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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1987
Page
2
Residents near the October 1 quake woke to a new tremor around 1:10 a.m. It touched Whittier Montebello Long Beach and downtown LA with no damages or injuries reported. Police and CALTECH officials had no immediate magnitude or epicenter details.
Continental Airlines disclosed September on time results with 80 percent of its flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule. Other airlines submitted data to the Transportation Department in raw form for processing before public release next month.
In Durham North Carolina Falwell asserts PTL may not survive without assurances that Jim Bakker will never return He criticizes current leadership and backs Columbia lawyer William Robinson appointed as temporary PTL trustee to restore financing accountability and morality
Surgeon General C Everett Koop said a great amount of progress has been made toward eliminating cigarette smoke in federal workplaces. Speaking at a day long meeting of officials from federal agencies, he praised the direction and impact of new General Services Administration regulations on smoking policies.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls some Wonder Horse hobbyhorses sold as Clippery Clop Comanche and Colt by CBS Inc due to plastic body failures causing falls. About 114000 toys were sold for around 60 dollars with 105 complaints including 40 injuries. recall covers units before June 1986 with updated models exempt. Contact Service Concepts International for information and hotlines for consumers and California residents.
Secretary of State George Shultz lands in Tel Aviv for three day Middle East mission aiming to revive stalled peace efforts He will meet with Prime Minister Shamir and Foreign Minister Peres and plans talks with Palestinian representatives The agenda centers on an international peace conference proposed by Peres and opposed by Shamir.
An Air Force Stealth fighter crash near Nellis Range killed the pilot. Pentagon sources say the aircraft resembled the 1986 California model. The crash occurred about 8 45 p m Wednesday eighty miles northwest of Las Vegas in rugged desert. Pilot name withheld awaiting relatives notification. Fire reported by the BLM coincided with the incident.
Rescue teams found the Italian airliner wreckage in the Barni area of the northern Alps after a storm driven takeoff from Milan to Cologne. Most believed Italian or West German, with no immediate word on survivors. The twin engine turboprop lay at 2,400 feet amid forested cliffs. innkeepers near Mount Crezzo reported seeing a ball of fire.
Ida Nudel 56, famed refusenik advocate, lands in Israel from Moscow aboard Arm and Hammer private jet amid cheering crowds at Ben Gurion Airport. She vows to join her people on Israeli soil, welcomed by leaders and Jane Fonda, with sister Elana Fridman aboard.
In Nicaragua the Rama Road corridor remained largely closed after a brutal Thursday battle as Sandinista forces clash with U S backed Contras over the region. Defense Minister Ortega announced 20 Sandinista deaths with higher civilian tolls, while Contra losses were placed at 18.
Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscriptions advertising and news tips. Office at 124 Rutland Drive with hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and Sunday service 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Mail address P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 and USPS 0100-2000.
The Aiken Standard lists emergency contact numbers as a public service. The notice notes the newspaper is published weekday afternoons and Sundays by Aiken Communications Inc with mailing address in Aiken South Carolina.
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