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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1990
Page
1
A brief forecast for tonight calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with mild temperatures and light winds. The forecast notes no significant precipitation and suggests comfortable evening conditions for outdoor activities.
Pekin Illinois AP report remembers Arvan Ubben born 1900s testing insulin in 1922 after his parents believed he would die from diabetes. He survived long past the first trials, once called the family funeral picture era. Ubben, now 77, is cited as possibly the world’s oldest surviving diabetic.
Irish pop singer Sinead O Connor threatened to walk out on a concert if the Star Spangled Banner was played but the plan was not carried out. She was banned from future performances at the Garden State Arts Center amid backstage staff fears of disruption. Dennis In Boglia, spokesman for the New Jersey Highway Authority, gave the claim about the ultimatum and ban.
Obituary notice lists Lucy J. Blankenship Augusta Hezekiah Brite St George Wile Craig Beech Island William R. Dix I Evans Ga Ralph Herndon Barnwell James V. Jackson West Columbia Katherine H. Moone Augusta Thelma R. Pridgen Gloverville Emma J. Stennett Greenwood Lucia R. Swearingen Trenton Ellen L. Wash Edgefield with page reference 3B for full details.
U S embassy dependents freed cross into Turkey at Habur border early today. Three sons of diplomats were turned back to Baghdad. UN chief to meet Iraqi diplomat Tariq Aziz in Jordan to discuss crisis. Sanctions debate over use of force continues as embassies face restrictions and services falter.
Belfast teacher Brian Keenan spent years chained and blindfolded in Lebanon with John McCarthy. Doctors in Dublin described harsh conditions and beatings, noting sore eyes and ear noise after his flight from Syria. Keenan will begin physiotherapy as he recovers at Mater Hospital with family contact.
President Bush, buoyed by a United Nations victory, seeks tougher measures against Saddam Hussein in talks with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney who arrives for a 24 hour visit. Mulroney joins the world community backing the embargo and possible military action.
Denver report details Kermit Mowbray former president of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Topeka soliciting campaign contributions for senator and former banking committee member Karnes. Despite legal limits, thrift regulators funded Karnes with at least 3000 from Mowbray and others. Karnes says he was unaware of the source while Mowbray defends actions saying Karnes deserved support.
A National Center for Education Information study of 3,201 teachers finds 38 percent have left teaching at least once, 46 percent of new hires since 1985 had breaks, and 18 percent of those had two or more. It notes aging, whiteness, and female predominance in the workforce.
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