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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1989
Page
1
The Aiken Standard will publish its annual football edition tomorrow with previews rosters and schedules for 10 area high school teams and in depth looks at Clemson and USC as the states two largest programs.
An Air France jet with 130 aboard was hijacked today after takeoff from Paris Orly at 12 50 p m bound toward Algiers. Air traffic controllers in Aix en Provence reported the hijack and that the plane appeared to head toward Tunisia. An Air France spokeswoman confirmed the incident but offered no details.
Charleston NAACP official says Blacks have pushed for 20 years to stop flag waving and Dixie at Citadel games, but state leader Nelson Rivers expects no change soon. Citadel president Watts says they will continue hosting South Carolina State at football game. Malcolm Forbes tax write off debate grabs headlines in New York as Public Citizen activists condemn potential break.
Fair skies tonight with a low in the mid seventies. Thursday brings partly cloudy conditions with a thirty percent chance of thunderstorms and highs in the mid seventies. Details on page 144.
Obituary brief lists William H. Allen Augusta Leroy Babb Willie Lee Cullum of Brooklyn N Y Willie B Goodwin of Bronx N Y Lillie C Powell of Johnston and Albert E Woodley of Aiken among recent deaths in local notices.
Aiken County Council spent over three hours Tuesday night shaping a land development rules package. After a late compromise, amended subdivision rules passed 7-2 with an abstention on curb cut and cul-de-sac provisions. The measure, set to take effect November 1 after legal review, tightens curb cut spacing to 300 feet, allows 1500 foot cul-de-sacs, and raises minimum lot size to two acres while permitting acceleration lanes where traffic studies merit. Private subdivisions and road capacity items were dropped for separate ordinances.
Washington regulators warn the 2934 savings and loan institutions may require more than the $50 billion bailout signed by President Bush. The sector lost $3.7 billion in Q2, up from $3.5 billion in Q1, the largest quarterly loss since 1988. Regulators suggest Congress may need additional funds beyond the package.
Five men are arrested in Bogota over the assassination of Luis Carlos Galan, a move linked to Colombia’s crackdown on traffickers. Police began extradition steps for Medellin cartel figure believed to face conspiracy and drug trafficking charges in the United States, signaling unusual security progress amid years of violence.
Judge Edward O Farrell of New Philadelphia has long imposed 15 day jail terms on first time drunken driving offenders but a AAA Foundation study finds no drop in driving after the penalties. Limited jail space means defendants serve little time. The study compared New Philadelphia with Cambridge where harsher penalties are less common.
Voyager 2 nears Neptune and reports a complete ring around the planet with diffuse debris and potential second ring. The mission also hints at several additional moons as it captures arc segments and a lost arc that appears to encircle Neptune. Scientist Bradford Smith and Carolyn Porco emphasize expected satellite discoveries and the ongoing spectacular findings.
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