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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1987
Page
2
The Treasury Department will delay release of the September budget statement and the full fiscal year deficit totals while officials finalize data. Early estimates place the FY ending Sept 30 deficit between 150 and 196 billion dollars, down from a record 221 billion in 1986.
A small study questions the blanket reduction of all sodium for hypertension patients. While ordinary table salt worsened blood pressure in five men, other sodium forms showed no effect, prompting calls for larger tests and a rethink of sodium and salt as separate factors.
The Senate Rules Committee approved a plan allowing senators to display state flags and seals outside their Capitol Hill offices. Home state artifacts remain banned. specifications set flag and plaque dimensions and restrict artifacts reflecting a state's history. Senator Inouye urged authorized displays adjacent to office entrances.
INS Commissioner Alan Nelson rejected suggestions that amnesty rules would break up families. He said the agency follows the law and ensures fairness between waiting legal immigrants and those legalized, addressing concerns at a House subcommittee session.
In Washington the perjury trial of former White House aide Michael K. Deaver moves toward jury selection with questions about alcoholism and memory. Separate proceedings examine ethics-law charges against Lyn Nofziger, former Reagan political director, who faces motions to dismiss related indictments linked to lobbying contacts for Wedtech and others.
Police used tear gas to break up a protest of about 500 militant students and dissidents at a campaign stop for Roh Tae-woo. The disturbance halted the event as clashes with officers erupted with rocks and sticks. Roh canceled the appearance.
Russian-born Joseph Brodsky, a former Arctic labor camp inmate who later settled in New York, won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy praised his work for breadth, vitality, and its exploration of time’s effects on people, noting his rare achievement as a young laureate.
Secretary of State George P. Shultz wins Israeli approval for a U.S.-Soviet umbrella plan to host peace talks, instead of an international conference. King Hussein reportedly discussed the idea in London, but Jordan and Israeli leaders differ on approach while Amman awaits the Arab summit.
House Speaker Jim Wright and Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd press for a direct meeting with President Reagan over the deficit and tax policy. Reagan aides say negotiations began and he may consider taxes if needed, amid stock market tensions and ongoing deficit talks.
The notice lists subscription and advertising contact numbers for the Aiken Standard, with office hours and location at 124 Rutland Drive and mailing address in Aiken South Carolina. It includes subscription rates and payment instructions for 3, 6, and 12 month plans.
A provided service from the Aiken Standard lists emergency contacts for North Augusta Salley Wagener and surrounding departments including deaf emergency, poison control, highway patrol, sheriff’s office, fire departments, and police with several local numbers for quick access. The compilation includes Voluntary Fire Department and Widowed Persons resources.
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