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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1984
Page
2
Rescuers worked through the night to reach a miner 1600 feet inside Bow Trucking Co No 2 mine as bodies of three others were recovered after a massive rock slab fell. State official Willard Stanley said the trapped man's survival is unlikely but not impossible. at least three nearby miners escaped, one with injuries.
Federal officials say delaying airline congestion will ease as airlines shift hundreds of flights at six major airports. After eight days of talks, airlines and the FAA agreed on more than 1 00 schedule changes to spread departures and arrivals away from peak times. The accord includes a ceiling on departures and arrivals at Newark International.
The Reagan administration cautions of a possible fall offensive by leftist Salvadoran guerrillas. U S sources cite fairly reliable intelligence that new attacks could begin as early as this week, though the guerrillas may be unable to carry out the plan.
The Postal Service announced next year will feature World War I and Korea veterans, wildlife artist John James Audubon, composer Jerome Kern, and author Sinclair Lewis on stamps. Additional stamp blocks will depict seashells, duck decoys and horses.
Senior citizens in about 90 cities rally to urge presidential candidates Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale to save Medicare. The National Council of Senior Citizens leads the Senior Health Action Day with speeches marches and other actions to press for a solution.
Boston researchers report two heart transplant patients who used cyclosporine developed complete kidney failure. The drug appears to damage kidneys and raise blood pressure, accelerating renal loss. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, warn of potential dangers.
The House ethics committee aims to finish its Ferraro disclosure inquiry before the November election. A source says the panel could shelve the case if she amends statements and provides six years of data. The dispute involves assets and liabilities of her husband and missed information in past disclosures.
Pope John Paul II urged that tax dollars support schools aligning with citizens deepest aspirations and said God cannot be kept from classrooms while visiting Newfoundland. He blessed fishing dories and led Mass for about 80,000 in rain before a youth rally.
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson visits South Carolina to push voter registration with rallies in Hampton Kingstree Marion Ladson and Charleston He also plans a Ladson march supporting GE workers facing plant shutdown next year Jackson reaffirms residency in Greenville calling the state a center for change addressing a Claflin College crowd of 500 students and noting his return from Chicago as a resident of the South
President Reagan and Mondale traded attacks over tax policy as they campaigned across New York Tennessee Illinois and Iowa. Mondale accused Reagan of deficit spending and tax increases while Reagan framed the difference as appreciation for a July Fourth mindset. Ferraro faced abortion disclosure criticism from Catholic officials and House colleagues as she defended Kennedy era separation of church and state.
Margaret Marie O'Brien of Weymouth Mass wins a preliminary talent contest at Miss America 1985 pageant singing a medley about men. Tamara Hext of Texas seizes swimsuit win as 51 contestants compete in three categories. Finalists to be chosen after evening gown results kept secret.
Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione claims he has nude photos of one of this year's Miss America contestants and will publish them if she wins the pageant. Sy Preston cites slides taken about 18 months ago, while Albert Marks Jr. defers judgment on the report and says the pageant will handle any problems if they arise.
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