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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1987
Page
5
Atlanta press notes CNN owner Ted Turner hosted a morale boosting party for the city’s cab drivers. He said the event aimed to lift spirits among cabbies and improve his business standing in Atlanta.
Turner, owner of WTBS, the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Hawks, proposed a Monday party to expose cabbies to CNN Center amenities. He said drivers could invite customers to tour the complex and suggest shops to rent if needed.
Thousands queued outside the Pantages Theater in Hollywood for Barry Manilow tickets. The theater opened at 10 a.m. after overnight security and kept marquee lights on to aid waiting fans. Manilow performs eight shows there from December 25 to January 3.
The City Club of Cleveland marks its 75th anniversary with eight prominent Americans giving five minute speeches. Speakers include John Kenneth Galbraith Mario Cuomo Jeane Kirkpatrick C Everett Koop Eleanor Holmes Norton T Boone Pickens Felix Rohatyn and Gloria Steinem. Alan Davis notes the concise format sparks creative ideas for the future.
Beverly Sills, general director of the New York City Opera, enters the Working Woman magazine hall of fame for business achievement and creativity. Also honored are Beatrice Coleman of Maidenform, Gertrude Crain of Crain Communications, and June Collier Mason of National Industries.
John Walsh of the J Paul Getty Museum in Malibu hints at possible bid for Vincent van Gogh Irises at Sotheby's New York sale on November 11. He notes market estimates of 20 to 25 million and the potential to become the second most expensive painting after Sunflowers sold for 39.85 million earlier.
Country singer Kathy Mattea plans a private wedding to songwriter Jon Wezner on Valentine's Day in Nashville. Mattea said the ceremony will be intimate to avoid the constant camera presence, with publicist Martha Moore confirming the date and venue search in Nashville.
Dick Clark is inducted into Philadelphia’s Walk of Fame of music beside Frankie Avalon and Chubby Checker. The host of American Bandstand for three decades said the plaque honors non musicians who love music. Clark hosted Bandstand from 1956 and helped sell it to ABC.
The Anti Cruelty Society in Chicago holds black cats during Halloween to prevent adoptions and renting for costumes. Spokeswoman Jane Alvaro cites witchcraft as a concern and notes a cat briefly escaped before being secured. A similarly described cat was later found dead by a janitor.
An ABC News Washington Post poll finds 7 percent of women report extramarital affairs and 93 percent are emotionally satisfied with their relationships. Shere Hite reports 75 percent of long married women say they have affairs and 98 percent unhappy with some aspect of their relationship, highlighting methodological differences.
Charleston AP Nine Circuit Highway Commissioner Margaret Rush alleges the Highway Patrol leaked word of her 81 mph ticket on the Southeastern Beltway near Columbia to damage her reputation. Col. Lanier denies any media notification and says reports are public information.
Southern lawmakers at the Southern Legislative Conference in Savannah focus on Super Tuesday and broader topics. The gathering includes about 300 delegates from 16 states Puerto Rico and D C with sessions on public education teen pregnancies AIDS financial impact and energy policy amid Middle East turmoil.
Couchton area homeowners must pay $30 per resident by 10 31 to retain ISO class 6 fire protection. Pay at the fire station on Tuesday evenings or at Southeastern Tool on weekdays or by mail to P O Box 3 Aiken 29802. A $500 non-subscriber service fee applies.
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