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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1984
Page
2
Washington AP government data show personal income up 0.9 percent in September while consumer spending climbs 1.4 percent the strongest since April. Wages rose $11.7 billion led by $6.2 billion in services, with manufacturing payrolls down $1.8 billion due partly to the GM strike. Savings rate falls to 6.1 percent.
Iran says it launched a large border offensive and killed hundreds of Iraqi troops while capturing two heights a border post and a pass in the central frontier. Iraq reports repulsing assaults capturing many Iranians and inflicting heavy casualties. Tehran radio says forces advanced toward preset goals and retook dozens of miles of territory. Iran’s news agency cites over 100 Iraqi troops captured.
Washington supporters condemn a CIA produced psychological warfare manual for Nicaraguan rebels saying some leftist government officials can be neutralized by selective violence. Rep. Edward Boland calls the document repugnant and unworthy of the U S government.
More than 300 FBI agents and police rounded up nine suspects linked to the New Afrikan Freedom Fighters in coordinated pre dawn raids. Authorities say the group, connected to the Brink's armored car robbery, planned further attacks and sought to scout targets in New York area. One raid occurred at a high rise near Ebbetts Field.
Seattle AP Geraldine Ferraro sharpens attacks on President Reagan’s foreign policy as Mondale joins the push for the Sunday debate. She outlines nuclear arms control plans in Washington and Massachusetts to woo young voters amid polling showing Reagan ahead.
Vice President George Bush’s campaign faces a flurry of charges over off color remarks and insults aimed at Geraldine Ferraro and Walter Mondale. Press secretary Peter Teeley says the party is not troubled, calling the issue a distraction to the opposition and a chance for the campaign to laugh it off.
Energy Secretary Donald Hodel states political considerations influence site selection for nuclear waste. he cites Texas opposition and praises Rep. Phil Gramm while Democrats demand clarification of remarks from Houston and threaten a House subcommittee hearing.
Sir Richard Stone of Cambridge University was named 1984 Nobel Prize winner in economics for developing accounting systems to help governments allocate resources. He focused on integrating a government's accounts across sectors into a model for resource application, earning the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize. The Swedish Academy praised his work on national accounts and its international impact.
Aiken Community Hospital and local emergency services list contact numbers including Volunteer Fire Departments and Sheriff dispatch. Aimed as a quick reference for residents seeking medical, fire, or law enforcement assistance and support group contacts for widowed persons.
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