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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1990
Page
2
NASA says it completed the trickiest prep for the second Discovery launch with the Hubble Space Telescope. A faulty auxiliary power unit was replaced at the pad, a new unit installed, and Hubble’s batteries were removed and charged. The mission aims for April 25 with the $1.5 billion telescope aboard.
A moving passenger train in eastern India caught fire after a gas cylinder exploded, killing at least eighty and injuring many. Authorities say 68 bodies were recovered from burnt coaches as the train approached Patna, Bihar.
In Corwin Springs Montana up to 19 000 gallons of fuel are believed leaked near Yellowstone from a Church Universal and Triumphant fallout shelter. Workers Sunday pumped out 540 000 gallons of gasoline and diesel from underground tanks amid fears of environmental damage. The 35 tanks with 634 500 gallon capacity were installed last winter on a ranch bought from Malcolm Forbes to prepare for nuclear catastrophe. One diesel tank spilled 4 000 gallons. two other tanks were leaking over the weekend.
SAN ANTONIO authorities say an alleged drug kingpin Mario Alberto Salinas Trevino 37 and two fellow inmates Charlie Edward Compton 58 and Juan Garza four escaped from a privately run facility across from the downtown police station after a guard was threatened with a gun. The three, all awaiting federal drug charges, may be heading to Mexico.
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A crowd attacked a secret KGB office in Yerevan amid an environmental protest over the Narit chemical complex explosion. One protester died from a homemade grenade blast as tanks were reported nearby and authorities considered open fire.
Brad Powers Jr. 46 was detained on murder and attempted murder charges after a rampage at Mission Bay Memorial Hospital emergency room. A nurse and a medical trainee were killed and a doctor and a patient's father were wounded. Powers returned armed after learning his father died on the operating table and surrendered to police.
A Johns Hopkins study warns ibuprofen may cause kidney failure in patients with mild kidney disease and arthritis. Three of twelve women developed kidney failure after eight days on 800 mg three times daily. symptoms reversed when the drug was stopped. An editorial urged stronger FDA warning labels for at risk users.
The fifth cab driver shot in the Bronx in five weeks, Rafael Montes De Oca, 38, was found dead after a robbery. Police said the killings likely involve a single gunman, though connections to earlier cases are uncertain. Mayor Dinkins offered a $10,000 reward. Guardian Angels pledged added ride-along coverage as drivers grow wary and quit nights.
Beiruts residents endure continued fighting as sectarian conflict widens within the Christian enclave north and east of Beirut. Amid shortages of water and electricity civilians live in underground shelters while wounds from decades of clashes persist.
Economic reports next week include March consumer prices housing starts and industrial production. Bush meets Honduran president Callejas and Miterran d in Key Largo. Supreme Court hears cases on confrontation rights. Memorial service in Norfolk and a Bar tow sentencing for a mother. Stealth fighter unveiled in Las Vegas Earth Day observed globally.
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