10 Oct 1985
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1985
Page
1
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission overturns five decades of policy affecting natural gas pricing. A proposed block billing plan to ease bills for residential and small business users would shift costs onto producers and pipelines, while preserving overall price reductions as deregulated supplies fall.
Salt Lake City AP reports the discovery of the approximate location of the cystic fibrosis inherited defect as a major milestone. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation official Robert J. Beall calls it exciting and a breakthrough toward finding the gene.
The record lists residents including Mrs Katherine Rast Cameron Mrs Bernice Hornesby Columbia Edward McMahon Augusta Mrs Ruby Lockhart Graniteville Mrs Laura Williams Augusta William Seigler Edgefield Mrs Maybell Kay Aiken Frank Gunther Aiken Mrs Sadie Michell Williston Borrell Norris Ridge Spring Janie Smith Belvedere Ruben Ables Wagener Mrs Mary Thomas Aiken.
Leon Klinghoffer 69, a wheelchair bound former appliance company owner, battled multiple strokes and kept working daily with help from his wife Marilyn. Friends described him as a strong, quiet man who refused to give in to his disability as hijackers killed him aboard the Achille Lauro off the Egyptian coast.
Congress moves to bring the textile import rollback bill to the House floor after a 24 hour delay to honor Visiting Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The measure would slash fabric and apparel imports by about 35 percent from 12 nations, with Canada and the EEC exempt. The administration warns of retaliation, higher prices, and a larger trade deficit while labor and industry groups push for protections.
Actor Yul Brynner died at 65 at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. He left a legacy as the King in The King and I with a 40 year Broadway tour and multiple film honors. Charlton Heston praised his talent and dignity. Brynner faced lung cancer after smoking. He was born Taidje Khan on Sakhalin Island.
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