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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1990
Page
1
President Bush proclaims April 22 as Earth Day with a worldwide environmental celebration. Governors and mayors join in, marking 20 years since the original Earth Day in 1970. Corporate America plans involvement as planning spans over a year for the event.
Soviet defector Alexander Ushakov, who fled to the West six years ago, says he is suing the KGB. He plans to bring his former tormentors to court, potentially at an international tribunal in London, to recover books manuscripts and other documents seized in a 1984 Odessa raid. He seeks return of writings and monetary damages for he and his wife Trina.
A percent chance of an evening thunderstorm is forecast. Skies will be partly cloudy and noticeably cooler with a low in the mid 40s. Partly cloudy Tuesday with a high in the mid 60s. See Page 5A for details.
A compilation lists the names Ethel L Adams Augusta Annie S Aiken Martinez Blake M Cooke North August D C Culpepper Augusta Charla H Duffie Ward Stella K Durand Augusta Fletcher Hartley Batesburg Viola O Jennings Augusta Margaret C Jordan Columbia Andera C Leach Augusta Joseph W Muns Jackson John Saunderson Aiken with a note to see Page SA for detail.
Golf fever grips the Augusta area as the 4th Masters begins at Augusta National Golf Club with 85 players in three practice rounds. Players test the 6905.1 par 72 layout to gauge fairway and green positions before Thursday’s opening round.
Duke faces UNLV in the NCAA final after confident semifinal wins. Duke edged Arkansas 97 83, UNLV beat Georgia Tech 90 81. The game airs locally on CBS affiliates and begins at 9 12 p.m. with high powered offenses and strong guards.
Cloonty captured the seventh and 10th races at the Aiken Mile Track as Heather and Lace and other entries were scratched after Saturday rain delays. Grant Larlee steered Cloonty to a clear seventh race victory over Loving and Yankee, with Jim Larente driving him in the final race. about 2,500 fans enjoyed sunny conditions at the rescheduled event.
Washington reports the 1990 census will be delayed by 13 months, delaying map redrawing. Democrats hold most offices while Republicans expect gains. analysts vary on how much the reapportionment will alter political control. Republicans predict gains in growth areas, Democrats cite a governor and legislative majority as stability.
Chaos erupted for two hours at the Aiken County Detention Center as 17 inmates in blocks C and D set fires and dug escape routes to disrupt guards. The jail houses 211 inmates in a facility built for 105, amid ongoing overcrowding on Hampton Avenue.
The Bush administration proposes a broad energy agenda aiming to stabilize the future with active government roles. It lists ideas from stricter auto fuel standards to subsidies for renewables, contrasting Reagan era market preference and signaling formal proposals due in December.
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