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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1983
Page
2
Police report 24 Christians slain in Bmariam in the Syrian controlled Upper Metn after an army sweep against Shiite and Druse militias in west Beirut. The death toll varied with Voice of Lebanon citing 40 dead as the army presses operations.
Washington AP reports the Reagan administration is encouraged by the Lebanese army’s progress in routing Moslem leftists from west Beirut and expects rapid expansion of control to nearby mountains. The Chouf mountains are the next expected test as Israel plans a Sept. 7 withdrawal.
A student was killed and 18 injured as youths attacked police near Malacanang after the funeral of opposition figure Benigno Aquino. Salvador Laurel urged President Marcos to resign and form a caretaker government to probe the murder and call general elections.
Hollings campaign pushes back at Southern doubts while aiming for a strong Maine straw poll and New Hampshire primary. Kamhi cites Carter era concerns, notes expected third place in Maine, and reports solid fundraising and Maine Democrat support ahead of next month’s vote.
Deputy Prime Minister David Levy and Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir each asserted victory prospects as Herut prepares to elect Begin's successor. The central committee vote in Tel Aviv will determine the party leader who may become prime minister if Herut retains parliamentary majority.
Red Cross recalls AIDS tainted plasma after a donor died. Two patients in the Charlotte chapter region reportedly received the product from 240 vials sent to the center, two from South Carolina counties served by the chapter, with seven vials used in total. No public disclosures on patient identities or locations.
Actress Farrah Fawcett fractured her wrist in two places during a Tuesday night fall on Broadway within Extremities. Despite pain she continued the show and aims to perform tonight with a cast, per press agent Milly Schoenbaum. She is 36 and the West Side Arts Theater production centers on a woman who imprison s a man who attempted rape. Meanwhile Connoisseur magazine ranks philanthropist Paul Mellon as the top living American art collector and notes Edward G Robinson on its all-time list.
FBI said 20 year old David Butler Jr. confessed the four day kidnap ransom hoax after emerging from the Everglades. His roommate Joseph Hickey 19 and girlfriend Carmen Carreno 18 jailed on extortion and conspiracy with bonds set at 150000 and 50000 respectively. Butler Sr. a Fort Lauderdale executive and Trans Air Inc. VP faced threats and aided in the framing before authorities realized the ruse.
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions at 648 2311 and 649 1555 for classifieds and news ideas. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday at 124 Rutland Drive.
Emergency numbers list for Aiken area includes Aiken Community Hospital 649 7911 Volunteer Fire Departments 648 6811 Aiken County Sheriff 648 6811 and Emergency Medical Services.
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