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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1987
Page
2
Washington lawmakers brace for a new vote on a bill to raise country by country import limits to 1 percent while freezing non rubber footwear at 1986 levels. Rep Butler Derrick notes 250000 textile jobs lost and warns of a long campaign toward a veto override.
White House Chief of Staff Howard H. Baker Jr. was hospitalized overnight after an adverse reaction to antibiotics used to treat diverticulitis. Officials said he felt unwell this morning but expected to be released and return to work today.
A seven member Air Force task force begins today to study how working wives of servicemen can balance their own careers with the service’s expectation of on base volunteer involvement. The panel will report findings by early December, and its origin lies in a dispute at Grissom Air Force Base this summer.
Iraqi official says 21 Iranian artillery shells hit Basra injuring a civilian and destroying four houses as Iraq warnings of renewed conflict follow U N peace mission. An Iranian frigate reportedly harassed ships toward the Persian Gulf amid fears of broader hostilities.
Vice President Salvador Laurel announced he would not remain as foreign affairs secretary amid fundamental differences with President Corazon Aquino. He cited enforcement failures against communists and claimed Aquino kept sympathizers in government. Laurel, 58, will stay in office but reject alignment with opposition as Mindanao guerrillas kill nine and the U.S. embassy notes upcoming talks with Gaston Sigur.
Washington AP report on Charles Patrick Ewing, a lawyer-psychologist, urging that battered women who kill their abusive mates be allowed to use psychological self-defense in court. He testified before a House hearing on women, violence and the law, challenging the standard of accountability for battered women.
Tony Melendez a 25 year old Thalidomide survivor born without arms performed guitar with his feet at a youth teleconference in Los Angeles. Pope John Paul II kissed Melendez on the cheek after he sang Never Be the Same and both displayed tears. Melendez had hoped to be a priest but was denied because of his handicap and said he found ministry through music.
The Hanford nuclear reservation in Richland Washington launches a commercial push through the Office of Special Projects to attract private and government research work. Officials aim to diversify beyond plutonium production and leverage a high concentration of PhDs and scientists for robotics medical research and computers.
The GAO reports more than one third of federally certified nursing homes showed repeated noncompliance in at least one care area over four years. Major gaps were in nursing services, with 3,372 facilities failing to meet at least one of 126 standards across three inspections.
Aiken Standard outlines subscription options and ad contact numbers. It lists office hours and location at 124 Rutland Drive with mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.
A list of local emergency contacts and services including Abused Persons Coalition Aiken Fire Aiken Police EMS HCA Aiken Regional Medical Centers and various county and city fire police and sheriff numbers. Also lists poison control highway patrol and long-distance sheriff/fire/ambulance lines and notes publication details for the Aiken Standard.
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