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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1985
Page
4
Washington sources report House and Senate leaders signaled a Thanksgiving adjournment, making tax reform unlikely this year. Speaker ONeill warned action remains possible in the House, while Senate leaders doubted cross chamber consensus.
Jim Franklin, who moved to Albany seven years ago after a layoff in Akron Ohio, joins more than 2,500 Firestone workers facing an uncertain future as the Albany tire plant shuts down and production is cut back at another facility.
Rebecca Jo Patton, 42, was found dead in her Castle Hills home after an extortion call to her husband Frank Patton of Castle Hills National Bank. An unfamiliar white van is the only lead. The caller demanded money and warned of harm to Patton, with no specific sum requested. The FBI investigated the case in San Antonio, noting the call came around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday. In a separate item, Grace Beacham Freeman was named South Carolina Poet Laureate by Gov. Riley.
Rev. Benjamin Weir told reporters the Beirut abductors who freed him warn they will seize more Americans and kill remaining six if their demand freedom for 17 Kuwaiti prisoners is not met. He cited a small window for release and said only contact with the embassy secured his return to the United States.
After Rev. Benjamin Weir was freed in Beirut and brought to the United States, officials say the timing and secrecy served to avoid jeopardizing six other hostages. President Reagan and adviser Djerejian explain the decision to keep details confidential until others were safe.
Government studies released show cocaine is a highly addictive drug with rising deaths and ER admissions from 1981 to 1984. Among ages 18 to 25, 28 percent have tried cocaine, and dependence risk is high. The Area 3 Schools meeting tonight is cancelled and rescheduled for September 26.
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