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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1990
Page
2
On This Day In 1980, the U.S. launched an abortive operation to free hostages in Iran. The mission was halted after a helicopter developed engine trouble, ending the attempt.
Nevada reports millions of ravenous crickets invading 700000 acres across five counties. Sparks fear among ranchers as insects reach up to two inches. government aid delays aerial spraying due to rain. Governor Eldon Crawford of Golconda notes three year battle with escalating swarms. Dick Rowe of the Nevada Department of Agriculture warns of rapid growth to two inches in a month.
A food scientist claims to have created Oatrim, a fat reducing oat bran powder promising lower cholesterol and preventing fat in desserts. LIkely to appear in mayo cheese spreads and margarine within two to three years, amid industry competition and public doubt.
Ad and display contact numbers listed for subscriptions and classifieds. Customer service hours and subscription rate notes appear, followed by garbled OCR text.
Governor Campbell filed for reelection in a brief ceremony and defended his environmental record. He criticized Earth Day protesters, touted curbing out-of-state waste dumping, wetlands balance, and an economy claiming 170,000 new jobs and higher per capita income after the hurricane. He pledged formal filing soon and warned against activist pressure from opposition groups.
Witnesses described the derailment as a swaying motion with a clickety clunk sound. At least 91 people were injured and three seriously as the California Zephyr derailed near a town about 90 miles from Des Moines on a Seattle Oakland to Chicago run with 24 crew members. Passengers recalled babies hurt as the train left the tracks and a guardrail tipped the coach. An Amtrak spokeswoman said a National Transportation Safety Board team was dispatched to investigate the cause.
A special team questions freed American hostage Robert Polhill in Wiesbaden about others held in Lebanon by Shiite militants. Polhill, recuperating with his two sons, hints a second hostage may be freed while reports from London cite possible prisoner releases as part of a deal tied to Polhill's release. Iran's Velayati and cleric Musa suggest more Western hostages could go free soon.
Washington prepares new $35 million Peru package and similar sums for Colombia and Bolivia to bolster military cooperation against trafficking. Aid covers training refurbishing aircraft and navy support with no base construction. Officials note renewed ties with Peru's military after prior Soviet links.
In Indianapolis Alison Paige Whitman, who received her brain dead twin brother Tyler’s heart, shows normal activity and may go home within 10 to 14 days. Dr Caldwell notes prognosis is guarded though favorable. Paige gained weight since birth and faces drug-related growth delays.
President Mobutu Sese Seko announced that opposition parties are legalized for the first time in two decades. Three parties will be allowed initially as the constitution is rewritten, a transitional government to run the country until elections by April 30, 1991, with the government to be in place thereafter.
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