain. Overall employment across federal, state, and local governments rose about 1.5 percent from October 1984.
Washington sources say the Air Force will push beyond the SALT II ceiling on cruise missiles and bombers by November 11. The move could derail a Reagan Gorbachev summit in Reykjavik while Congress weighs changes to the defense bill and SALT II compliance.
The Detainees' Parents Support Committee says detainees without charge jumped from 2400 to 22400 since the state of emergency, mainly anti apartheid activists, with totals not regularly released by the government. Defense Minister Malan warned Mozambique of possible reprisals after a land mine blast wounded six South African soldiers. The ANC denies operating from outside the country, while Mozambique accuses Pretoria of breaching a 1984 pact.
The Aiken Standard notes subscription prices for weekly monthly three and six month terms. The notice lists local agencies including Poison Control Center S C Highway Patrol Salley Fire Salley Police and Sheriff’s Department with phone numbers. It also mentions North Augusta Fire North Augusta Police and a phone line for Widowed Persons resources.
In London, Anne Marie Murphy shouted at Nezar Hindawi in the Old Bailey as the Jordanian defendant faces charges of attempting to smuggle three pounds of high explosives in Murphy’s hand luggage on an El Al flight from Heathrow to Tel Aviv. The case reveals Murphy’s belief she was to marry Hindawi and include details of police discovery, a timer and detonator found with the explosives.
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