24 Aug 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1989
Page
1
The Aiken Standard publishes a football edition with PI views rosters and schedules for 10 area high schools. It also includes in depth looks at Clemson and USC programs in the state.
A joint US Canadian team reports locating the defective gene causing cystic fibrosis and plans news conferences in Toronto and Washington with findings to be published in Science. Leaders Lap-Chee Tsui and Francis Collins discuss implications and the need to determine the gene’s function before a cure.
A San Diego based center and a Denver bank clash over Young Americans Bank plans to issue credit cards to children aged 12 and up. Loren Dunton of the National Center for Financial Education argues it sends the wrong message promoting buy now and pay later. The bank says it teaches responsible credit use as part of personal finance.
Weather page notes cloudy skies tonight with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and a low in the mid 70s. Friday brings variable cloudiness and a 30 percent storm chance with a mid range high.
Mattie H Coleman from Brooklyn New York James L Hall of Orange Park Florida Doris H Snipes and Bettie J Stearns of Aiken are listed among names referenced for details on page 10A Inside Today.
Colombia's drug kingpin Bernardo Lon do Quintero, 60, nicknamed The Diplomat, was arrested in Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast. Police seized a 38 caliber revolver. extradition to the United States is being pursued as other traffickers remain at large.
Voyager 2 nears Neptune on a 4.4 billion mile journey and will pass 3,042 miles from Neptune’s cloud tops. Mission team at NASA JPL holds an all night vigil as first detailed images begin to return Friday morning.
Voyager 2’s Neptune flyby is powered by plutonium-238 produced at Savannah River Site. Each of three generators holds six kilograms of fuel in ceramic form, delivering heat to convert into electricity for the deep space probe to relay images back to Earth.
Pete Rose is banned for life from baseball by Commissioner A Bartlett Giamatti for gambling on games. The action cites a factual basis for the penalty with Rose denying bets on baseball and a related $47 646 parimutuel ticket scheme involving associates. The Reds manager may seek reinstatement after one year.
A Gallup Poll for Phi Delta Kappa International shows Americans favor major school reforms including parental choice, flexible hours, and a national curriculum. Sixty percent back parental choice. 75 percent want smaller early grades classes. 68 percent would pay higher taxes for added costs.
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