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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1990
Page
2
In 1935 humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their plane crashed near Point Barrow Alaska. The tragedy ended the pair’s perilous round the world trip and stunned the nation.
A USC committee identified six critical issues for the nine campus system including construction needs and central administration roles as branch campuses expand. Interim President Arthur K. Smith said trustees will use responses from about 75 administrators and trustees to guide policy, while USC seeks a bid to join an all sports conference.
A federal witness says Neil Bush, son of the president, lost his ethical moorings but did not lie or deceive. Edward J. Conry, a University of Colorado professor, testifies Bush acted unethically by favoring self interest over depositors and taxpayers as a director of Silverado Banking and Loan in Denver, which collapsed in 1988 costing taxpayers $1 billion.
A Manhattan blackout caused hospital patients to rely on nurses manually operating respirators. Con Edison and the Fire Department provided portable generators. the Beekman Downtown Hospital avoided emergency issues while other facilities faced power outages. Wall Street firms relocated operations to hotels as power disruptions affected utility service and local markets gradually reopened.
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney may urge President Bush to order a callup of up to 200,000 reservists to cover gaps from active-duty deployments to Saudi Arabia. Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said Cheney will decide soon and discuss the plan during Bush’s Pentagon visit for a briefing with Gen. Colin Powell on Operation Desert Shield.
The USS Moosbrugger departs with an eight ship group as South Carolina National Guard units prepare for possible early deployment in the Middle East crisis. Adjutant General T Eston Marchant says SC guardsmen, among the best trained, are strong candidates for early duty if U S forces stay in Saudi Arabia.
The note mentions calling upon reserves and universities for support in functions, reflecting a plan to mobilize additional resources. It highlights coordination with higher education institutions to fulfill staffing or logistical needs.
Fire crews reduced threats to about 1,600 homes and gained the upper hand on California blazes that burned 400 square miles and closed Yosemite National Park. One firefighter died in Mendocino National Forest as fires cost $15 million to fight and 22,000 acres burned in Yosemite.
President Bush is set to approve a 53.5 million military aid package for six Latin American and Caribbean countries to curb drug trafficking. Nine helicopters would aid Mexico in northern interdiction, with 20 million for Colombia and 17 million for Mexico, plus funds for Bolivia Jamaica Ecuador and Belize. The program uses surplus Pentagon stocks and loans to Mexico.
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