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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1987
Page
2
Paris cabbies install 52,000 volt seats that can be activated by a pedal to stun a passenger for a second. Five prototype cabs are running with 100 more seats on order, and union leader Norbert Ben-Arous praises the system as invisible and effective while a rider representative condemns it.
Democratic leaders launched an Office of Voter Participation aiming to register 10 million more voters so at least 100 million would vote in the 1988 presidential election. Sen. Cranston endorsed Election Day registration, noting Maine Minnesota and Wisconsin already allow it. Kirk contrasted U S participation with 19 other democracies.
The Pentagon reports 2,175,713 Americans in active service as of Sept 30, up 8,899 from Aug. The Army rises to 780,815 and Navy to 588,338 with a September gain, while Marine Corps and Air Force dip slightly. The year ago total was 6,601 lower than the current figure.
In Belleville Illinois a jury ordered Monsanto Co to pay 16.2 million dollars in punitive damages after 342 years of litigation over a dioxin tainted spill near Sturgeon Missouri. The award covers 65 plaintiffs with compensatory damages of 14500 dollars to a mother and son and one dollar to the remaining 63 plaintiffs.
In Catherine's Hall at the Kremlin, Mikhail Gorbachev and George Shultz opened fresh arms control talks noting progress toward a treaty to ban intermediate range missiles. Shultz, aiming to report to European ministers in Brussels, described ongoing work as promising and expected a US summit.
The Social Security Administration announced a 4.2 percent benefit rise for 38 million beneficiaries, adding about $21 monthly to the average retired worker’s check of $492. The maximum 1987-65 retirement benefit will rise to $789, with Medicare premiums up $6.90 to $24.80.
Asian and European investors dumped shares amid fears sparked by Reagan's remarks. The Tokyo Nikkei fell 1203.23 points to 23201.22, London FTSE and other indices slid, pushing money into Treasuries while yields dropped below 9 percent on the 30 year.
Private Space Media Network photos indicate two Soviet laser facilities that could disable satellites. One station near Nurek in Tadzhikistan shows a diamond shaped four-laser array linked to a hydroelectric plant. The images raise concerns about SDI and space defense.
Five top Soviet army generals and two helicopter crewmen were killed in an air crash reported by Red Star. The newspaper gave obituaries for Col Gen Vladimir P. Shutov Lt Gen Kirill N. Trofimov Lt Gen Yuri I. Yabinin Maj Gen Erlen V. Porfiryev and Maj Gen Vladimir S. Bardashevski. Porfiryev’s post with the southern armies hints the crash may have occurred in the southeast border region.
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