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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1990
Page
2
Rose Hoffman pursued clues for over a decade to find her son Gus Hoffman Jr. Then three men were convicted this month of sodomizing and murdering the 20 year old and stealing his Harley Davidson. His body and bike were never found.
Coast Guard reports a barge buckled and leaked about 21000 gallons of heavy fuel oil while being loaded at a chemical dock in Houston Ship Channel. Crews worked to empty the vessel as the channel faced a third large spill of the currea this period. Senior Chief Dale Eichmann cited buckling as the apparent cause with no immediate injuries reported.
In a NASA funded study, 12 million tomato seeds sent into orbit in 1984 faced extended radiation exposure after the Long Duration Exposure Facility remained aloft five years due to shuttle failures. About 58,000 teachers like Elmhurst’s Frank Mittermeyer distributed seeds to 4 million students. Officials warn of a remote risk of mutations causing toxic fruit, though initial samples show tame harvests and no illnesses.
Gorbachev denounced Estonia's rejection of the Soviet Constitution saying it aimed to legalize withdrawal from the Soviet Union. Tass released the statement with Pravda publishing details, following Estonia's parliament declaring the constitution no longer effective and moving toward independence talks.
Aiken Standard lists offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Mailing address is P O Box 456, Aiken, South Carolina. Subscription rates for 3, 6, and 12 months are noted.
Veteran Washington lobbyist Korologos offers blunt guidance for Supreme Court nominee David H. Souter. He describes the Senate confirmation as unfair and not a level playing field, urging preparation and readiness for tough questions. He notes he has helped steer hundreds of ambassadors and officials through confirmation processes over two decades.
Monrovia Liberia President Doe reverses his vow to quit by October saying he will stay in power at least a year after a regional force arrives to end the civil war. About 200 foreigners including one American depart rebel held Monrovia to meet U S Navy helicopters for evacuation as fighting intensifies.
In Yosemite National Park California fires threaten landmarks as 2000 year old giant sequoias are treated with fire retardant. About 1200 Army soldiers head to Oregon to aid fire lines while fires rage in Alaska Washington Idaho and Utah. Over 200000 acres burned statewide in a week and more lightning feared. Yosemite barred to visitors as two blazes near El Capitan Half Dome and Yosemite Falls burn timber and structures. Firefighters clear debris around sequoia trunks and apply retardant chemical as 127 structures have fallen to fires.
Boston researchers report a breathing test that delivers puffs of oxygen at the eye identified 19 of 20 probable Alzheimer's patients but misclassified seven of 20 healthy individuals. The method uses Pavlovian conditioning and may become a supplemental diagnostic tool pending further study.
One backup computer aboard NASA’s Magellan radar probe rejected commands after a memory chip failed. Engineers say the issue is minor, can be bypassed, and will not affect operations. The craft is in Venus orbit and radar tests planned to begin, with potential 15 by 15 mile surface images released if discoveries appear.
Major scheduled AP items include July retail sales and June inventories on Tuesday and Wednesday, July housing starts consumer prices and July industrial data on Thursday, plus June trade figures on Friday. Also events in Boston Landing and Painesville with a murder trial, East Berlin strikes, Virginia tax plan speech, Milwaukee welfare policy hearing, and Costa Rica peace talks in San Jose.
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