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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1990
Page
2
In Khartoum junior army officers tried to topple Sudan's military government in a coordinated attack. Loyalist forces crushed the revolt, with Khartoum airport briefly closed and communications cut before a return to calm. Arrest numbers and casualties were not immediately known.
Ann Beaver of Atlanta caused a flight delay after joking about a pilot’s sobriety while aboard a Northwest Airlines flight. A flight attendant and the unnamed pilot requested tests. a blood test found no alcohol, with urine results pending.
Oklahoma teachers praised a four day walkout that culminated in the state Legislature approving a 230 million education funding bill. union officials reported most teachers returned to classrooms by Friday, with some schools resuming Saturday after the stoppage began last Monday to pressure action on tax increases.
Mayor Dinkins floods the probe after two more taxi killings. Authorities using undercover officers as cabs link deaths to a possible single killer, with a Bronx suspect tied to three slayings and weekend fatality in Brooklyn. Police call it a citywide threat while widening the hunt.
Aiken Standard lists offices at 124 Rutland Drive and provides contact details and mailing address as P.O. Box 456, Aiken SC 29802. The text also includes garbled lines about subscription rates and additional postal notes with multiple typos and unclear data.
Washington reports an army of 330000 census workers will fan out Thursday to interview millions, despite criticism over lost forms and undeliverable mail. The door knocking is never routine as workers encounter animals and unusual living quarters while the bureau aims to count all residents who did not return forms.
National Right to Life Committee plans a Capitol march and calls on members to withhold support from environmental groups viewed as pro abortion. The list includes Sierra Club Audubon Society and National Wildlife Federation, and it criticizes the League of Conservation Voters for abortion votes on its 1989 scorecard.
A federal study from the National Crime Survey covering 1979 to 1986 shows blacks age 12 or older face higher rates of violent crime than whites. Black robbery and aggravated assault rates exceed white levels while blacks suffer more severe injuries and weapon attacks.
Veterans committees urge expansion of the Montgomery GI Bill as tuition climbs and demobilization fears grow. House chair Sonny Montgomery proposes raising the monthly benefit to 400 dollars in 1992, with Pentagon tests suggesting 464 dollars if indexed.
AP plans a full week of coverage with major events from April 25 to 29. Highlights include Cha morro's inauguration in Managua on April 25 with Vice President Quayle attending, Puente's murder hearings in Sacramento, and Montoya's corruption sentencing in California. Also noted are Woomer's death sentence in South Carolina, Arbor Day celebrations in Nebraska, Goetz lawsuit motions in New York, and a Dublin EEC summit with a Life rally in Washington.
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