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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1984
Page
2
Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko attended a Kremlin ceremony honoring cosmonauts Svetlana Savitskaya Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Igor Volk for the Soyuz T-12 mission. Savitskaya and Volk received Hero of the Soviet Union. Dzhanibekov received the Order of Lenin. Tass did not immediately publish photos. TV planned film of the presentation later.
In Santiago two deaths stirred opposition to the military government. Police reported more than 50 injuries and 270 arrests as riot demonstrations began the first of two planned days, marking Chile’s broadest protests in six months.
Civilian Military Assistance contends the two Americans killed when a helicopter was shot down in Nicaragua were anticommunist freedom fighters paid only with beans and rice. Mario Calero of Louisiana said the mission was one of mercy at a recent news conference.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and rival Shimon Peres prepared to finalize cabinet and bipartisan government details after a preliminary coalition agreement. Negotiations between Likud and Labor followed a July 23 election producing no clear majority in the Knesset.
Emergency crews faced a massive cleanup after vandals emptied 28 train cars at Phoenix Steel Co in Phoenixville Pennsylvania creating a 400000 gallon lake of corn syrup. Workers planned to pump the syrup into tank trucks as bees swarmed the sweet scene.
President Reagan told reporters in Chicago that critics have greatly distorted his views on religion and politics. Mondale, campaigning in California, charged Reagan tax cuts favor the rich and joined by Geraldine Ferraro in condemning the economic program while noting their own wealth. Reagan appeared at the Chicago Economic Club after addressing religious politics in Dallas.
Toronto AP reports the Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Mulroney achieved a historic landslide, winning 211 of 282 seats and about 50 percent of the national vote. The Liberals fell to 40 seats, New Democrats 30, with one independent. Mulroney vows pro business policy and improved US relations.
Sen. Howell Heflin thanked Alabama Democrats for a sweeping primary win as Republican Albert Lee Smith pledged to win a second GOP Senate seat with support from President Reagan. Smith called the uphill battle and highlighted a Reagan Smith contrast with Mondale Ferraro Heflin ticket. Georgia Florida Nevada also held primaries with notable candidates and shifts.
Classified advertising and news tips contact numbers are listed for the Aiken Standard. The office at 124 Rutland Drive operates 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m weekdays.
Elaine Yadwin 61 takes controls of a Piper Cherokee over the Everglades when her husband Richard 66 collapses midflight. She follows radio instructions to land safely after 63 minutes flight, with another passenger assisting, before both are taken to Palmetto Hospital where he dies on arrival.
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