15 Oct 1987
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1987
Page
1
The Cardinals clinched the National League pennant in a dramatic finish. Key players led the rally as the team secured a spot in the World Series, with fans celebrating the historic moment across St Louis.
Three full teams moved toward returning to work amid a mass defections in the NFL players strike. Union leader Gene Upshaw said the strike is winding down in a recorded message to players while Washington, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles teams prepared to rejoin camp. Uncertainty lingered over weekend games as talks continued.
Betty Burian Kirk hand spins yarn from dog hair including Samoyed husky collie and German shepherd blends. She plans to grow the hobby into a mail order business by selling mittens scarves and shawls spun from donated dog fibers.
Fair and clear weather continues with not as cold temperatures tonight lows in the 40s. Tomorrow promises sunny skies and mild conditions with highs in the mid 70s.
Death notices include Lellan B. Dawes Loris Blanche T Garrard Augusta James McKee Bath Joseph O Miles and Elizabeth Sims Mary D Terry. Locations span Springfield Garden N Y Washington D C Port Norris N J Aiken Stapleton Ga and Bath. See details on Page 5A.
The Commerce Department reports September retail sales at 128.8 billion dollars, a 0.4 percent drop from August, led by weak auto demand and end of auto model year incentives. Excluding autos, sales declined 0.1 percent with durable and non-durable goods mixed.
A medium-range Iranian missile struck Kuwait's main oil loading terminal at Sitra in Bahrain, igniting a supertanker but injuring no U S ships. Shipping experts attributed the weapon to a Chinese Silkworm, potentially the first use against a ship. The UN Security Council backed a plan to end the Iran Iraq war linking a truce troop withdrawal and an investigative panel.
New York AP reports the Dow Jones average dropped 95.46 points to 2412.70 after a 91.55 point fall earlier this month. The index has shed 11.4 percent from its Aug 25 high, sparking questions about a sustained market downturn.
Fifty seven ROTC cadets from USC Aiken Augusta College Paine College and the Medical College of Georgia spent a weekend at Camp Blanding Florida for a field training exercise. They flew in by Chinook to practice land navigation and pace counting under stress with marked forest obstacles.
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