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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1984
Page
2
P W Botha, long time prime minister, is sworn in as state president under a new constitution that denies voting rights to the black majority. He led the system creating separate parliaments for Asian and mixed race minorities alongside the white chamber. Parliament meets Tuesday.
DETROIT AP Thousands of nervous UAW workers in 27 states brace for a possible walkout at midnight as union negotiators consider a revised GM wage offer. UAW President Owen Bieber says the union will not extend past 11 59 p m the current contract unless a tentative settlement is near. The contract covers 350 000 workers in the United States half the global workforce of the world s largest private employer.
TOKYO AP A powerful 6 9 magnitude earthquake rocked central Japan today shaking Tokyo and triggering landslides that killed one man injured eight and left 13 missing in a mountain village. Buildings swayed for about 30 seconds as hundreds of houses near the epicenter were damaged and high speed rail service was halted for track checks.
The USDA proposed a ban on interstate shipments of Florida citrus to halt a bacterial canker outbreak. Florida workers burn over a million trees as industry leaders call the move premature and an overreaction while officials seek containment.
Chicago authorities warn of a repair scheme run by Central Home Improvement Contractors led by Willie Nearn Sr. that drained life savings from elderly customers. Evelyn Damzog paid about 44 934 for various fixes including exterior sealant described as cancer on brick. Police stopped 84-year-old Rose Rolek from withdrawing 25 000 for a leaky toilet down payment. bank staff and an officer intervened as workers demolished her basement.
The U S Department of Labor reports wholesale prices fell 0.1 percent in August the first decline in nine months driven by a 4.2 percent drop in gasoline and a 0.1 percent dip in finished food goods pork and poultry lead declines while eggs fall and fresh vegetables rise. year to date inflation runs at 2.4 percent.
Ronald Reagan argues deficits show Democratic failures while Walter Mondale dismisses polling gaps. Debates set between campaigns with two presidential clashes and a running mate debate. Mario Cuomo responds to Catholic leaders over abortion rights stance by Ferraro and himself.
Salvage crews recovered three additional containers of radioactive uranium hexafluoride from the sunken Mont Louis off Ostend Belgium. Four containers in total were raised and sealed. officials said there is no explosion danger and the cargo will be returned to France. A diesel oil sheen from the wreck was noted by a crew member.
In Boston Edward J. Markey a leading nuclear power critic faces a heated Democratic primary against Samuel Rotondi with money from nuclear industry a central issue Rotondi argues contributions totaling about twenty thousand come from a small part of his campaign Markey contends the industry seeks to buy the election Rotondi says Markey benefited New England from nuclear power and notes other candidates Philip Doherty and Michael Gelber are on the ballot
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