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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1987
Page
2
Communist guerrillas and government forces fought from 5:30 a.m. Saturday for more than 15 hours near Manila. At least 13 combatants were killed as Satur Ocampo condemned the Aquino government amid a coup crisis. A government march to Camp Aguinaldo drew about 800 supporters.
Senator Moynihan reported that 47 Democrats and eight Republicans back a sweeping welfare reform bill with 14 new co sponsors. The plan would withhold child support from parental pay and require states to run job and education programs, reflecting broad nationwide support from 37 states.
Syria defense minister told Church of England envoys there will be good news soon about missing Anglican hostage Terry Waite. The six member delegation, led by Canon Paul Oestreicher, pressed Damascus to intensify efforts to free Waite who disappeared January 20 in Beirut after a meeting with Islamic Jihad.
Eddie Lee Callahan, 37, was shot six times by officers at close range during a confrontation at an Atlanta housing project. Coroner Dr. Saleh Zaki says five bullets hit his back and two were fatal, damaging lungs heart and aorta as officials face brutality allegations.
Iran's foreign minister told UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar that the Iran Iraq conflict cannot end without Iraq being condemned as the aggressor. He cited Iran’s view that Iraqi artillery hit Basra killing civilians and cited the seven year war with about a million dead or wounded.
U S Navy escorts sailed Saturday with two Kuwaiti tankers Surf City and Chesapeake City down the Persian Gulf amid a lull in fighting. Six Gulf states met in Taif to discuss deterring Iranian attacks on Kuwait as U N officials pursued endgame in the Iran Iraq war. A British frigate Andromeda reportedly exchanged sharp talk with an Iranian warship though no clash occurred.
US and Soviet officials begin three day talks led by Eduard Shevardnadze and George Shultz at the State Department and Soviet Embassy. The agenda centers on finishing touches to a PNT missile pact and improving human rights while Afghanistan and spying concerns are discussed. Rozanne Ridgway cautions against expecting dramatic breakthroughs, including a possible Gorbachev visit this year.
Negotiators for Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers continued bargaining through the weekend with a midnight Monday contract expiry looming. Ford spokesman Tom Foote said talks resumed Saturday at 9 am and would continue, while UAW leaders Owen Bieber and Stephen Yokich indicated key issues like job security remained unyielding and no progress had been made.
Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for subscription, classifieds, news ideas and display ads. Offices are at 124 Rutland Drive with hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Mailing address P O Box 456, Aiken South Carolina 29802. USPS 0100-2000. Subscription rates and payment details noted.
Emergency numbers provided by the Aiken Standard include Poison Control Center and local law enforcement lines. The list also features state patrol, fire and sheriff contacts plus a long distance option for sheriff or armour operations.
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