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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1957 Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, then a Democrat, ceased a filibuster after speaking for more than 24 hours against a civil rights measure. The move capped a landmark political clash in Congress.
The Commerce Department reports the Index of Leading Economic Indicators was unchanged in July signaling weak economy ahead. Analysts expect August to show a steep drop due to oil price spikes and Gulf War fears, with a possible recession looming sooner than hoped.
The countdown started for NASA s first shuttle mission since hydrogen leaks grounded the fleet. Columbia is scheduled to blast off at 1 17 a m EDT Saturday on a nine to ten day flight from Kennedy Space Center with a seven man crew.
Mark Stephen Cerullo 38 of San Diego pleads innocent to burglary and grand theft charges after being arrested July 29 for attempting to steal an air conditioner from Home Depot. Trial set for October 12. he is free on $4000 bond. Cerullo's father seeks Heritage USA purchase in South Carolina.
The Montana Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Ronald D. Turner 36 was subject to breath test laws while pushing a disabled motorcycle along a street instead of driving. Turner had refused a breath test and faced a license suspension of three months in Lewiston after leaving a bar.
Police hunt a suspected serial killer after five students are slain and mutilated in off campus apartments near the University of Florida and Santa Fe College. Victims include four women and a man. authorities link three attacks. Students arm themselves and flee as Gov. Martinez orders state troopers and experts to aid the investigation.
After tornadoes blasted Crest Hill and Joliet, at least 26 people died and 6 were missing. National Guardsmen set up posts to deter looters as 298 people were treated in area hospitals and 17,000 homes lost power. Rescue efforts continued with 30 guardsmen deployed overnight and 150 more en route.
A New York judge approved the Archdiocese of New York’s request to exhume Pierre Toussaint’s remains for identification by a pathologist and church officials as part of canonization efforts. Toussaint, born enslaved in 1766 Haiti, supported the needy in 19th century New York and is linked to two miracles investigated for sainthood.
The U S Court of Military Appeals will hear oral arguments on Ronnie Curtis the Marine condemned to death for the 1987 Camp Lejeune killings of Lt James Lotz and his wife Joan The trial cited racial bias claims and would mark the first military execution in 29 years Curtis held at Fort Leavenworth and could pursue Supreme Court review if the appeals fail
South Carolina ranked 50th in SAT scores and earned an F on a state by state education report card by a parents group. Hawaii Texas Georgia Tennessee and Louisiana also failed. Connecticut and Wyoming were the only states to score an A.
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