02 Sep 1988
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1988
Page
1
Lee County Sheriff Liston Truesdale says a local witness reported seeing a brown eight foot tall creature with a tail that did not touch ground on McDuffy Road. The sheriff notes heavy rains hindered track evidence and refuses to identify the witness, an active duty colonel.
Spartanburg company Richland Sportswear stops operations at a Westminster sewing plant due to inability to recruit sufficient staff. Planning officials suggest higher wages to retain workers amid a job surge in the area. Personnel manager Steve Bolen cites radio and newspaper ads as efforts that failed to attract enough hires.
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with a 20 percent rain chance. Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue tonight. Highs in the 80s and lows in the 70s. Details on Page 14A.
Obituary notices list Barney D. Bannon Aiken Mortis N. Jones of Blackville and Willie James Martin of Ridge Spring. Details appear on Page 6A.
The Labor Department reports the U S unemployment rate up to 5.6 percent in August with 226 000 more jobless and 121 000 more employed nationwide The rise follows four months of hiring booms with men experiencing the largest rate increase and women falling to 4 8 percent Separate payroll data show 219 000 new jobs, well below June and July averages The goods producing sector shed 5 000 jobs in August while services added 23 000, mostly in grocery retail
Meteorologist Milo Radulovich reports bleak prospects for firefighting in Yellowstone as six major blazes burn over half a million acres, with high temperatures and limited moisture ahead of Labor Day weekend. Reopened gates and open roads contrast ongoing fire danger across the West.
PTL bankruptcy trustee M C Red Benton said Jim Bakker could regain control within a week after signing papers to purchase back the ministry for 165 million dollars. He noted late offers from American groups top prior bids, while Sam Johnson of Tam an Assemblies of God warned he would resign if Bakker returns, calling the scandals a moral and financial betrayal.
NTSB investigators cited a flap indicator handle found in an improper position on Delta Flight 1141, suggesting potential flap missetting contributed to the crash near Dallas Fort Worth. Cockpit tape shows engine trouble discussions seconds before impact, with 13 dead and 95 surviving.
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