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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1939 Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging the United States to initiate an atomic weapons research program, warning of potential German progress and prompting federal action.
Delta rocket lifts Navstar 8th in GPS series from Cape Canaveral. The $65 million satellite reaches 10,898 miles high, enabling position accuracy to within 50 feet for U S and allied forces with potential 16 more launches planned under an $8.5 billion program.
Subscriptions and advertising contact numbers for the Aiken Standard. Office hours are 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays, 5:30 to 7 Monday Friday for customer service, with specific phone lines for classified and display ads. Mailing address and subscription rates listed for home delivery and mail subscriptions.
The House passed a five year farm bill 327 to 91, limiting subsidies while administration critics warn costs rise. The measure covers price supports, exports, nutrition, conservation, and other Agriculture Department programs, with Senate support seen in a 70 to 21 vote last week.
Galveston Bay banned for fishing after a 500000 gallon oil spill from a collision in the Houston Ship Channel. Officials approve oil-eating bacteria for the slick and marsh areas while Coast Guard investigations continue. seafood industry fears losses.
Senators split on banning outside speaking fees as 77 lawmakers backed the measure while many still received honoraria last year. After cross party votes, critics warned the bill faces a Bush veto and may be stripped of relevance in campaign finance debates.
Arch bishop Eugene A. Marino resigned July 10 citing health and need for renewal. Bishop James Lyke says Marino admitted a two year relationship with 26 year old lay minister Vicki Long and possible public disclosure. The woman reportedly received monthly support and a house loan. a flight policy listed her as beneficiary. Long has a 1967 paternity suit against a priest. Marino’s location is unknown.
Senate leaders Sen. Ed Saleeby and Sen. Marshall Williams endorse a package of campaign finance and ethics reforms for lawmakers amid a federal probe into vote buying in the Legislature. They sent a letter to 44 colleagues outlining proposals as House leaders discuss broader reforms.
New York dispatch reports six crew members died when the freighter Corazon broke apart in 30 foot seas from Hurricane Bertha about 350 miles off Cape Cod. Coast Guard says lifeboats were unserviceable and the ship’s keel snapped during the breakup. Lifeboats and rafts from passing ships aided the survivors.
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