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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1990
Page
2
On this date in 1989, President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev began the first day of their summit talks off Malta aboard the Soviet cruise liner Maxim Gorky. The closed door discussions focused on easing Cold War tensions and global security.
Eduardo Garcia Zamores, 15, was shot by a U S Border Patrol agent near the Calexico border drawing protests that shut the crossing and hurt Christmas trade. Mexican officials seek a formal investigation into the incident. A separate study says high daily doses of imipramine may prevent relapse in unipolar depression for about 80 percent of patients.
GOP lawmakers push for ethics changes and refuse to re elect House Speaker Pro Tempore Jack Rogers amid an FBI seizure of campaign records in Bennettsville. Rep Howell Clyborne challenges Rogers as House reorganization session nears. In Columbia hundreds rally against Gulf War buildup and urge diplomacy to curb oil driven aims.
Norman Cousins, longtime editor of the Saturday Review and author of Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient, died of a heart attack at 75 after falling ill at a hotel. He championed holistic health and positive thinking, forged diplomatic ties for U.S. leaders, and taught at UCLA.
Leningrad begins large scale rationing for first time since the 900 day siege. Residents accept German aid with mixed feelings as Gorbachev orders inventories to curb theft. Ration coupons permit buying meats eggs butter oil and staples, while private markets offer higher prices. About 300 queued for a state goose shipment.
Chancellor Helmut Kohl urged the German public to cast ballots in the first free election since reunification. Authorities announced an arrest warrant for Erich Honecker over shoot to kill orders at the Berlin Wall, linking him to deaths of escapees. Honecker led East Germany for 18 years until 1989.
President Bush visits Brasilia Uruguay and Argentina as Latin America shifts to pro market governments. He meets with President Collor to discuss Brazil debt of 119 billion dollars and reforms to curb inflation and open markets while pondering trade barriers and privatization.
The Space Shuttle Columbia stood ready at Cape Canaveral after a six month delay due to hydrogen leaks and an Astro observatory fault. Liftoff was planned for 1 28 a.m. EST the sixth night launch in 38 flights with a 60 percent weather chance.
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