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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1985
Page
2
Three former U boat crewmen visit Charleston as part of a tour to the U-352 wreck site off Morehead City North Carolina where 13 crew died and 33 survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard cutter Icarus. They are among the first foreign prisoners of war held in the United States since the War of 1812.
Conservatives in Congress plan to block a House bill that would study pay discrimination against women in federal jobs. Rep. Mary Rose Oakar leads the effort for the study, backed by major women's groups, while Rep. Dick Armey and Rep. Dan Burton oppose it as a move to quantify job value across the board.
Washington AP report notes U S Education Secretary William J Bennett received an A to A minus from assistant principal at Banneker Academic High School for a Federalist Papers class taught by Bennett. Evaluator Robert D Steptoe said higher marks were possible with more student involvement. Bennett was on a cross country swing to honor teachers.
The Reagan administration said it will not provide weapons to non-Communist Cambodian forces. The statement came after a report that Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot might step down and follows a July Congress vote authorizing 5 million dollars yearly in aid without tying it to military support.
Etiquette expert Mariabelle Stewart lists Ronald Reagan among the ten best mannered people in the nation. The top row includes Reagan Helen Thomas Gary Collins Arnold Palmer and Ann Margret with Cliff Robertson Art Buchwald Linda Evans Beverly Sills and Jeane Kirkpatrick in the lower row.
Firefighters battled an 11 hour blaze that destroyed 40 acres of industrial and residential property in Passaic New Jersey injuring one firefighter and leaving 400 homeless and 2,200 jobless. Investigators looked into reports that children set the trash bin fire. The Red Cross housed about 100 displaced residents as relief efforts expanded with state and federal aid sought.
The rand slid nearly five cents against the dollar in early trading after a government pause in trading. Rioting erupted around Johannesburg and Cape Town, with a burned mixed-race legislator's home and a man killed near Grahamstown. Miners return to work as unions suspend a two day walkout. Authorities defend creditworthiness amid currency turmoil.
New York City health chief Dr. David J. Sencer urged Mayor Koch to back changes in state law to allow sterile needles for addicts and to stop arrests for needle possession. He warned AIDS spreads through shared equipment and called for treatment sites to trade sterile gear without police surveillance.
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