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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1984
Page
2
Vatican and Canada prepare for Pope John Paul II to begin a 12 day tour across Canada. The trip marks his 23rd foreign voyage and will stress traditional church teaching on sexuality and authority amid liberal currents in the country.
The Census Bureau projects one in five Americans will be 65 or older by 2030 and one in ten over 75. Elderly numbers have doubled in 30 years to 25.7 million, fueled by better health care. The trend will raise shares of 75-plus as the population ages.
Mondale accuses Reagan of aiming to emasculate Social Security and challenges the president during a Georgia tour. He meets supporters in Atlanta including Bert Lance and will address a college audience as he campaigns in the South.
Washington AP reports President Reagan refused to restrict copper imports. Trade Representative Brock said restrictions would seriously disadvantage the copper fabricating industry, prompting warnings that foreign competition could imperil U S copper production and a congressman’s charge of White House betrayal.
Ray Geiger the 73 year old editor of the 168 year old Farmers Almanac leads a pro hug campaign. He has handed out 3000 free hug coupons during a nationwide tour promoting the almanac. The coupons are redeemable for one hug and have drawn a warm reception with people asking for their hugs immediately.
The August civilian unemployment rate stays at 7.5 percent with about 8.5 million unemployed as total employment falls by 425,000. Teenagers leaving summer jobs and a late survey period explain the drop in labor force, while a separate payroll survey shows a 160,000 gain. Unadjusted rates would have fallen to 7.3 percent.
In Rome Cardinal Ratzinger opens questioning of Franciscan Leonardo Boff over alleged doctrinal errors in his works. The Vatican frames the session as a colloquium not a trial as it scrutiny targets Marxist elements within liberation theology.
Americans will see a small rise in take home pay next year as a new law indexes federal income taxes to inflation. A four member family at 25 000 sees about 1 more weekly. a 50 000 family about 4. a two earner 30 000 family about 1.50. a 100 000 single about 7.50.
The Department of Energy outlined the process to pick the nation’s second high level waste repository, listing disqualifying factors that could exclude South Carolina Upstate sites. Officials warned a first repository delay may push temporary storage, potentially extending Savannah River Plant’s 30 million gallons of waste.
In Moscow a sudden move removes Marshal Nikolai V. Ogarkov from chief of the general staff and first deputy defense minister posts and names Marshal Sergei F. Akhromeyev to replace him. The announcement gave no new post for Ogarkov. Experts are puzzled by the changes amid speculation about a future defense minister role for Ogarkov.
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