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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1985
Page
2
About 5,000 Shiite worshippers marched through Nabatiyeh wearing white death shrouds while pledging to kill Israelis in southern Lebanon. Some 10,000 gathered in Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, a stronghold for radical pro Iran Shiites, to observe the remembrance of Imam al Hussein.
Education Secretary William J. Bennett called the bilingual education program a failure and urged more schools to offer intensive English classes. He said districts should choose effective methods, asserting too much time and resources were spent teaching in Spanish and other languages. The policy shift was announced in New York City before the Association for a Better New York.
U S Geological Survey geologists warn that despite ample world oil for decades the Middle East holds a large share of reserves. They estimate 860 billion barrels remain undiscovered worldwide, with 120 billion in the Middle East and about 360 billion already known there, signaling potential regaining of supply and price power by Arab states.
Washington AP Harvard Medical School researcher Dr. William A. Haseltine testified at a Senate hearing that Army findings show 5 percent of US soldiers in Berlin seeking general treatment carried AIDS. He said infections likely occurred via local prostitutes with 20 to 50 percent of prostitutes tested infected.
Chicago school board approved a conditional plan for aDuSable High School family planning clinic amid protests from right to life groups. Officials say the site helps address teen pregnancy, noting the high rate at the campus.
Secretary of State Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze met four hours at the UN in New York. They praised the atmosphere but said they did not reach any agreement on arms control items ahead of the Geneva summit. Shevardnadze will meet Reagan at the White House Friday, with no clear new proposal disclosed.
The 1985 Mexico earthquakes add to a record year for U S natural disaster losses, prompting insurers and reinsurers to reassess quake risk. Industry officials cite $1.4 billion in early 1985 claims and Lloyds List estimates of about $3 billion in Mexico City damage, with California carrying most U S earthquake coverage through State Farm. Seismologists warn of a major San Andreas quake in 30 to 50 years, while premiums rise as reinsurance tightens.
The notice lists subscription and advertising contact numbers for the Aiken Standard and provides office hours from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. It also gives the mailing address at 124 Rutland Drive and P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.
Local notice lists emergency numbers offered as a public service by the Aiken Standard. The brief item cites Rutland Drive address in Aiken and notes the service availability and contact points for residents seeking rapid assistance.
In Mexico City three infant girls were rescued from the Juarez Hospital ruins as a major earthquake toll nears 4,596 dead. Officials warn time is running out while President de la Madrid reviews building codes and 417 buildings face razing.
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