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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1990
Page
2
Antron McCray 16 Yusef Salaam 16 and Raymond Santana 15 were found guilty of rape and assault and innocent of sodomy in the Central Park jogger attack trial. They were remanded to jail without bail after the verdicts.
Four soldiers assigned to U S forces in the Persian Gulf died when their pickup struck a toll booth at Hopkinsville plaza on the Pennyrile Parkway near Fort Campbell. A fifth soldier was critically injured as toll booth cushions absorbed the impact at the Kentucky Tennessee line. Police quoted speeds near 75 to 80 mph.
Oakland authorities waived charges after John Carta a 44 year old former Green Beret who parachuted from an unfinished 27 floor building fractured his back in three places when his parachute partially opened Thursday. The jump was from the American President Cos building which will be Oakland’s tallest upon completion.
Washington reports a reform group sells a Voter's Self Defense Manual for 3 dollars via a 900 number. The eight page pamphlet aims to help citizens see through campaign manipulation and ads. Za.
In a telephone interview from his Oak Park apartment near Detroit, Dr. Jack Kevorkian said he may defy a court ban and assist patients who are beyond hope. He cited two Michigan women as potential cases and noted it would take days to build another device.
In Tokota Soweto and Tokoza townships rival war bands of Xhosas and Zulus clash with axes knives and guns. Death toll rises to at least 222 with hundreds injured as troops police and armored vehicles restore order. Zulus mutilate Xhosa bodies in ritual acts amid renewed fighting and mob violence.
The article surveys ethics proceedings touching the Keating Five and Sen Durenberger. It notes a 36 0 vote denouncing Durenberger for financial improprieties and discusses the broader pattern of lawmakers using influence for contributors. It highlights Keating linked cases involving McCain Cranston Riegle DeConcini Glenn and D Amato with various regional ties and stakes. It cautions that proving motive in the Keating Five is harder than in Durenberger’s case and flags potential trial like hearings if a full investigation proceeds.
Serbs armed with shotguns and hunting rifles sealed roads into southwest Croatia to block police from the autonomy referendum. Croatian police avoided confrontation as roadblocks and tree felled obstacles halted travel to Adriatic resorts, trapping tourists. The dispute pits Croatia's Tudjman backed reformists against Milosevic and Serbia in a fragile Yugoslav federation.
Fires in Yosemite National Park have shuttered the park, cutting tourist traffic and crippling local business. The 725000 acre park has seen three major fires and dozens of smaller ones since August 3, burning over 22000 acres and destroying 66 buildings along with felled timber. Hotels and motels report steep losses as the Park Service estimates daily entrance fee revenue loss around 50000 dollars during closures.
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