17 Sep 1987
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1987
Page
1
Columnist James J. Kilpatrick interviews President Reagan about his thoughts and concerns regarding Robert H. Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court. Interview appears on page 4A.
Actor Sean Penn walked out of Central Jail in Los Angeles after serving 32 days of a 60 day sentence for probation violation. He wore dark glasses and was flanked by his brother Christopher and an unidentified man as reporters watched. Penn’s early release was granted for good behavior during custody.
Henry Ford II age 70 was listed in serious condition with pneumonia at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit after transfer from Cottage Hospital in Grosse Pointe Farms. He had been ill about two weeks while briefly in Europe and remains on ICU as a Ford Motor Co spokesman noted.
Skies will be partly cloudy tonight with a 20 percent risk of evening thundershowers and a low in the 70s. Tomorrow will be partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers and a high in the low 90s. Page 10A has details.
Tennie M Bauknight Teddy E Fowler Nellie N Johnson Grace Key Price Katherine G Price are listed as deaths in the region, with regional ties to Saluda North Augusta Martinez Aiken Plum Branch.
Philadelphia hosts a six hour parade with 30 floats and 20 000 marchers as President Reagan rings the Centennial Bell atop Independence Hall to mark 200 years of the Constitution Dozens of events include a Delaware River picnic for about a million people a citizen oath ceremony before Phillies Cubs game and a 150 000 fireworks burst
The Environmental Policy Institute accuses Savannah River Plant operators of poor waste accounting and risks of tank explosions. Du Pont defends 23 000 year per tank risk, while institute cites 50 year upper bound and calls for independent oversight and contractor liability. DOE officials await full review.
A World Resources Institute study argues energy efficient tech can raise living standards in developing nations toward Western European levels in the 21st century, with rich countries also cutting per capita energy use by up to half. It notes wasteful energy in both groups and cites stove designs and efficient refrigerators as key examples.
Sister Mary Visitation Healy, a Buckeye native and longtime member of the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy, was killed in a seven car pileup on Interstate 20 in dense fog near Lexington County. She had worked as a librarian for the Aiken County Youth Correction Department and served with St. Mary of Namur in Kenmore New York for years. Memorial Mass set for 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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