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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1986
Page
2
Police said at least five homemade missiles were fired toward government buildings near the Diet in Tokyo at 5 30 p m. No injuries or damage were reported. A car near the prosecutor's office launched three missiles, with launchers described as iron pipe tubes.
People Express Airlines warns of substantial third quarter losses as it seeks to persuade debtholders to accept reduced interest. A circular to creditors notes need for more cash from Texas Air Corp, which agreed to buy the carrier for about 300 million and to provide 54.4 million to cover pre merger bills. If approved, Texas Air would supply 100 million in working capital to keep flights until full absorption. The airline cannot meet 13.4 million in interest due Wednesday, part of 33 million in yearly debt payments.
Iran seeks to sidestep the U S arms embargo by spending billions on warplanes missiles and hardware. Western sources say Tehran even repurchased U S made M 48 tanks captured by Iraq in a Swiss mediated deal costing about 100 million dollars with ten million in broker commissions.
The death toll from Friday's earthquake in San Salvador rose toward 1000 with 976 confirmed dead, 8176 injured, and tens of thousands homeless. Rescue workers report deteriorating odds for finding survivors. Among the deceased is Harry Jacobson, 73, owner of the Gran Hotel San Salvador and a Racine, Wisconsin native.
Congress returns to Washington aiming to wrap up nearly a year's work in one week. Major items include a half trillion dollar fiscal 1987 spending bill, a 12 billion deficit-reduction package, debt limit extension, and immigration reform. The Iceland summit collapse shadows the agenda as Reagan and Gorbachev fail to reach an arms control deal.
G Temp Sparkman, a Southern Baptist professor, was cleared by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees on a 21 11 vote. He says his decade long clash with fundamentalists is not over and that his belief in universal child of God status is misunderstood as denying redemption.
Larry Starlin, 44, disappeared after leaving Indianapolis on Oct 4 en route to Ethridge Tennessee. A hospital mixup left his family unaware he lay in a coma at Humana Hospital University after a motorcycle crash.
Two bombs exploded in Apumanque shopping center in Santiago fatally injuring one person and wounding three others. A separate blast at a bank office in the same center caused damage with no fatalities. No group claimed responsibility.
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author, won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize for his lifelong work promoting human dignity and against repression. The Norwegian committee praised him as a spiritual leader and noted his experiences in World War II camps and commitment to universal rights.
Israeli leaders from Peres Labor and Likud met to resolve last minute disagreements over a power-sharing deal that would install Yitzhak Shamir as prime minister. Parliament delayed the confidence vote to Wednesday amid memorial ceremonies for the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Testimony shows McCormick County Sheriff James E. Gable over drew his personal account while alleged to have converted two U S Treasury checks for 3476 25 and 567 00 to his use The case arises from U S Army Corps of Engineers payments for patrol time and spans June 1984 to Nov 1984 with trial expected to last most of the week, possible fines and 10 year terms on each count.
John Van Hise, 33, found a 4 foot black and white cobra in his sister’s yard as he moved lumber. The spitting cobra was captured by neighbor Don Doggett, then taken by the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission to Metro Zoo in Miami.
Boston AP Four decades after Dr Sidney Farber began treating children with cancer the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has grown from an experiment into a major research center with an annual budget over 60 million The institute combines basic research with clinical care and relies on NIH funding for about three quarters of its research budget while patient fees drive most of the care costs
The notice lists contact numbers for subscriptions and classifieds, office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays, and Sunday service times. It provides office address at 124 Rutland Drive and mailing details for Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken S C 29802. Also includes mail rates and payment instructions.
Emergency contacts provided by the Aiken Standard include Poison Control Center, S C Highway Patrol, Salley Fire and Police, Sheriff's Department, Wagener Fire and Police, Volunt Fire Departments, and Widowed Persons Assn. The notice notes the paper's history since 1867 and publishing details.
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