22 Oct 1987
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1987
Page
1
Transylvania University objects to Hallmark Halloween T shirts showing a bat and the slogan We Go For The Throat and E Pluribus Bitum saying Unconscionable trick. Hallmark had not replied by press time.
A frost warning is issued for tonight as skies stay fair and temperatures fall to around 30. Tomorrow will be sunny with a high in the low 70s, followed by calm weather into the next day. Page 10A provides full details.
Obituaries notice reports the deaths of Johnnie Mae Kennedy of Washington D C T Howard Sheehan of Savannah Georgia and James Williams Jr of Jamaica New York. The notices list their names and cities of connection.
World stock markets staged a fragile recovery this week but faced a stall as prices fell in London Milan and Tokyo and Sydney. The FTSE 100 slipped to 1 864 0, while Tokyo echoed gains then retraced as New York activity influenced sentiment.
President Reagan will host a prime time news conference in the East Room at 8 p.m. EDT his first since March 19. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said reporters will ask about stock market turmoil and Gulf tensions as Congress probes Iran arms sales and the Nicaragua aid diversion.
The NAS and NAE released a report on safety at the nation's plutonium producing reactors finding doubt about the N Reactor hydrogen mitigation system after a loss of coolant. It urges detailed analyses and safety improvements and recommends a permanent independent safety council for DOE. It also says Savannah River Plant reactors should stay at reduced power until better computer models are available.
The Aiken Standard profiles six council candidates and two mayoral hopefuls as Hastings Wyman, veteran councilman of 16 years, vies for a fifth term. The candidacy race and key issues are outlined as the field highlights competition on November 3.
The Kuwait Defense Ministry reported an Iranian Silk Worm missile struck the offshore Al Ahmadi oil terminal nine miles east of it causing a blaze and injuries. About 20 people were at the facility. three were rescued and the rest unaccounted for. Iran was blamed as retaliation for a U S raid on offshore platforms.
A Cessna 180 crash in heavy fog near Walton left four dead including the father pilot Car son Holst 32 and his mother Anna Effie Holst 63 plus Darlinda Sue Taylor 27 of Aguila Ariz A 3 year old Aubrey Holst survived buckled in her seat shielded by a body and was flown to Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene with serious injuries Authorities traced the crash to a tree top impact on a ridge about 25 miles west of Eugene and rescue crews reached the scene after a delayed search
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