29 Apr 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1991
Page
1
In Sacramento California organizers plan Railfair '91 with thirty historic steam locomotives from as far as Britain, displayed along the cobblestone streets by the Sacramento River. The event expects more than 300000 visitors and aims to celebrate the transcontinental railroad legend.
Eyal Kishon of AT&T Bell Laboratories seeks impostors and forgers to test a signature identification system aimed at catching bad check artists. Tests with Bell scientists showed strong results, but Kishon notes most capable forgers are imprisoned or uncaught.
Notice lists deaths including Sylvester Devine Gu Evelyn Lowe Aiken John L. Stroman Perry Hattie Raiford Ridge Spring Ellen Walker Edsonola details on Page 3A ns New York area obituary notices in brief form.
Discovery's astronauts struggled to fix two data-collecting tape recorders forcing cancellation of the first two Star Wars tests and endangering other experiments. Engineers and crew worked through Sunday night and Monday to restore the recorders while the most crucial instrument began gathering data on atmospheric lights.
Warrenville Elementary students conduct after hours "investigation" Friday night, finding two houses destroyed by a mystic wind and a vandalized brick home as water seeps in. Three pigs identify a dark fur coated intruder as “Rambo Wolf” in a playful mischief caper.
The seven leading economies including the United States Japan Germany Britain France Canada and Italy balked at endorsing a coordinated global rate cut proposed by President Bush. Private economists doubt the discord will shake markets as disagreements were already known. The G seven urged lower rates and growth but offered only vague promises to act as needed for world growth.
Ellen Pattis and her 79 year old mother urge President Rafsanjani and Chief Justice Yazdi to free Jon Pattis, jailed in Iran for espionage since 1986 after aiding a satellite facility attacked during an Iraqi strike. Pattis, 54, was chief engineer for Iran's telecommunications authority when sentenced. The family notes recent easing of tensions and a prior release of a British businessman.
Weather brief notes scattered storms from Alabama drift toward Georgia and South Carolina. National Weather Service forecaster Tim Barry reports Bush Field rainfall near .04 inch with 30 percent rain chance in the Aiken area as warm humid conditions persist and storms weaken closer to home.
FBI figures show about 23 600 murders nearly 65 daily and 103 000 rapes reported in 1990. Seven cities led by New York accounted for more than a quarter of murders. Officials urge tough crime bills as violence rises, with critics citing reporting limits and data from victim surveys.
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