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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1990
Page
2
The Long dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted burying Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash. An estimated 20 000 people died in the catastrophe.
Engineers at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory performed a partial memory transplant on Magellan to prevent another loss of contact as it orbits Venus. They replaced suspected faulty memory while not yet locating the root cause after two brief communication drops in a week. NASA planned to release more Venus images taken just before the latest contact issue.
Vietnam veteran Thurman Thompson accepted an invitation to join Fred H. Sexton Post 1, enabling the post to resume normal activities after a suspension. Norris Kinion, state commander, said inviting Thompson reflects efforts to heal divisions and move forward. Thompson urged reevaluation and a positive ending to the matter.
US District Judge Stanley Sporkin ruled that Charles H. Keating Jr and Lincoln S&L executives used a dishonest scheme to loot the thrift for tens of millions in federally insured deposits. He said the actions amounted to an abuse of position and that Keating’s suit to recover the collapsed Irvine California thrift was not justified.
Military officials report a new helicopter gunship strafed and killed at least 100 Tamil rebels riding bicycles near Kopay, five miles northeast of Jaffna, as part of a government offensive in the north and east. Rebels claim indiscriminate civilian bombing and note Jaffna town is their stronghold.
Typhoon Yancy has killed at least 109 people this week in coastal China. Heavy rains and flooding in Fujian Zhejiang and neighboring areas left many dead and caused widespread damage. More than 530 million people were affected with economic losses estimated around 170 million dollars.
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Washington reports the U.S. economy expanded at a modest 1.2 percent annual rate in the second quarter. Weak GNP growth, revised exports and consumer spending, and a higher energy price backdrop raise recession fears amid Middle East tensions and escalating oil costs.
In Johannesburg area townships riot police with shotguns and tear gas tried to separate Zulu and Xhosa fighters amid 12 days of violence that has killed about 500 people. Military reserves were called up as residents demanded expulsions from migrant worker hostels and authorities prepared weapons rounds.
Columbia reporters report a federal probe into the General Assembly claiming two casualties Rep. Robert Brown D Marion resigns after six terms as chair of the Labor Commerce and Industry Committee and Circuit Judge Tee Ferguson is suspended from duties by Chief Justice George Gregory through January 7 198? The resigning representative cites concerns about impropriety while Ferguson requests suspension as investigations into alleged votes for cash continue.
In Atlanta, 2,500 moderates of the Southern Baptist Convention convened to discuss funding reforms and increased local church autonomy in missions. They also raised leadership representation concerns, urging more women and minorities, while denying plans to break away, as Daniel Vestal leads the three day meeting.
Washington reports the Postal Service seeks wage restraint as talks begin with four unions over three year contracts. Management blames missteps on automation while labor leaders argue workers should not pay for management failures. The service forecasts a 1.4 to 1.6 billion dollar deficit this year and eyed a rate hike from 25 to 30 cents.
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