27 Apr 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1989
Page
1
In Boston a surgeon found a 2 inch red fish worm wiggling from a patient’s incision during an emergency appendectomy. Dr Turner halted the procedure as CDC expert Dr Schantz cautioned about risks of consuming raw fish.
In Tampa Florida US District Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich allowed seven year old Eliana Martinez to attend Manhattan Exceptional Center without isolation. The girl who is AIDS infected and mentally retarded had previously been told she must stay in a glass booth during class and has been homeschooled since June 1987.
Fair skies tonight with patchy clouds and Friday partly cloudy conditions. A chance of showers is in the forecast with temperatures around 60 degrees tonight and highs in the lower 90s.
Obituaries printed for Marion E Barton Maude Blackwell Francis M Boswell Marie G Brown Mrs W E Davis Marshall W Duke Willard Johnson Amanda McKie Adelaide V Monroe and Ruby M Spearman. Details continue on page thirty eight with funeral arrangements and survivors.
The Aiken Standard corrects a previous notice stating Carl Langley’s horse creek valley series would run Sunday. The column will appear Friday instead, and the newspaper regrets the error.
Westinghouse Electric reports a strong 1988 financial year and boosts stock dividends from 50 to 60 cents per share effective June 1, as shareholders celebrate profits and a government award for the Columbia fuels plant. Activist Frances Close Hart questions reactor safety at Savannah River Site during the meeting.
Energy Secretary James D. Watkins told Congress he pushed back the restart target for the three South Carolina reactors that produce tritium. He said the delay aims to resolve safety issues and could affect maintaining a viable weapons stockpile, noting safety concerns and informing Defense Secretary Cheney.
The Supreme Court faces a Missouri case that could affect access to abortion. St. Louis lawyer Frank Susman urged striking down a Missouri ban while stressing he has not given up on any justice. Demonstrators and 27 protesters were arrested outside the court as arguments drew a large crowd.
Local leaders urge residents to defend the Savannah River Site during Friday’s DOE scoping hearing on continued operation of the site's three nuclear reactors. Hearings in Savannah and Columbia drew anti nuclear speakers and recruitment calls for pro SRS voices. The morning and evening sessions open at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. at H Odell Weeks Activities Center with five minute speaking limits.
Energy Secretary James D. Watkins will tour the Savannah River Site on Friday with Gov. Carroll Campbell and more than a dozen lawmakers from South Carolina and Georgia attending. He will brief reporters, visit facilities, and address DOE and contractor staff on site.
The Senate Finance Committee postponed tax relief and approved state employee pay raises with enhanced health coverage as it shapes the 1989-90 budget. A $72 million unfunded gap remains, including $10 million for education and $12 million for mental health, with decisions pending through the week.
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