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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1990
Page
1
The CDC reports a sedentary lifestyle may cause tens of thousands of heart disease deaths annually. A 37 state survey found 57 percent exercised less than three 20 minute sessions weekly. The agency estimated preventable coronary deaths in 11 states were higher among inactive individuals.
In Hanoi Viet Nam has shown American experts 70 sets of remains that Vietnamese say may be missing US soldiers A US official said the remains were shown to an American team that arrived Aug 6 to begin a joint search expedition Lt Col James Spurgeon said he did not know if an assessment was made He is the chief representative in Thailand for the Joint Casualty Resolution Center a Hawaii based agency that accounts for America s wartime missing The Pentagon lists 2300 Americans as missing from the war.
Obituary notice lists Frederick Greene Jr Beech Island Charles Cummings Montgomery Ala Paul H Bunch Sr North Augusta F L Salmons Sr Martinez Charles E Parker Langley Karl S Lowman Columbia with instruction to See Page BA for details.
Soldiers from the 450th Ordnance Co in Aiken arrive at Fort Bragg North Carolina after a seven hour trip. The unit is to load ammunition for ships and planes bound for Saudi Arabia and stay about 17 days barring further orders. The article notes possible overseas call up and mentions President Bush signaling mobilization of reserves.
SLED Agent James Allen Collins, 46, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the Feb. 19 shooting death of itinerant painter Tony Bonnette, 28, in Clearwater. Circuit Judge Hubert E. Long sentenced Collins to three years after a five-hour jury deliberation in Aiken County General Sessions Court.
Iraq began withdrawing troops on Iranian soil and freed POWs as it seeks peace with Iran to focus on confrontations with the United States. Saudi Arabia blocked an Iraqi tanker from loading oil via the trans-Saudi pipeline while U S and UN measures tighten the Persian Gulf embargo. Gulf shipping sources noted the 80,000 ton Al-Fao was blocked at Yanbu and a 7,000 ton tanker, Zain al Qaws, was stranded before attempting to transit toward the Red Sea.
The United States shifts from a defensive stance as F-117A stealth bombers depart Langley Va and 22 join the Gulf force. Marine ships head for the Persian Gulf with AMPHIB/Vehicles, supported by F A 18 Hornets and B 52 and F 111 aircraft.
President Bush denounced Iraqi efforts to move Americans trapped in Kuwait against their will and praised Jordan for pledging to uphold the embargo. He noted 2,500 Americans are blocked from leaving Kuwait and warned against moves to relocate them.
Shiite leader Hussin Musawi says US intervention in Saudi Arabia ends any chance for quick American hostage release in Lebanon. He notes European captives may be freed soon, citing French independence from the US stance and a possible deal amid ongoing Gulf crisis. Awaited: status of 14 Western hostages including six Americans, held by extremist groups since 1985.
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