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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1987
Page
2
In Johannesburg a two month black postal workers strike ends after the government agrees to raise minimum pay and consider reinstating workers. The walkout halted post offices in black townships and slowed deliveries in white areas.
A 400 strong crowd stormed Callaghan Hall at UC Berkeley in protest over U S arms shipments to Central America. Windows were smashed and walls defaced as chants denounced Nicaragua policy. No arrests were reported and the mob dispersed after about two hours. The injured activist received a call from Nicaragua's President Ortega in hospital.
Sen. Sam Nunn says the administration seeks a broad ABM treaty interpretation that would slow Senate ratification of any Europe missile removal pact. In a letter to President Reagan he warns that such legal doctrine could stall future negotiations and requires full negotiating records.
Dr. Gary R. Noble, who has served as the federal AIDS coordinator for a year, receives the Department of Health and Human Service's Secretary's Special Service Award. He will return to the Centers for Disease Control on Oct. 1 as deputy director in charge of AIDS programs.
Jesse Jackson says he will reveal on Labor Day whether he will seek the Democratic nomination in 1988. An ABC Good Morning America appearance will precede a formal announcement. Sources say he has decided to run, with a Labor Day swing planned through Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and New York.
The Justice Department seeks imprisonment for C. McClain Haddow a former executive assistant and later chief of staff to HHS Secretary Margaret Heckler after he pleaded guilty to two conflict of interest counts. He improperly obtained 55330 from the government and a private foundation and concealed his financial interests and contracts.
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairmen report accuses the White House of a transparent effort to cast Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork as akin to Justice Powell. Biden opposes Bork and calls the analysis a distortion, arguing it aims to depict Bork's record more fully and accurately.
Wildfires burning through Northern California Oregon Washington and Idaho forced thousands to flee as more than 11 500 firefighters battled over 1 000 fires scorching about 167 000 acres 261 square miles with 34 homes lost and 58 injured. Inmates and National Guardsmen joined crews while officials warned crews are scarce and training is required.
The Aiken Standard provides subscription and advertising contact numbers and office hours. It lists emergency numbers and states the paper is published weekday afternoons and Sunday by Aiken Communications Inc. with mailing and street addresses in Aiken South Carolina.
In South Korea thousands of striking workers occupied Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan leading to riot police deployment. A striker was killed and others injured during clashes amid a nationwide wave of labor unrest connected to political reforms. Authorities also reported arrests of miners in Jungjam after clashes with police and a taxi driver set on fire in Seoul during protests.
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