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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1984
Page
2
Detroit AP reports stepped up strikes by the United Auto Workers kept 108000 GM workers off the job and idled over 1000 related workers. The union said the 13 hour bargaining session produced virtually no progress on a national contract.
Washington AP report notes the Reagan administration cut bumper strength over two years ago claiming consumer savings. now a $1 million study will reassess whether weaker bumpers truly save money. advocates for stronger bumpers seek to prove higher repair costs and insurance premiums harmed consumers.
In Chaska Minnesota Robert and Linda Bentz vowed to regain custody of their children after being acquitted of abusing their 6 year old son and four other children in a trial linked to two alleged child sex rings. Prosecutor Kathleen Morris said she will press charges against 23 other Scott County residents despite the verdict.
Rep Phil Gramm, a veteran Democrat turned Republican, holds a lead over liberal state Sen Lloyd Doggett in Texas for the Senate seat vacated by John Tower. Gramm credits Reagan era support and campaigns actively in multiple cities to widen his margin.
James Henry, 34, denied killing an 81 year old civil rights leader, was executed in Florida the seventh this year. The 60 second, 2 000 volt electrocution followed a court stay expiration. Henry, under his second death warrant for a 1974 murder in Orlando, apologized to the victim’s family and spoke of belief in God and life after death as spectators looked on across from Florida State Prison.
USC junior Barbara Lynn Rossi 20, missing since Monday near the physical education center, is suspected of foul play. Sheriff Powell says she does not fit the profile of a runaway and urges a woman seen with Rossi Monday to come forward. Her 1970 dark blue Volkswagen Beetle was found abandoned in a soybean field near Gadsden before disappearing.
President Reagan addressed Iowa farmers in Norway urging that their road to prosperity remains longer but progress is underway. He attacked Mondale on taxes and domestic industry protections while highlighting actions to aid farmers, including estate tax relief, ending the grain embargo, and the payment in kind program to reduce surpluses.
Air Force procurement to Senate shows costly parts and discarded items. A 10 cup coffeemaker at 7622 dollars and a crewseat armrest at 670 dollars illustrate wasteful practices. Airman Thomas Jonsson proposes in house production could save up to 1.5 million annually on C 5A seats and calls for reform via the Zero Overpricing Program.
Techstyle Inc of Powdersville shows its Sewbot at the Atlanta Bobbin Show, claiming a fully automatic sewing machine that operates without an operator. The device runs three shifts daily, replaces about eight workers, and could lower US apparel production costs. Levi Strauss orders 36 units. field tests planned before mass production.
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions and classifieds at 648 2311 and for news ideas and display ads also 648 2311. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday to Friday at 124 Rutland Drive.
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