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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1986
Page
2
The government will reduce the minimum guaranteed interest on new U S savings bonds from 7.5 percent to 6 percent starting Saturday. This is the first reduction since the program began in 1982 and follows months of anticipation and consumer rush to buy bonds before the change.
About 8,000 police stormed Kon kuk University seizing five occupied buildings. Police detained over 1,200 students with 78 injured including 42 students, 34 officers, and two firefighters. one student remained in serious condition after brain surgery. Police used tear gas and leaflets urging surrender as clashes occurred outside campus gates.
Shiite militiamen pounded the Bourj el Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp with heavy artillery and tanks, closing Beirut's airport highway. Police reported six killed and 35 wounded in overnight mortar duels and noted no casualty figure yet for today’s shelling.
Measurements show Arctic permafrost beneath Alaska’s North Slope warmed 4 to 7 degrees in a century. Scientists say the rise supports greenhouse effect theory and climate warming. Arthur Lachenbruch of USGS notes rapid changes, while J Murray Mitchell of NOAA cites the greenhouse signal.
Robert Edwards at Minnesota Correctional Institution St. Cloud secured permission for a witch to visit his cell as part of his right to worship. Corrections counsel Richard Varco said the request should be treated like other religious services and noted the witch functions similarly to priests in fulfilling spiritual needs.
Air Force plans to announce today whether to buy about 270 F 16 Fighting Falcon jets or a similar number of F 20 Tigersharks to bolster U S mainland air defense. Secretary Aldridge will reveal the choice after a congressional directive amid concerns from officers auditors and lawmakers. North Dakota Adjutant General Alexander Macdonald will see his Air National Guard unit operate the new planes and suspects wasteful spending.
The Pentagon announced that about 800 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell Kentucky will depart on November 4 for six months of peacekeeping duties in the Sinai Desert. They will replace the 82nd Airborne and serve with the Multinational Force and Observers. This marks the first tour since the December 12 loss of 248 division members in a crash.
A U S official says Honduras may buy F 5E or Kfir jets to replace 12 1950s French Super Mystere B 2 fighters. The move aims to strengthen Honduras air defenses amid its growing role supporting Nicaraguan rebels.
Grass roots effort at Irving Elementary School leads to vote by the student advisory council to bring back chocolate milk. Principal Jim Brown notes the council’s creation and parent student involvement, with third grader Jesse Coil spearheading the petition.
The Reagan administration quietly presented Geneva with a package calling for a 50 percent cut in long range bombers missiles and submarines within five years and immediate removal of medium range missiles from Europe. U S officials noted no immediate progress and Shultz planned Vienna talks with Shevardnadze.
Washington AP officials from the Agriculture Department announce a 500 member unit to root out marijuana grown in national forests. They describe growers as a highly organized criminal element using snipers and traps and say forests hold about 940,000 of 191 million acres under constrained management.
Thai jetliner blast tied to arms runners who hid pistols and marijuana in rear toilet trash cans on flights. Police named Osaka dealer Mamoru Matsuyama and Manila-based guide Hiroyuki Kamikura among arrestees while investigations continue. A grenade blast in turbulence is also reported, with削 shrapnel removed and powder smoke found in the toilet.
Edward Marks 25 pleaded guilty to nine counts of poisoning over the counter medicines Contac Deta and Teldrin made by SmithKline Beckman. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patricia Fawsett after a judge rejected his plea for mercy, citing consumer confidence damage.
The notice lists subscription and advertising phone numbers and office hours for the Aiken Standard. It provides a mailing address at 124 Rutland Drive and a mailing address box 456 in Aiken South Carolina 29802. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 6 30 p m weekdays and 8 00 a m to 10 30 a m Sunday.
The Aiken Standard lists emergency numbers including Poison Control, State Highway Patrol, Salley and Wagener departments, and sheriff services. It notes the newspaper is published weekdays by Aiken Communications Inc with a P.O. Box address in Aiken South Carolina.
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